I love my family
My parents and two sisters came down to London to visit me this past Sunday, and it was so good to spend time with them again. They brought in a ridiculous amount of food for me! It was like a getaway for them, and it felt like a family vacation for me...as I had a chance to take them to church with me (I can't remember the last time we sat in a congregation together as one family before...), had lunch at Garlic's to celebrate Grace's sweet 16 (I think it was more pungent and garlicky than sweet...but nonetheless :), then took a stroll in Victoria park, hung out at my place and went to the mall.
My family is far from perfect...but so am I...and these are the ppl that God has graced me with, and so there is nothing else to do but love them. Lol...don't take it the wrong way, and not to say that I'd choose otherwise...but like Roger (our ACF counsellor) said, the ppl in each community are like a bunch jagged rocks thrown together into a bag and shaken (in our interactions), and we knock off the sharp edges, and jagged corners off each other...so in the end, we'll become smooth, and round like marbles...hehhe...I'm so paraphrasing. The point is...marbles are better than jagged rock. ;o)
My parents are going through a lot at this time...and it sucks that I can't be there to support them. What amazes me is how they are reacting to the woes sent their way. I underestimated the power of the Holy Spirit in them. And watching them, it teaches me how abounding His grace is, and how love really can cover a multitude of sins. I have so much to learn from them. And it's cool how they realize they have much to learn as well. Over lunch, my mom made a comment on her desire to help raise grandchildren, cuz she thinks she made a lot of mistakes parenting us three. That we were like her trials...and that she can do better. We were like "huh?"....did we really turn out that bad? lol. keeding. I really didn't know what to say when she apologized for the errors made. What can I say? Parents are human also...and I've learned to let those things go...of resentment and bitterness. I hold none of those things against my parents now, and can only praise God for putting them in my life.
My parents and two sisters came down to London to visit me this past Sunday, and it was so good to spend time with them again. They brought in a ridiculous amount of food for me! It was like a getaway for them, and it felt like a family vacation for me...as I had a chance to take them to church with me (I can't remember the last time we sat in a congregation together as one family before...), had lunch at Garlic's to celebrate Grace's sweet 16 (I think it was more pungent and garlicky than sweet...but nonetheless :), then took a stroll in Victoria park, hung out at my place and went to the mall.
My family is far from perfect...but so am I...and these are the ppl that God has graced me with, and so there is nothing else to do but love them. Lol...don't take it the wrong way, and not to say that I'd choose otherwise...but like Roger (our ACF counsellor) said, the ppl in each community are like a bunch jagged rocks thrown together into a bag and shaken (in our interactions), and we knock off the sharp edges, and jagged corners off each other...so in the end, we'll become smooth, and round like marbles...hehhe...I'm so paraphrasing. The point is...marbles are better than jagged rock. ;o)
My parents are going through a lot at this time...and it sucks that I can't be there to support them. What amazes me is how they are reacting to the woes sent their way. I underestimated the power of the Holy Spirit in them. And watching them, it teaches me how abounding His grace is, and how love really can cover a multitude of sins. I have so much to learn from them. And it's cool how they realize they have much to learn as well. Over lunch, my mom made a comment on her desire to help raise grandchildren, cuz she thinks she made a lot of mistakes parenting us three. That we were like her trials...and that she can do better. We were like "huh?"....did we really turn out that bad? lol. keeding. I really didn't know what to say when she apologized for the errors made. What can I say? Parents are human also...and I've learned to let those things go...of resentment and bitterness. I hold none of those things against my parents now, and can only praise God for putting them in my life.
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