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It’s not Flesh and Blood…

September 3, 2009 by

—It is not [only] flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons [and aunties and nieces]*.  ~Johann Schiller

I am blessed. 

I live in a fantastic place, surrounded by ocean and sky and the hum of the city.  I have a life that some may call crazy and others a dream, and I love it.  I have a tidy brain and a messy home, a faith in a God who is as real to me as the cat here on my lap.  I have a family whom I love who are clever and funny, a little bit nuts but who all in all are utterly marvelous people who I am thrilled to call mine. 

However.  They live an ocean away.

THAT is the price I have paid for this life.

I have friends in Sydney and a network of people in a faith community commonly called ‘the church.’ This community extends far beyond any building and includes people all over who call my God theirs on whom I could call at any time.  So, while I may be isolate from my blood, I am no island. 

In fact, I am doubly blessed.  For I, have been adopted.

It is at this point where I could trip over into dangerously sappy territory so I’m going to use this picture to speak its 1000 very own words (click to embiggen).

Like I said, blessed.

I have two families.

*parentheses mine…

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Comments

  1. Deeleea says

    September 3, 2009 at 10:17 pm

    Before you ask, Not Freddy is called that because Freddy is the CAT who makes no appearance in the picture… Freddy was around (as was the moniker) long before Not Freddy and Blootiful Pincess arrived on the scene…

  2. Kerri Anne says

    September 4, 2009 at 6:46 am

    I love counting my blessings. It helps to keep everything in perspective. Love to you, babe.

  3. Freddysmama says

    September 4, 2009 at 8:13 pm

    and did you note, that once again, Mama, Aunty Dee and the Pincess had to be wearing their “girts”?
    LOL
    It’s not only Little Miss who insists you’re part of the family – Daddy also stated at dinner that you are a very important part of this family! But shhh – don’t let on that I told you he said it *wink*
    xxx

  4. Fi says

    September 6, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    Awww! That’s lovely! *sniff*

  5. Ian says

    September 8, 2009 at 11:46 am

    Awww…..how wondrous. Thank you for sharing.

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