Thursday, November 23, 2006

The comfort of family

The house is quiet. Mom, Dad and Steve are asleep. Bryan is probably home by now and might be in bed, too. My family, the five of us. We are your ordinary country family. There is nothing special about my family to the rest of the world but they are special to me.

I write these few thoughts as I sit in my parents house in Kentucky. Thanksgiving Day has been peaceful and comforting. Usually we have a big meal with tons of family at someone else's house. Not this year...we celebrated our thankful hearts at home with only us. And I must say it was nice.

For whatever reason, I began to miss my family the last few days. My homesickness came to a climax when my friend, Mandy, wrote a post about the familiarity of home. I think that is what gives us comfort around our own family, familiarity. You know the good, bad and the weird and lovable ways of each member. I sat at the table today and realized this was MY family. Not yours, mine. My family, who loves me unconditionally. They have put up with hours of me singing 'like' Sandy Patti. They have told me I look great when my new hairdo looked terrible. And they have watched me grow into the woman I now am. And they love me for it.

I'm completely comfortable around them. Why? Because they know me. They know everything. They know my good moods, they know the bad ones. :) They know my idiosyncrasies and I theirs. I know when I walk through the doors of my parents house I'm loved and wanted. Not many places in this world give me that comfort.

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