Gosh, God is really working on me this week to strive to be a better person and to cherish my friends and family and now at the end of the week yet another lesson to learn.
I have been so excited to give my husband his birthday presents. I have bought him three very nice gifts that were not cheap BUT as I realize today they weren't neccessary either. They were just frivolous gifts and truthfully the money could have been spent better in another fashion.
My sister-in-law has surgery today to remove her thryoid as her tumor came back positive for cancer. Her mom wanted to be with her so she had a friend drive her to Texas so that she could help her daughter. My father-inlaw is not heathly enought to travel so he had to stay behind in Kansas. We talked to him last night and found out that they had to borrow money against thier credit card And from a family friend in order to have enough money to get my mother in law out there. They live pay check to pay check and I have taught my boys that anytime they get a gift from them even that it was a sacrafice for them to be able to give that to them and so they should cherish it. It breaks my heart that they are at the point in thier lives when they should be able to slow down and enjoy it. They have thier kids raised and shouldn't have any problems. Life should be carefree. I am having a hard time even wanting to give my husband his gifts tonight because I realize now how silly they are. Expensive gifts don't show love it is what you do in your day to day life that really speaks volumes.
I wish my family would have asked us for money, I hate that they were to proud or didn't want to bother us, after all what is family for? If they hadn't spent money raising thier son, then my husband might not be here and neither would my family.
Anyhow, if you can afford nice things don't take it for granted because there are so many people that can't AND don't try to buy love, SHOW it.
God Bless.
1 comment:
lisa you know my dad! he is stuborn! the man will never ask especially from his own kids. in his eyes he wants to provide for his kids no matter how old we get. i agree with you i wish they would ask when they need help because you are right that is what family is for but trust me its a lost cause they never will ask. i also feel very guilty and responsible for it. its my fault they had to borrow money in the first place so she could be with me during surgery. then on the other hand mom wanted to be here as much as i wanted her here so to them it was no sacrifice just something they had to do for me. even though i am a grown woman and married myself i am still their little girl and they would do whatever they had to for me and for mike if he needed it. god bless them they are the greatest parents.
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