Ties that bind

As the air gets colder, our steps get a little quicker, our clothing choices a bit warmer, and decisions to venture outdoors are pondered more heavily. You spend chilly November days doing things inside where it's warm to avoid the crisp bitter air.

Today was not one of those days.

Today was the type of day where you race back inside not because it's too darn cold outside, but because whats going on inside is like heroin. It has the power to med fences and build bridges. It has the power to forgive even the most hurtful of betrayals. It has the power to warm you so deeply, even the coldest of air could never cool you off.

My family has had more than its fair share of trials and tribulations. Heartache after heartache, betrayal upon betrayal, dysfunction on top of dysfunction, dislike, anger, animosity, hurt, mistrust, annoyance, and enough challenges to fill a congressional library. But there is something with the power to overcome all of that.

Love...the truly unconditional kind.

The tie that binds family eternally. No matter what has happened, what wrongs have been done, and what challenges we face. The thing that brings us together, and keeps us together. The thing that makes you sit back and realize that you are the luckiest person alive. The type of love that laughs in the face of adversity, and protects us from the threat of danger.

So while this has been an exhausting day...I am the happiest I have been in quite some time. The smell of turkey roasting in the oven, the sound of my brothers laughter, the light from my Father's radiant smile, the wetness of my nephews kisses, the firmness of my boyfriends hugs, the strength of my sister's helping hands, and most of all the overwhelming sense of peace that I am most certain came from the spirit of my mother watching over us.

I was constantly reminded of her today. From the things we ate, to the twinkle of Wayne's eyes, Eddies beautiful smile, and Megan's calming demeanor.

Thank God for Thanksgiving (Even a couple of days early), Thank God for Family, and Thank God for small miracles, that allow people like us to come together in days like these, and be able to enjoy each other so totally.