Family (What Family Means to Me)
By Ginny7 here at HallMarkChannel.com
Family, thats a big word, it can mean several people, or just a few people, a group of friends, a group of co-workers, a group of people on online communities, etc. but the fact remains we all some how some way become and make up Families.
Now I want to tell you what Family means to me. A family is when you hurt everyone hurts, and when you need a shoulder to cry on their there for you. If you are in need, Family comes to your rescue providing you love, comfort, food, a place to stay. When you suffer loss of someone in your lives, family is there to comfort you. When you are hungry, they bring you food, they help you out til you get back on your feet. If you someone how lose your place they move you in to help you get back out into your own place. Family sticks together no matter what. That is what Families do. Families are unconditional. Family keeps on loving you no matter what you do or have said. Family forgives you even when you don't think you deserve it. As we grow up and our families expand and get bigger, as long as we instill this kind of thinking into our families, we will never fail, we will never do without, and we will always be able to succeed, because we have the love and support of our families to back us up through thick and thin, through good times and hard times. So if you are not part of a family, you can always start by doing these things with the people you are close to and create this kind of family in your life and so this kind of family life will thrive in your lives. Family is what and who you make it. We all have different kinds of family groups and the traditional ones too. But whoever you are and whoever you are with well, thats your family. Instill these values here I have shared with you all and take them to heart. Because if we don't have family we don't have anything. This year I will be celebrating Thanksgiving with my family, we have all grown up over the years and have families of our own, but as long as Mom and Dad are still here, we all meet over at their house out of respect of the fact that they are parents, even though we are parents and grandparents ourselves. My Mom and Dad are the most wonderful parents, they have taught us so much about life and have taught us some good moral values and most of all how to love each other unconditionally. We are all there for each other because that is how Mom and Dad taught us to be. Yes, we are all very independent people and have our own jobs in life. But when we get together it is so wonderful. You know have you ever heard of the movie IT's A Wonderful Life. Well, thats how Our Family feels everyday, and on the Holidays! We love each other so much, yes we have our ups and downs and losses but we still are a great strong and firm foundation of a Family. If you ever get the chance go to the video stores and ask for a documentary called Hands On a Hard Body, my Dad won this contest back in the early 90's and He is a wonderful father, husband to my Mom, and a great friend to many. He has mentored so many people. And made so many friends in his lifetime. He is a great example of what a Father truly represents. My Dad is 67 years old and he just had his birthday on Nov. 13th, 2009. He stood 78 hours with his hands on a little blue truck with yellow hands painted all over it. He was the oldest contestant in that contest. He will tell you how he won it, and his reply is, IF YOU WANT SOMETHING BAD ENOUGH YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR HANDS ON IT ! And thats exactly what He did that day, He won that Nizzan Truck and He won it to prove to Mother how much He loves Her, He won it for Her. Now thats love people true love in the making. So when we all get together for the Holidays its a true Home Coming every year, We just love it when the Holidays come, because thats when we all get to spend quality time together as a Family and see each other and catch up and play with the little ones. I am having a tear time in my heart just writing about my Family. I am so Thankful I have them. You will never ever know how much I love them, they are my Family. My real name is Virginia and this is my story and what Family means to me, Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!