I am thankful...

In the last few days I've been sharing some of the things and people I am thankful for. I had mentioned in one of my posts that I am thankful for my family,but when I mentioned them I was focusing my attention on my hubby & kids ,but today I want to mention more of my family.
I am Thankful for my relatives.
I am thankful for my mama & daddy. It's amazing the older you grow the more you become like your parents in many ways. I use to view my parents (when I was a teen) as masters that I always needed to please and keep happy. But as I grew, I learned that they didn't want me to view them that way. It took me years to realize that those off the wall rules they made were to benefit me and weren't made to make my life hard and miserable, but were created out of love to protect me. With time, I learned to appreciate my parents even more and we passed from just being parents and child to also being friends. Friends that care and love me dearly. I am thankful for that. I am thankful to have a good relationship with my parents...some aren't so fortunate. I am blessed!
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I am thankful for my In-laws. I have a wonderful father-in-law...probably the best one around. Brent's dad has done so much for us through the years and we will forever be grateful for him. We wouldn't be where we are in life had it not been for him. He and Brent are so much alike in so many ways and he has taught Brent so much that has benefited us. We don't get to see him nearly enough ,because he is in Alabama and we are here, but
we are thankful for the time we do have with him. So many times I have wished that he still lived here,because my boys enjoy him so much and the hours he spent with Jon when he was little made such an impact. I just wish Jacob would have had that too. He is a good man,a great dad, and a great paw-paw.
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I am thankful for my mother-in-law. She is a good mother and grandmother that loves her kids probably more then she should. She is one of those mothers /grandmothers that will pretty much do anything for her kids and grandkids. She will drop her life in a second to run to any one of us any hour of the day. Sometimes I don't think we give her nearly the credit she deserves. But ,I believe God has special blessings for mothers like her and she will be rewarded for all she does that some times goes unnoticed and unappreciated. She is a blessing to hubby & me and to our children and I am thankful that we have her in our lives. I know we don't tell you nearly enough,but thank you for all you do Linda. We love you.
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As you can tell,we are so blessed. God has given us so many people to love and that love us back. What more could you ask for???? God is so good!