As I sit here this evening my heart is full of gratitude for
all the love that surrounds me. I am a rich woman because I am here with my
beautiful daughter and my wonderful man and I am so loved by both. We spent the
whole day celebrating life and births. A lazy morning, good food and an evening
full of laughter. I was outnumbered, and as usual I was the brunt of the jokes but
it was awesome. It is a joy to be with these two because it amazes me to see
two people so alike when I am the only connection, the common denominator, the tie
that binded them together and not genealogy. They are indeed father and daughter, not by
blood but by choice. It was love at first sight even though she was 20 and
cynical. She loves him intuitively and he lets her. He loves her instinctively
as if he knew she needed him. It’s a relationship I believed she would never experience;
a father’s love. You see, her real dad
was diagnosed with cancer when she was 3 and passed on when she was eight. He
is the first father figure in the 12 years and he remembers with pride and
great joy the first day she called him “dad”. His eyes lights up whenever he retells
the story. Today, I was on the outside looking in and the view was beautiful. I
was looking at my life. And I am here enjoying it, living in the moment; and
wise enough to recognize the wonderful gift that life has bestowed upon me;
family. I don’t mean to get so sentimental
but I can’t help it because I know the value of moments like these – Priceless.
Cherishing every moment, living in the here
and now, somewhere off …
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