I guess this time of year many people begin to reminice and think about family (the good, the bad and the ugly). My brother and I have come along way since my first ride on the Murphy Trac in the barn at Mer Mer and Pa Pa's and it is hard to believe that my little ones are old enough to peddle the same tractor and even more fantastic that they can do it in the prescence of a great grandma. I guess no matter the struggles or wars of words we all need to remember where we came from, even if it isn't fancy, it made us who we are today. We may be in a place that we never thought we would be, doing something we weren't really sure we would be doing and firmly planted in something that is still growing each and every day.
As I get older, for me, this time of year is not about all the "stuff," gifts, dinners, parties, etc., it is about trying to remember, or maybe even learn who it is I really am, and how I can make things better for my children and others around me. We survived the first bought of the Holiday season, with mearly a scratch, may the Lord bless our family (immediate and extended) and friends for the remainder of 2010 and into 2011.
