Yesterday I said I was thankful for my children. My wonderful DIL left an awesome comment on that post which almost made me cry. So today I am saying that I am thankful for my DIL and SIL. Both are wonderful people; my children could not have chosen better.
My SIL is a hardworking guy who cares deeply for my daughter and yet lets her be her own person. In other words, he doesn't expect her life to revolve around him and him alone. He is a good provider and will someday be a wonderful father, God willing.
My DIL is also a very strong individual - independent, hard working, loving and caring. She married my son and willingly went to another country to be with him and live the military life - often alone without any family while he is away on one TDY or another. She is carrying my first grandchild and will go through giving birth without either her mother or me there to help her along at a time when most women want their mothers.
I have many friends who have not been so lucky with their children's partners. I have heard lots of horror stories and watched some of them go through being estranged from their kids while others had to watch theirs go through divorce and even abuse. I am thankful today, and every day for the two wonderful people that my children have chosen to spend their lives with.
Thanks to Leah at South Breeze Farm for hosting the Giving Thanks Challenge.
It is so nice to read about your SIL and Your DIl, I feel the same way about mine too. My husband and I were both hated equally by each others parents. So we grew up with that kind of strife. I told myself and them I would love no matter whom they brought home. So far so good.
ReplyDeleteI would have loved to have been close to my MIL but it was just not to be.
So it is very nice that you are close too.
Your DIL sounds very brave.
What a blessing to have a DIL and a SIL whom you love! I hope I am equally blessed with the future mates of my children.
ReplyDeleteI agree, having good mates for our children is definitely a blessing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post about a SIL and DIL - - I have a new SIL who is in the army and has taken my daughter to Germany, and I will soon have a new DIL. I am hoping to have the same bond with them that you have with yours.
ReplyDeleteIt is a great blessing to have wonderful in-laws who grow more and more like one of the kids with the passing of time. You are indeed blessed! I count my daughter-in-law among my blessings, too.
ReplyDeleteOur oldest daughter is the only married one so far and I call her husband BestSonInLawEVER because he is! The other three girls have amazing boyfriends who treat them with the utmost care and respect. So we are thankful for the boys in our daughters' lives too! Great reminder post!
ReplyDelete:) thank you.
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