I will as long as I'm in my right mind remember a week-en which I spent with a family dear to me, I witness parents that showed their kids love through moral instructions and allowing them to be themselves, which I believe to be a great pattern for others today to duplicate.When you are blessed to see and enjoy the fruits of your having helped others to see and understand the true meaning of their being blessed with life, and privledge by God to see this gesture being understood and passed on by them to their own family and friends along with others who accept, it makes you feel good about your having going through the pains and trials to be experience when ever you take on a much needed humane work as this. Just a short synopsis of my weekend experience; the father being one that went through myself and friend/partner Coach Dawson Barze (now deceased) boxing/fitness and moral and educational program, this man being blessed with a praying mother/grandmother and God fearing and supporting wife came through trials that the devil (Satin) had for the trying to ruin, destroy, kill him, he being at work in the early morning till evening and upon returning home being greeted at the door and or dinner table with exchanges of hello and I love you being spoken by all in the domain. My seeing kids (teenage) at times coming down from their rooms to be greeted at the bottom stair by both parent with hugs and been told I love you son/daughter, it caused me to reflect back on when I was growing up and privileged to similar from my parents (tear :(! ,,,) lol!!. The seeing and being apart of family joined at hand and praying at the dinner table, kids in discussion about why it's not their turn to wash the dishes, hearing the laughter and conversation's coming from their parent's room and them being escorted out because of the lateness. I wish that most today that are not privilege with this joy of loving and closeness for what ever reason, could spend a weekend as I did with a family like this and enjoy the actual feeling of joy and God's initial purpose for family.
Photo belongs to: James Joseph.
This blog is dedicated to: Terrance Sr. Mrs Wendy Dumas, Bria, Danielle, Jazmin, Destiny, Jacoby, Isaiah,Terrance, William. Josalyn, Ja'maria (baby).
Written by: Coach James Joseph.
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Brother James,
ReplyDeleteI too remember the times spent in my home and the homes of my relatives where God's love was shown. Sometimes though, it was not shown in the right way of course, because no parent is perfect (except our Abba in Heaven). However, as we past on to others, the examples we had, with the wisdom God has blessed us with over the years of our lives, it is indeed a great thing to see those families we poured our lives into bearing fruit.
God has brought into our lives people to help and when they "see" the blessing of a united family we have been telling them about and reflecting it back to us, what joy fills the heart!
Keep up the good work my brother, for your labor is not in vain.
Brother Wendell