Roger and I have just this evening gained a new daughter-in-law and 2 more grandchildren. Of course, we were already counting these in our family but we are happy to be able to make it official now. Larin married the beautiful Jennie and brought her and the exuberant Lauren and the sweet and talented Nicholas into our bowl of mixed nuts that is family.
The human heart is an amazing instrument. It can break and heal. It can love over and over again without getting worn out. And it can stretch to reach around great groups of people and then open up and encompass even more.
Our pride in Larin and the strides he has made in becoming the man he is is boundless. He has stepped outside himself into a world that is full of huge challenges and endless rewards. The role of an alternate parent is not an easy one. The tightrope you walk can bring great performances and can also be the source of pain beyond belief.
My prayer for Larin, Jennie, Nicholas and Lauren is that they will be able to knit themselves into a tightly woven fabric of family. And that each of them will be able to draw from the family pool exactly what they need to be happy and productive.
Every mother wants for her daughter a good strong, kind, compassionate man who can make that daughter's life everything it needs to be. Likewise, a mother wants for her son a sweet, caring and gentle soul to continue the nurturing her son has gotten too old to enjoy from his mom. I am pleased with Larin's choice, I couldn't have chosen better for him if I'd tried. And I am equally pleased that Jennie saw in Larin all of his great talents and traits and wanted to make him part of her life and entrusted him with her most precious gifts, her children.
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Beautiful sentiments!
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