I saw my nephew graduate from preschool today. He was so precious! My sister, mom, and dad were there as well; my niece, Olivia, was in school. Olivia has a dance recital tomorrow, so I’ll get to see her then.
A few months ago I almost lost my dad. He had an aneurysm burst in his brain, and he should have died right on the spot, but amazingly the blood formed a clot right away. He had a continuous headache for a week, then decided he should probably get checked out. My dad…he’ll do anything to stay away from medical facilities. The doctors realized what happened and had him emitted and ready for surgery. I go into all this to lay the foundation for how I’m feeling about my family at this moment.
I can get a little morbid sometimes, not really sure where it comes from, but most people know this about me. On my way back to Gboro I started thinking about how excited I was that my dad got to see Caleb graduate from preschool and that he got to see me turn 21. Then, of course, I started thinking about how it would have been if my dad had not survived. Lately, I’ve realized that I am a mommy and daddy’s girl and the thought of losing either one of my parents kills a piece of me inside. God performed a miracle when that blood clotted, I have no doubt in my mind.
I am at a point where I consider my parents to be amazing best friends. I used to only want to talk to my mom when I called home, I guess it’s a girl thing, but recently I have wanted to talk to my dad too. He is such a wonderful man and I am supremely blessed to have him as a daddy. I take both of my parents for granted, almost on a daily basis. I hear my friends talk about their parents and some of the horrible things that have happened in their lives because of their parents, and I just want to run home and hug mine for hours. We’ve had our rough points, but I know I am always loved by them.
I am excited to see where God leads me in terms of my parents. I’d like to say that I’ll take care of them, but of course I don’t know what tomorrow holds. I just know that I want to love them as fully as they’ve loved me.
