parents

Growing up we go through so many stages on how we feel about our parents. As small children your parents are the coolest. They are the smartest, most comforting people we know. Then you get to your teenage years where your parents are not near as smart as you thought they were, you are embarrassed at times we they are talking to your friends, and you can’t wait for the day that you get to move out from under their controlling claws. The day finally comes when you move out and you miss them, or at least I did. You leave everything you ever knew and realize that what you had wasn’t normal. The upbringing you had was a dream to most people. Then you get married and have children of your own and find your self looking back at times in your life with a new perspective. You realize they were smarter than you ever thought they were. You see how hard it must have been on them the time you caused so much trouble when they had enough of their own. You see how hard marriage can be and the fact that they have 42 years under their belt is something you now have a great respect for.

My parents are amazing. Sure they have their flaws and I still drive them insane, but I recently had some one ask me, “How would you describe your parents and the role they played in your life?” I thought for a second because I honestly didn’t know how to sum it up, but then this came out, “They’re constant. They always show up.” My parents are always here for me. They didn’t give me hand outs. They taught me how to grow up, work, manage my money, take responsibility, keep God the center of everything, all while showing me how to live a faith based life. They have helped Cody and I move more times than I can count. They have made it a point to visit us where ever we are at every stage in our life.

Right now, they are on day 3 of being in the car to come visit us in DC. I am so flippin’ excited I can hardly stand it. The kids keep asking, “When will they be here?”  and I am glad because then I can blame them when I text for the 347th time to see where they!

I pray that my kids are just as excited to have Cody and I show up in their lives the way my parents show up in ours!