I love my family.
The times we are together something inside me jumps for joy. The ties of love grow and change.
The nieces and nephews, are now mostly married or partnered up, some have children of their own. These "children" (my nieces and nephews) now adults, the ones into whom I've poured my love and have always delighted in...they are sweet and so very special.
My brothers, greying...one thin and tired looking, the other expansive and booming. Yet, both so very loved.
My sister far away from us, (in another province), she leaves a hole in the wholeness of the day. I miss her, pine for her, even. Yet, her distance is a given. The times we have actually together...few and sometimes years apart. Still, the bond between us - unbreakable.
I celebrate these ties, these connections and I am thankful for them.
