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The Fragile Fabric We Call Family
Posted: January 1, 2012
How holidays stretch what's easily torn…
Families.
Seems you can't live with them
but neither can you live without them.
Families are a complicated composite
of imperfect characters
each with their own
needs,
wants,
hurts,
hopes,
dreams
and nightmares.
All the same
our families provide us
with a security blanket of unconditional love,
a homemade comforter of longed-for warmth
and a patchwork quilt of shared memories.
Yet at this time of the year
that fragile fabric can rip or fray
if not handled carefully.
It can be stretched by the stresses of the season
or stained by the blood, sweat and tears
associated with realistic gatherings
and unrealistic expectations.
Familes are God's priceless treasure
we dare not take for granted.
They are a frabric we must handle with care
and handle with prayer.
(And gratefully,
grace is the stain remover
that takes away the water spots).
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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