For the past several weeks, I have been going to Clay County on the weekends. If you have read my very awful out of character statuses on Facebook, you know why :) If not, well, just elaborate. I have been staying at my Maw Maw Yates house, whom I adore with every part of me. That house is where I remember some of the best points of my childhood. Just seeing her and talking to her reminds me of who I am, and why I am the way I am. Also, it reminds me of the things that I can do change myself for the better and for my children. If you have never come in contact with Ruby Yates, you are really missing out. She is one of the best Christian women I have ever met, and one of the sweetest, most caring grandmothers that exists.
When things go bad, it's always nice that you can go back home. Home means a lot of different things to a lot of people. Home is where your heart is. My heart is in Clay County. It doesn't matter where I live or what I have....my heart is there. Taking my children there and seeing them do the things that I did when I was a child makes me realize that that is where their heart is too. And that is a beautiful thing to see when you are a parent. I am so proud of who they are today, but when I see them happy in a place that I was truly happy, it makes me realize that I am the luckiest person in the world. No matter how hard these kids push me or how mad they make me, they are who they are because I have shaped them because of roots I already have inside of me. Roots that I never knew existed in them. Roots that I forgot existed in me. I am so blessed. I really am. I may not enjoy some of things going on in my life, but God has given me everything I need. I will do big things with that. I can't wait to share them with all of you!
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