Family

This past weekend, I performed the marriage ceremony for my niece and her new husband. As a part of that event, my wife's family from Texas was here to participate in the festivities. It was an awesome time of connecting with some folks that we love very much. You see, I am fortunate in that I even have a great Mother-in-law. As fourteen of us spent hours together in our home, I was reminded how important family is, and how important people are. Specifically, I was reminded how significant those closest to us really are. Throughout our life time, we don't really connect closely with that many people. We, of course, know a lot of people, and have many that we would consider friends, but when it comes to those folks that come into our homes and really feel at home and we still feel like it is home while they are there, the numbers become quite small. In their book about relationships, concerning those individuals that feel at home, Will Miller and Glen Sparks call it Refrigerator Rights. Those with refrigerator rights are the folks that come into our homes and open up the frig without asking permission. When you think about it, those are the most significant people in your life. I hope that you will recognize those people in your life and treasure them as a precious gift. I know I do (as long as they don't drink all of the milk).