A Month of Gratitude, Day 6 - My Auntie and Uncle

Friday, December 6, 2013
I have an Aunt and Uncle.

They live out in the country, and keep chickens, whom they name. They like it out there, even though they spend a considerable amount of time here in the Big City visiting family and such.

And when the Smart Man and I grow up, we want to be just like them.

My Aunt and Uncle are amazingly decent and kind human beings. There's simply nothing to dislike about them. They're gracious, generous, funny, kind and supportive. They have their priorities in life, and those priorities center around people. People they care about. People they know, people they don't know.

And they love one another. There's no one they'd rather spend time with than each other, and they've spent the last 30+ years doing just that. They don't argue, and they demonstrate with their behavior that the other's happiness is a top concern for both of them. It pains them to be apart, so they'd really rather not.

The Smart Man and I are not really temperamentally suited for that kind of relationship. We enjoy spending time together, we don't like to be apart, but we pursue our own interests and friendships, as well.

But my Auntie Michel and Uncle Larry provide a great example, not only of kind, decent human beings, but of applying those lessons to their marriage and their lives together.

Today I'm grateful to have my Auntie and Uncle in my life, to help guide me and keep my priorities where they should be.

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