Seriously, I truly feel that way.
Every family has perfectly, imperfect flaws. We’re all human after all, but I genuinely can say that the cliche “in-law” relational issues simply do not exist in my world. My mother-in-law and fathers-in-law are amazing. I could write a cheesy novel on my mother-in-law alone. My extended in-law family (Nate’s side) are also great. And then there are my sisters-in-law - what’s not to love about the two women raising five of my favorite little people?
But it doesn’t even stop there. My brothers’ in-laws are also amazing. They technically aren’t even “my family”, and I don’t know them all as well as I’d like since most everyone lives far away. Yet somehow they all still hold a special place in my heart - their mothers-in-law especially. One of these women sent me a surprise loaf of homemade pumpkin bread from her home over 1,000 miles away. It genuinely made my day to see it sitting at my doorstep.
I had to take some pictures as we cut into it. It was just too pretty not to.
And it tastes as amazing as it looks. It was just what we needed at the end of a long week.
My in-laws do this kind of thing frequently, and I’m always so extremely grateful even if I’ve never blogged about it. ;)
I’m feeling inspired to do a random act of my own, and as we approach a season of gratitude, I hope you do too. Cheers.
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I realize not everyone has this same positive experience with in-laws. Families deal with very real issues, and this isn’t unseen by me. No insensitivity is meant in sharing my personal experience. I pray anyone reading this and feeling any pain or sadness would understand my heart, and I pray for healing and for brokenness to be made whole, in Jesus’ name. :)
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