Tonight my wife and son both came out and picked green beans with me. It doesn't sound like a big deal but it's something that I cherish. Every time I go out into the garden my son comes with me but my wife is usually either at work or in doing something in the house. It was a real joy to have her come out and ask where I wanted her to start picking. It's got to sound a little stupid and maybe even a little trivial but my heart is full just from that hour or so that I was so blessed to be able spend just working and enjoying my family. Had my daughter been with us it would have been complete.
So many families get caught up in having to make more money to buy more stuff that just isolates them from one another and they don't get to enjoy that fullness of heart that I mentioned above. Although I would love to make more money than I do, I'm rich. Definitely not rich in money but rich in spirit and love.
I have the gift of a relationship with Jesus which promises eternal life and I have a loving family; what more could I need?
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