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"You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back." - Willaim D. Tammeus

I am loving this series of posts. I know I'm not posting every day, and I don't even know if they're being consistently read or not, but I do know that I am loving realizing how absolutely blessed I am.

Today, again with everyday, I am so very very grateful to have wonderful parents. And I mean wonderful parents. I love that quote -- and how true it is. My parents are there for me, every time I wave, every time I call, and even when I don't call, they somehow know. They are always there for me -- waving back, as it were. The older I get, the more I realize how blessed I truly am. I have never realized more the calming effect my parents have on me than since I have become an army wife. I have discovered that I have a strength in me that I never thought I would have, and I owe it to my fantastic parents -- and I have also realized that I am never more child-like than when I know that they are there. No matter what happens, I can always remain strong until I know my parents are there -- I find the same strength in them that I find in Jeremey. Once they're there, I know that I don't have to do anything alone, and that I will be taken care of. After Jeremey and Annie's accident, I was strong. I was fine, I filled out all the paperwork, I made all the phone calls, I got back in my car and called my mom -- and the second she answered, I bawled like a baby. It happens when I talk to my Dad, too. I just know that they care, and that I don't always have to be okay all the time with them. It's a gift you can really only get from those whom you can be completely yourself with -- your parents, your siblings, your spouse.

They have given me wings and kept me grounded, all at the same time. I always know where they stand, and I have never doubted where their strength stems from -- my parents have remarkable testimonies, a beautiful marriage, and a lovely heritage -- a heritage I am so blessed to be a part of, and one I am proud to pass onto my children. And that is something I am truly thankful for.