Easter Family

I'm real late on this one, but it's important I get it out there.

For Easter Jen, Jen's mother, Abigail and I drove to Little Ferry, NJ to Jen's Grandmother's house. That would be Abigail's Great Grandmother.

The experience turned out bigger than I expected.

Sure there were four generations of women from the same family, and yes everyone had ample opportunity to hold and introduce themselves to Abigail.

but what I learned the most was that Abigail isn't just mine. She's apart of a family that takes as much ownership/responsibility that I do.

Maybe I can't put the feeling into words well enough, but in a way this child was conceived and produced by us for our families. The growth and success of that child reflects the growth and success of the family - not just me.

It's not something that imposes pressure or expectations, but a legacy full of love, tradition and generations of successful members to insure the same is true for Abigail.

It's a powerful blessing - one my usually over-riding self-sufficiency didn't expect, yet appreciates enormously.

- b