Tammi's World

Impressions

This year I received the best gift I've ever gotten. Not just a great day with my family, although that was very nice.

No. It was a letter. From my 17 year old niece.

It's funny. When we were on our way to church Christmas Eve, she was complaining that she had wanted to buy everyone gifts this year, as she finally had a job and money of her own. We got a good laugh at how surprised she was at how fast money goes.....

I gave her a bit of a rough time, tellin' her how disappointed I was to not get anything from her. But that's just the nature of our relationship. She has a VERY sharp wit, and loves the verbal sparring. And she's pretty damned good at it too......

Anyway, Christmas morning she shows up with three letters. One for her Grandma, one for her Mom and one for me.

Wow.

To say my letter "got to me" would be an understatement.

You see.....I've always believed that it is the responsibility of the adults to give the children in our lives love and guidance. ALL of the adults. When my nieces and nephew were born, I promised each of them to do the best I could.

And when I moved away I felt guilty. I wondered if they knew how important they are to me. How much I love them.

And I worried. I worried about what kind of example I was setting. What lessons were I leaving them with.

Well, Heather gave me the gift of knowing......in the form of a letter. And, like I said, it's the greatest gift I've ever received.

My Aunt Tammi

.....there's no one else like her, she's smart, beautiful and witty. It would be an understatment to call her pretty. She's extraordinary. She's beautiful inside and out, she speaks her mind and lets you know what the world is about. She's strong and independent, she doesn't need anyone to hold her up where she stands, she doesn't need a man to tell her how to live her life, she's got God on her side and that's all she needs. I love my Aunt Tammi and when I'm around her she brings out the very best in me. I love you Aunt Tammi.

.....when I'm feeling blue, I just think of you!

Yeah, she's a pretty amazing young woman, isn't she?

Posted by Tammi at December 27, 2007 08:02 AM | TrackBack