family

"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life."
- Richard Bach

this quote touches me. family is something i have searched for my whole life. it is something i have never quite understood the meaning of, but prayed to God day in and day out that i would be a part of one.

family.

such a small word, yet one that so many take for granted.

i used to think that being a family meant defining mom and dad and kids, aunts and uncles and cousins. but here i am, living with G and l, my mom up in PA, and yet, we are family. i used to think that in order to be a family, we had to live under the same roof- we don't. we only have to be intertwined in our hearts and minds and spirits. so while my mom may not be here, she is so intertwined with my life, she is indeed my family. and G and l are so close to my heart and my soul and my spirit, i cant imagine a day without them.

G is always worried that people will think we are lesbians- and that is an image she does not want to protray- i'm with her on that as well. but as i sit here right now and think about this house, this home that we are building, no matter where we go, people will see us as a family, because that is what we truly are.