One of the best letters I've ever got.
April 29, 2011
Dearest Tanisha,
What better occasion than your twenty-first birthday to write a letter to you, to share the thoughts and hopes we've carried with us through the years. What a precious gift you have been to our family!
We earnestly wish you the best as you attempt to reach those goals you have set for yourself, as well as in your endeavor to reach your highest potential spiritually in Jesus Christ. We also want to share things that we have learned over a lifetime of growing up, marrying, and raising our own family and watching as they leave home- one by one- to begin their own lives. Here are some of those things:
No matter how hard you try, not everyone will like you or be nice to you. So love your family and friends even more and thank God for each of them. We can never know another's heart or mind, and everyone has feelings that can be hurt.
God has given you an attractive face and pleasing personality. You don't have to keep up the latest dictates of fashion to look nice and be comfortable.
Try to include at least one kindness in every day. The blessings are enormous! Many people will forget your name but few will forget a kindness shown.
Don't jump into friendships, or relationships, blindly. Learn to talk things out with a trusted confidant. Not a peer, but someone with insight and wisdom you can trust. Weigh any advice carefully in the light of God's word. Pray about each new encounter, and ask the Lord's guidance. He will lead you in the way you should go. You are still young, but one day you will want to marry and start your own family.
Be absolutely certain you have picked the right person; marriage is the most rewarding relationship you will ever have, but it takes work, prayer and compromise.
Never forget that you are here by the grace of God, and as a much-loved child of His, you are an heir to the Kingdom. Whatever you do, in college or at work, do the very best you can. Always attend church, and pay your rightful tithe. It belongs to the Father anyway, so pay part of it back. Whenever you return a favour, always try to pay back more than you were given.
Take time frequently to just have fun; it needn't be costly. Remember too, that as long as you have family and friends plus a right relationship with the Lord, you are rich beyond measure.
With much love and prayer,
Papa and Nana
April 29, 2011
Dearest Tanisha,
What better occasion than your twenty-first birthday to write a letter to you, to share the thoughts and hopes we've carried with us through the years. What a precious gift you have been to our family!
We earnestly wish you the best as you attempt to reach those goals you have set for yourself, as well as in your endeavor to reach your highest potential spiritually in Jesus Christ. We also want to share things that we have learned over a lifetime of growing up, marrying, and raising our own family and watching as they leave home- one by one- to begin their own lives. Here are some of those things:
No matter how hard you try, not everyone will like you or be nice to you. So love your family and friends even more and thank God for each of them. We can never know another's heart or mind, and everyone has feelings that can be hurt.
God has given you an attractive face and pleasing personality. You don't have to keep up the latest dictates of fashion to look nice and be comfortable.
Try to include at least one kindness in every day. The blessings are enormous! Many people will forget your name but few will forget a kindness shown.
Don't jump into friendships, or relationships, blindly. Learn to talk things out with a trusted confidant. Not a peer, but someone with insight and wisdom you can trust. Weigh any advice carefully in the light of God's word. Pray about each new encounter, and ask the Lord's guidance. He will lead you in the way you should go. You are still young, but one day you will want to marry and start your own family.
Be absolutely certain you have picked the right person; marriage is the most rewarding relationship you will ever have, but it takes work, prayer and compromise.
Never forget that you are here by the grace of God, and as a much-loved child of His, you are an heir to the Kingdom. Whatever you do, in college or at work, do the very best you can. Always attend church, and pay your rightful tithe. It belongs to the Father anyway, so pay part of it back. Whenever you return a favour, always try to pay back more than you were given.
Take time frequently to just have fun; it needn't be costly. Remember too, that as long as you have family and friends plus a right relationship with the Lord, you are rich beyond measure.
With much love and prayer,
Papa and Nana
2 comments:
"No matter how hard you try, not everyone will like you or be nice to you. So love your family and friends even more and thank God for each of them. We can never know another's heart or mind, and everyone has feelings that can be hurt" i loved tat quote. wud love 2 meet ur grandparents sometym:)
Very good advice. Thanks for sharing it Tanisha :)
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