Family

Truly I tell you, no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.

Thanksgiving is traditionally a holiday spent with family, and this Thanksgiving I’m overwhelmed by the promise contained in this verse and its manifestation in my own life. I left family and friends behind to move across the ocean, but have received many times as much. The bond of love I share with the team of teachers I work with frankly defies all explanation. We may annoy, frustrate, and drive each other nuts at times, but we have truly become family. Family that I know will stick by me through thick and thin, regardless of my shortcomings. It is a blessing to celebrate Thanksgiving with them today.