The Gift of Thanks

Photo courtesy: Lisa Tarplee Photography

“I’m sorry,” she said, looking at me with a knowing sadness. “I wish I could make it better.”

Recently, my mother-in-law and I spent time catching up on each other’s lives. I shared with her how hard it is for the kids and I when my husband travels out of town so often because of his work.

She shared with me wisdom birthed from a deep empathy forged over years of life experience. “The only thing I can say is that it helps to think about all the things he is doing rather than what he’s not doing. And then to thank him for it.”

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