30 Days of Gratitude: Day 18

As I posted today on Facebook, I need to refocus my trust in God to provide what we truly need, so I think it is time to start up some thankful posting.

Today, I am thankful to have been raised by godly, wonderful, kind, loving, fair, supportive, firm, and responsible parents. 

I believe that people are products of nature and nurture, but nurture is definitely the largest component of personality and morality, in my opinion.  While I was not raised by my biological parents, I was blessed to be given the most incredible parents a child could want.  

My parents raised me to be respectful, responsible, faithful, determined, independent, educated, and kind.  These traits are now being passed on to my four daughters in much the same ways they were passed on to me via my dad's family.  My children can often be overheard saying, "Now I know where Mom learned how to be a Mom," when we are at my parent's home.  I love hearing those words, because they make me feel like I just might be able to live up to the example set for me by my parents and extended family.