Kimberly

Last week was my daughter-in-law Kim's birthday and I was thinking about how beautifully she's fit into our family. And also thinking about how wonderful it is the way our families expand as the years go by and wonderful new people are brought into our lives.

Kim is one of those people who just light up a room when they enter. She's a bundle of energy, always smiling and always upbeat. She loves life and the people in it. She's been a real blessing to my son and to all of us and I truly to think of her as a daughter now.

I have to say its such a blessing when our children marry and bring new people to us. I have four children - all married now - and I love all their spouses. Each one is special and each one has found a very special place in our family and in our hearts and I can't imagine life without them. I love them all.

I used to think having four children was a lot (and people never had a problem letting us know that when they were younger, either! I'll never forget the woman who saw us in a store once and said to me "How many children do you have?" and when I answered "Four" she sniffed "I didn't think anyone did that anymore!") But now I consider myself to have eight because my sons-in-law and daughters-in-law have become as special to me as the ones I bore. What a wonderful thing that is!

Life has been very good to me. I may not have much money but I am rich beyond compare.