elle kynzer

What Constitutes Family, And What That Should Mean To You



Posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011

by elle kynzer

The ability to write about family means that there is plenty to say, and I have already covered that territory in a different kind of article. However, our immediate family isn't all there is, because each of us have extensions of our families, and some are friends, spiritual mothers or fathers, or adopted family. We meet people over time, who become a part of our lives, and we can't imagine not having them around. In fact, some are closer to us than real family members, and are the reason for who we become.  

Sarah came into my life decades ago, when she owned a real estate business, and had to interact with me on a regular basis. Over time she became a close friend, and substitute mother, as mine lived in another state. She introduced me to Helen, who became another close friend, and encourager at times, when I needed it. These women were old enough to be my mother, and sometimes the things they said were so appropriate, yet so funny, but to the point. For me, it was a time of learning about things spiritual, and finding more to life, than I had known. My view of life has changed by knowing them, and their wisdom.

For some it is being adopted, and finding a family very different than the one they were born into, for others it is a provision of divine ordinance to fulfill one's destiny. As I look back over the years, it is comforting to know that what I would need during tragedies and broken relationships had already been provided, before the need arose.  This makes the reality of God more real.

Now, those women are experiencing the winter of life, one is in a nursing home, and the other is struggling with her health; I can't even imagine how things may have turned out, if I hadn't had them as part of my extended family. The fact that I never had brothers or sisters didn't matter, because there were two adopted sisters, who filled many shoes in those interim years, when other real family members lived far away. Family is who and what you choose it to be.

 

 

 

Elle Kynzer was born in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, and grew up in a rural area, as an only child. She is married with one son, and two grandsons.

She was a Personnel Assistant in her early twenties, and began hiring employees for the company. By her early thirties she had returned to NC, and became an Executive Officer in Real Estate. She also served as part-time USNR for more than ten years.

Elle went back to college at WCU, then went on to teach Criminal Justice for a local Community College, in the local High Schools/college credit.

Elle Kynzer, Author:

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Non Fiction: EXONERATED-Nancy Hanks Lincoln/mother to Pres Abraham Lincoln; Fiction Mystery: BLOODY CLOTHES ON THE INTERSTATE;UNDER MURKY WATERS.

Poetry: A WINDING RIVER; Paranormal: TRAMPLING ON JUSTICE; Christian: REFLECTIONS OF GRACE See Amazon.com; or visit my blog for descriptions.

Her blog http://ellekynzer.blogspot.com/

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» left by Christofer French
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Singularly powerful and brings out the sheer truth of real love and connectedness. This is a wonderful article.
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