When I was religious as a young person, it never gave me any joy or fulfilment, even though I was quite devout for a little while. Shedding that burden by the time I married at the age of 19 in 1969 improved my life immeasurably.
We raised three wonderful birth daughters and adopted two lads with learning difficulties. The younger one who is now 34, has Down's Syndrome and has brought great joy to all who know him, even though he is quite severely mentally disabled. We are so very grateful he came into our family's life.
I get a boost if I can help others less fortunate than ourselves. My husband and I donate quite generously to a number of charities, we are very fortunate we are in a position to do so.
Like others our life is not perfect, my husband's brain haemorrhage, which trashed half his brain in 2005, was a huge low point. He has worked hard trying to put back what he has lost, but he will never be as before, and has other medical problems too as he gets older, he will be 72 next week. However, we still have a lot for which to be thankful, our children look out for us and rally round whenever we need any assistance.
All in all I consider that my life is very fulfilled.
We raised three wonderful birth daughters and adopted two lads with learning difficulties. The younger one who is now 34, has Down's Syndrome and has brought great joy to all who know him, even though he is quite severely mentally disabled. We are so very grateful he came into our family's life.
I get a boost if I can help others less fortunate than ourselves. My husband and I donate quite generously to a number of charities, we are very fortunate we are in a position to do so.
Like others our life is not perfect, my husband's brain haemorrhage, which trashed half his brain in 2005, was a huge low point. He has worked hard trying to put back what he has lost, but he will never be as before, and has other medical problems too as he gets older, he will be 72 next week. However, we still have a lot for which to be thankful, our children look out for us and rally round whenever we need any assistance.
All in all I consider that my life is very fulfilled.