When my father died in 2014, and my mother dead for 5 years at that point, I got my inheritance. When all was said and done, I got a little over a million dollars from my parents who lived frugally all their lives.
I'm trying to be nice here but Robert's dad drank and gambled away his inheritance and that of his brothers. Recently we moved his mom to the nursing home which will take every last penny, except what we need to bury her, and Robert's inheritance will be next to nothing.
We've been busy cleaning out my mother-in-law's apartment. We're getting the table and chairs for the break room in the shop. I'm getting a few kitchen things that I don't have already. My daughters will get the rest. Andrew is taking the couch and Jacob the bedroom set and that will be that. There will be NO INHERITANCE for my husband who gave his first 30 years of his life to keep their farm running.
My heart aches for my husband and his brothers. It's not fair but that's how it is. It makes me glad that I was able to share my inheritance with my husband. He used it well to build up our farm and buy the grain cleaning business we've grown over the past 10 years. I got a brand new beautiful modular home and I am happy to see our family farm growing--no thanks to my husband's parents.
We're not bitter. We've worked hard and the Lord opened the doors for us to buy our own farm in 2003. We've been here 22 years and we are so glad that God gave us a second chance at farming! HE GAVE US THIS FARM! God did that!
I guess what I'm trying to say is that God takes care of His own children. Even when someone has lousy parents, who steal their inheritances, God helps His children to thrive!!
God has taken us two and turned us into a family of 15. All of us live on farms!! All of our grandchildren are being taught to love and serve our loving Heavenly Father through home schooling! We are blessed way more than we can imagine for living frugally and working hard!
As I was thinking about this, I decided to share Robert's and my all time favorite movie--THE INHERITANCE. Have you seen it? Love is the greatest inheritance of all--God's love and human love! Somehow the Lord has blessed us with the greatest blessing--His salvation--and His earthly riches.
Now I'm not saying that our inheritance is anything like Edith's--I can even say ours is better. We don't live in a mansion, just a modular home without a garage, but it is filled with love. Also, Robert and I have the added satisfaction of knowing that our children WILL receive a sizeable inheritance when we're both walking the streets of gold!
We've sacrificed a lot to buy this farm but our children worked alongside of us all the way. They learned our work ethic. They learned our dependence on the Almighty when the crops were failing or a child was lost to a miscarriage. They learned that love is what matters more than anything else in this world!
As you watch THE INHERITANCE, you are bound to notice Henry's love for Edith and her love for him in return. No it's not a romantic love but a true love of mutual respect and honor. That's all I dare so but I hope you will take this evening and watch one of the best movies ever made. Remember, love is the greatest inheritance of them all!
God bless you all,
Dawn
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