Let Me Introduce You to My Daughter-In-Law

Please allow me to introduce you to AmyCH, my daughter-in-law and one of Associated Content's newest Content Producers. AmyCh has been married to my youngest son for 12 years and their most important collective contribution to the world is my two wonderful granddaughters, ages 4 and 6. Our relationship is probably not one of the more typical mother-in-law/daughter-in law relationships. She affectionately (I think) calls me Jackie Louise (Jackie, being my first name and Louise from who knows where) because she thinks it will aggravate me. Our relationship began because of our mutual love for my son, but has developed into a friendship because we genuinely like each other. This is not to say that either of us thinks the other one is perfect. There are no perfect people, but I believe our faith enables us to "overlook one another's flaws as we would have the other overlook ours", a sort of re-phrasing of a commandment that we are given in the Book of all books. The result is a wonderful relationship that benefits both us and my son and granddaughters; the mutual "loves of our lives".

The things I love about my daughter-in-law, besides the fact that she thinks my son is the best man on planet earth, are many. She is a wonderful mother to my grandchildren and faithful to teach them about their loving Heavenly Father and to be obedient to Him in all things. Years ago, I decided that there would be only three conditions for me to have a good opinion of a daughter-in-law. The first is that she love and follow God with all her heart. I can say with certainty that AmyCH meets that "requirement" unequivocally. The second is that she loves my son and grandchildren. As I have mentioned previously, AmyCH has that one covered. In fact, she is sometimes more protective of my son than I am, which is exactly as God meant a marriage to be. The third "requirement" for me to have a good opinion of my daughter-in-law is fairly simple. It is that she stick around for the long haul. One of the principles of our family is that once you are in the family, you stay in the family. Family is forever and there is nothing you can do that will get you dis-owned. Everything is forgivable, as Christ has forgiven us. Twelve years of marriage is not a lifetime, but AmyCh has the same philosophy of family as the rest of our family and she is in the family for life. She is my daughter (drop the in-law) in the truest sense of the word.

Another thing I love about AmyCh is that she has a great sense of humor and I'm sure she will infuse her articles with her humor. She is not a novice to the field of writing and already has many articles to her credit, published elsewhere. AmyCH has an unending compassion for people and it affects how she deals with people and situations in the world, as well as in her writing. She will write on a variety of subjects. Some of her articles will be about her faith, some may be her observations and opinions, and some will be about things important in "her world". She is very opinionated, but also very open to other people's opinion and easy to get to know. I have had a great welcome and response from the Content Producers here and feel that I can ask all of you who have been so gracious to me to stop by her page and give her a welcome, read/rate/and comment on her first article entitled Product Review: Revlon Super Lustrous Shiny Sheers and then go back and read her new articles.

In conclusion, allow me to answer the question my sub-title poses (* see above). I consider my daughter-in-law AmyCH, a true gift from God.

Two other articles that you may want to read are my article entitled Spending Quality Time with your Grandchildren (Crafts and Games Can Help) in which I also mention my daughter in law and I Love My Mother-In-Law-Yes, You Can Get Along! by Content Producer Former New Mexican.

Thanks for reading my articles and thanks in advance for making my daughter-in-law AmyCh feel welcome !