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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

We Are Family!

It's sad when you ask someone how their family is doing and they say "I don't know I haven't talked to them in a while." I don't know about any of you, but if a couple of days go by and I haven't heard from my siblings either they call me or I call them. We might not be overly lovey dovey, but we are close. We know each others likes and dislikes.
Like I know that when my brother eats soup he has to put the rice in the bowl first then pour the soup over it or he won't eat it. I know my sister likes to drink coffee out of Andrew's mug when she comes over and she always likes to take a bite out of whatever your eating. I know my dad is an extremely picky eater and doesn't eat any thing with a cream sauce. And he loves dainty fancy cookies. I know my mom likes her food to be simple but elegant and that she loves pasta. I know that all my nieces and nephew are chocolateaholics!!!! And of course there is my super hero, WWE loving rock n roll son. I know Slash is his favorite guitar player, that Triple H is his favorite wrestler and that practically every morning he eats waffles with Nutella for breakfast. I'm even still very close to my ex husband.
So my question is what's wrong with today's families? Why do kids wait a month to call their parents? Why don't parent's know what their kid's dreams, aspirations and deepest fears are? When did people stop calling each other just to say I love you? Why don't family's have sit down dinners anymore?
Nobody's family is perfect! We are going to disagree from time to time. You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?
God created the family as a way to show His love and care. The family unit is God’s idea. The way a Christian family lives is a reflection of the God who lives in them. Family matters! We need to show the love and grace of God to those closest to us. The apostle John asked, “How can you say you love God whom you have not seen, if you do not love your brother (your family member) whom you have seen?
We have all been called to be ministers. We are to minister one another in love, understanding and devotion. That starts with our own family. It's not what you have in life that matters, but who you have.
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