July 9: My thought for the day - Family

Well, Today is fathers day for my family. We didn't celebrate it in June because my grandmother passed away the day before. There was so much to do and so many emotions we couldn't give dad the attention he deserves, so we postponed it. So, today my brothers and I are going over to eat dinner and "hang out". For those of you who know me, you know how this will go, but for the rest of you. My mother (God love her) is a great woman, but she is incapable of just letting people visit. She always seems to have a "plan". She would have made a great cruise director. My father loves to visit; as long as it involves some form of electronic equipment. Usually he wants to watch a movie, if not then he wants to play one of his DVD board games. If we just sit and visit, he wants to keep the TV on (for the music). My older brother is very opinionated and enjoys discussing controversial issues whenever possible. He is very intelligent but seems to doubt the intelligence of anyone that doesn't agree ith him. My younger brother is married with three kids, and he works nights, so he usually passes out on the couch and then gets upset that he missed everything. My sister-in-law is the peacekeeper of the bunch, she tries to lead my brother onto friendly topics or distract him completely. She always tries to help my mom to relax and just let things be. In addition, I have two nephews and one niece. They are 6, 4 & almost one (and she crawls)...enough said. And finally, we have me, the quirkiest and craziest of them all. Instead of relagating myself to the sidelines to watch all of this unfold, I find myself arguing with my brother, frustrated with my mother and father and wishing there was a lot less noise. Because deep down, no matter how many get togethers my family has, somehow I still find myself thinking "this time, it'll be different".
So this is my family in a nutshell, all of us individual personalities. We are all quirky, irritating, & about half crazy. But lets face it, this may be why we always have such a good time. Because when all is said and done. I love my family because of how we are and wouldn't really change them if I could (well maybe a little)....

So I guess my thought for the day is: Make time to appreciate the uniqueness of your family. They made you who you are.

Have a great day. Be good & Be Real!

~Rebekah~