I have to admit that I am having a little trouble concentrating today. The reason you ask? (and even if you didn't) I am very excited because today my brother and his wife are coming to stay with us. They won't be here long, up today and back tomorrow after the wedding they are here to attend but still it will be awesome to spend even a little bit of time with them.
I often tell my youth group to watch how they treat their family and especially their siblings. I emphasize this because I don't want them or you for that matter to miss out on the blessing their is in family ties that one may not always be able to count on whenever they want. I say be nice to your brother or hug you sister because tomorrow you will wake up and you'll be 19, and you won't live at home anymore and your brother won't live in the same province as you and your sister will be in another country. You will wish they were there to go to the game with you or play a game with, watch TV with or even just have a coffee and chat. Let me tell you, I would love to live near my brother again and I pray that someday I will. Someone told me in college we would lose touch and not be as close when we moved apart and got married but we still talk almost every day.
You know, my family is a lot different than it used to be. I would give most anything to get it back but that is out of my control. But I do cherish the times we spent. Take the time, bury the hatchet and be the family member you would want to have. That way no mater what happens tomorrow, you will always have those times. Don't miss out on the good and perfect gifts that God has for you, take them, hold them and cherish them. I will too.
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great post ... speaking of "posts" that's all I hit last Friday ... I too wish you were living in the same province as you brother (PEI) so you can get back to playing Friday night hockey ... and I can start scoring goals again!!! Keep up the good work ... your making'em proud! (God and Ben)
*sigh*
I have a dog, that I haven't met.
My sister is learning without my guidance.
I call MCC my home and the students are my family.
I miss Ontario, but I love it here, each has their pros and cons.
My relationship with the Lord continues to grow tremendously - and this is why I'm content.
I miss Family a lot. I havent seen my big brother Jr since his wedding day over 2 years ago. I have never seen his daughter, ny little niece who is over 1 now. And my other 2 bros live in Ontario and I can only see them a couple of times a year. I love them all so much and it kills me to think that we will probably never all live in the same place again this side of Heaven. Thank God Matt and Francine got voted in. I dont know what I would have done if I had to say goodby to them too.
We had lots of good times. I miss those days a lot sometimes. I have that pic of all of us up on our wall.
Its good to be close to your family, but you can miss them when they are miles away. Glad that I don't live so far away that I can't come visit them sometimes. I tend to miss my big family too, God Bless Dan, miss you and the Church family.
God Bless!
Now I miss home, thanks Dan... Even though the college is my home, and again as Katherine said the studnets are my family. I don't have an animal, well I don't think I do. And really I don't knwo where I live since my parents moved out 2 days after I left. Kinda makes you think...
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