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**This post is not meant to say that we don’t ever argue or that it’s all a bed of roses. It’s not. We do argue, get short-tempered, and complain. We’re human just like you. 😉)**
Growing up Mom and Dad instilled many things into us. One of them being the fact that our siblings are our first friends. Friends come and go but your family are the ones that will always be there no matter the distance. This principle is something that I’ve been able to witness on a regular basis on both sides of my extended family. There’ll be phone calls updating us about surgical procedures, zoom prayer meetings before appointments, text messaging prayer chains, and sharing silly memes from around the web on a regular basis.
We were taught and reminded often that everyone is gifted in different areas and we needed to learn to work together to get the job done.
Mom and Dad were able to see our strengths and give us “jobs” that suited those strengths. For example, Bradley loves to sweep and mop. He’d often help sweep the floors at the church building when he was a toddler after fellowship meals or special events. Now, he’ll often help to sweep and mop the floors. Or deep clean a room because that’s how they clean the station. Billie Jo has always loved animals and research. She’s often the go-to person helping to care for the animals–both inside and out. I find being in the kitchen relaxing so I often help with the dishes and the laundry. This thought process extends to the homestead chores as well.
While we all have our “assigned” jobs we all pitch in to get the job done.
Mom is HEAVILY involved in everyone’s “thing” right now. Helping me run this blog, helping JoJo with her bakery, and Bradley finishing Paramedic school. Mom plans the meals but we kids will often cook the meals. If someone’s busy with another task, the one who’s not busy will go ahead and help out. Regardless of if it’s their “job” or not.
We’ve learned to use our strengths to help each other pursue our dreams.
Mom, Billie Jo, and sometimes Bradley help me come up with topics for posts, picture ideas, and editing almost everything I post. Mom, Billie Jo, and I help Bradley with his school work and making sure his uniforms are clean when he needs them. And JoJo’s dog bakery has been an all-hands-on-deck affair. We spent last week helping with baking and packaging…blaring “The Greatest Showman”,
