Don’t You Just Love It?
By Stacey | Posted on June 12, 2009 | No Comments
There are many, many obvious challenges about raising a large family. I won’t even endeavor to list them all here. Most of you know them firsthand. But amidst all those challenges, there are some amazing things to delight in. Here are just a few. As you read, mentally add your own ideas to my list and thank the Creator for them. Also, go tell your spousie and children how glad you are to be sharing this life with them.
- Anyone hugging or kissing anyone else
- People dragging themselves out of cozy beds because they forgot to hug/kiss/say goodnight to so-and-so
- Siblings working together to accomplish tasks
- Mom and Dad smooching only to find 1-3 kiddos slithering in between for some falling sugar
- A million colors and sizes of everything: undies, socks, shoes, toothbrushes, PJs, bath towels, bath robes, favorite blankets, favorite dolls/stuffed animals, bicycles, musical instruments, comforters, etc.
- People choosing to share their things
- Siblings giving up free time to play something “beneath them”
- Olders holding youngers
- Youngers copying olders
- Conversations, talking, chatting, and story-telling
- Siblings watching out for each other
- Genuine rejoicing from all as one learns to ride a bike, loses a tooth, or plays a recital piece
- Lots of cute feet – line them up in order some time and take a picture
- More birthdays to celebrate
- Wonderful, raucous noise
- Lots of breathing in the house at night
- Crowded couches
- Older kids to help you remember things from your younger children’s early years
- Older children teaching your younger children things you taught them “when they were young”
- Younger children teaching your older children things they should have learned by now!
- Walking in public and having people smile at your family
- Watching the children walk somewhere holding hands
- Hearing the children express love or approval to one another
- Watching the children comfort one another
- Walking behind your brood somewhere and realizing all those precious people live at YOUR HOUSE
Category: Large Familyology
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