Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Cousins

My brother is currently in the hospital in the big city close to us. Which, for him, means he is far from home. The blessing in this? His family has been spending lots of time with our family at OUR house. The cousins have had an amazing summer together and I can easily say that although life with 8 kids under 1 roof is not peaceful, it definitely could not have been any easier than it was. We have sat watching with smiles on our faces as they have played and imagined together. Building forts. Catching bugs. Playing in the "pool"/sandbox. Riding bikes. Picking cherries. Collecting hidden eggs. Playing princess. Playing cars. Eating cereal. Playing Wii. Running races. Snuggling. Laughing. It has amazed me how well everyone has gotten along. No fights between the cousins. Only fun. I thank the Lord for the amazing blessing of wonderful family. Thankful that even though my brother is battling that God has given us a tremendous blessing in the middle of it all.