I moved around my whole life. There are very few things in my life that have been stable, but my family is one of them. My first family-my parents and my older brother, Christopher (but who I call Brother, and will hereafter refer to him as such) and the Lord were my source of stability all my growing up years.
I do think it is common for most siblings to be each others first and best friends. All of my friends who have sisters ask them to be the maids of honor in their weddings. But I don't have a sister. I have a brother. (The best in the world, if you ask me.) My brother was my first and best friend. Even when he graduated high school and went to college three years before me (and even though when he went to college my family moved to another continent to pursue missions), we remained close thanks to technology. Net2Phone was the ancient version of modern day Skype--and we were pros. Thankfully, we didn't live apart for too long, eventually we even went to Seminary together. There was a time, in fact, that he and I (and my darling sister in law--more on her to come), were in a class together--with our dad as the professor!
Right before I started Seminary, Brother wed my wonderful sister-in-law, Carol. I couldn't be more grateful. The night before their wedding, we sat together and talked about how things would be different. The differences have been perfect because they included Carol in our family now. A few kiddos and moves later, they are now serving the Lord overseas through missions. And so, Brother, Carol, and their three kids--5 of my greatest treasures, are farther away than ever. Brother-my source of stability all my growing up years, my first friend is a whole continent away.
Thus, with my marriage in it's early years and my new darling baby girl, life is flourishing, and I must share it. I must have a way to share my day to day musings with one of my first and favorite friends. If I only wanted to share things with Brother and Carol, I could just email, but we have many other friends scattered to the far ends of the world (you can't grow up globe-trotting as a missionary kid and not have friends all over the place!). And so we will grant the world (or at least Brother and Carol) a small glimpse into our little nest.
Thus, with my marriage in it's early years and my new darling baby girl, life is flourishing, and I must share it. I must have a way to share my day to day musings with one of my first and favorite friends. If I only wanted to share things with Brother and Carol, I could just email, but we have many other friends scattered to the far ends of the world (you can't grow up globe-trotting as a missionary kid and not have friends all over the place!). And so we will grant the world (or at least Brother and Carol) a small glimpse into our little nest.
Happy Reading!
{MSP}
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