Families... Normal?

Reflecting on my life the last week or so has helped me to realize more than I already have. I see  how blessed I am for the people in my life, the experiences I have had both good and bad and for The Lord in my life. People change, places around us change and ideas change. Just as much as the world has changed since the birth of the Internet so has each one of our lives. All the experiences I have had In my life make me who I am today experiences in everyone Else's lives make them who they are.

It is beautiful to know that not one person is just like another. We all have our own thoughts, opinions and ideas. And that's a wonderful thing. With all of us so different from each other it opens the opportunity of growth in our families, communities, nations and the world. I love that.

I have seen, heard and experienced so many things that it is incredible. I love the fact that each day I can go out and learn 10 things easily and still have the whole day open to more learning. I thrive off the ability that I personally have to grow as an individual and to build my knowledge and character.

I had the opportunity to spend time with my family a lot the last week and although it wasn't all good I wouldn't change the chance that I had to be with them. No one's family is perfect heck all of ours are probably pretty far from it. Outsiders looking in may think wow their family is so normal if only my family could be normal, but what is normal these days? Not only that if we all had a family like the Beaver's wouldn't we get bored fast? I would think so.

 My family always keeps me on my toes and I bet I help keep them on their toes too. As much as I want to think I'm not a contributor of the chaos in my own family I'm sure I'm probably one of the leaders of the pack. Then it makes you think thank goodness for family. No matter what a family member may do, how big a fight was, how awful the words exchanged were at the end of the day ya'll are saying love you and I'm always here for you.

Everyone thinks their story is so different from the rest but really it's not. What is hard for one family is easy for another and vice versa.