We are family!

Family, it can mean several different things to any one person. It could mean love, hate, guilt, joy, laughter, pain, confusion. To me- family means being there. I adore my family. I adore each and every one of them and all their craziness. God gave each of these people to me as my life character list and I am going to share a little about each person with you today.

Husband- He is my rock. He is there to remind me that life is not always as hard and crazy as I can sometimes blow it up to be. He is my comic relief. That one person who can make me crack a smile when I want to ball my eyes out or punch a brick wall. He is the one who has to be reminded that sometimes things are serious and we do have to take them seriously. And I love him for each of those traits.

Mom- She is my best friend second to my husband. She is my constant. She is my warrior. She has been there to pick me up off the ground and to laugh nights away in the mountains of Haiti. She has always supported me, through every single one of my crazy ideas. She NEVER puts herself first, and sometimes we have to remind her that she needs too.

Sister 1- She is my third best friend (I am very lucky to have so many awesome best friends in my life). She is the optimistic, the one who believes against all odds we will all make it out just fine and not just fine, but better. She never answers her phone, but she knows exactly how to be there for you if you need her and exactly what to say. She is my younger sister, but I firmly believe she is my older sister.

Dad- He is the fixer. He believes that if it is broken, he can and he will fix it. We always call Dad when something is broken, whether that be our car or our hearts, Dad'll fix it, he always does. Dad is my motivator. He pushes me to be a better person. He is the prime example of becoming the Dad he wanted to be, despite the example of a Dad he had.

Brother- He is the calm one of the whole gang. He is the one you call when you are so far deep in crap you just want him to calm you down. (Which I did my junior year of high school) He is the guy that no matter the time between, he will always be the same caring, geniue guy who wouldn't leave you hanging no matter what.

Sister 2- She is my plus 1 sister. I gained her when my brother got married. She is the one I can relate to. She is the one who can dig through our messy pasts together and just be happy and proud of how far we both have come. She is an encourager. She will be there when you need her, and be there to just say how proud of you she is.

Brother 2- He is the prime goofball. I gained him when my sister got married. He has seen me at my worst, and seen me at my best. He can pull you out of a civil war where you just lost your leg, and make you feel like you're on top on the world. Your problems are never problems when you're hanging out with him, they're just a good story.

"What else is family if not a commitment to keep showing up?" -Glennon Melton