Created for His Glory: We may not have it all together, But together we have it all ( Part 2)

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As a follow up to my last blog, I would like to give more insight into my family's daily life. Here we are three families blended to be one. There is always something fun or insanely funny going on. We sometimes play board games, watch movies, or just have fun. Chores! Every kid in our family has chores except the two year old. We each have a family chore that has to be done everyday.By having chores the house runs smoother and life is not so chaotic. In addition to family chores,there are commission jobs that we get paid for and must be done daily. Lets say I wanted to go hang out with friends, my mom would ask if I had all of my chores done. My parents philosophy behind me doing chores is to prepare me to make my own way in today's world. I'm not always sure how to respond to some things that happen around my house. One time my mother thought it would be hilarious to act like she had cut off her thumb. One of my brothers got so upset that he climbed behind the couch and sobbed.
Kasie, Lexy and I love driving my mom crazy, but we all know how much she loves it. When she is trying to take pictures of us doing family activities, we hide. During the summer, my mom would have nap time for the five youngest. Of course as they got older they no longer had to take naps. My brother Carter didn't seem to grow out of nap time and still has a tendency to fall asleep wherever he is. This was always frightening to mom when we couldn't find him anywhere! Carter is a very interesting child, he was found pretending to be a cat one summer day.

My little sister Tatiana loves to make forts. She had a bunch of boxes in a corner of the house preparing to make a cardboard fort and I guess the job got a little tiring and she fell asleep. Being part of a big family really helps you to rid ones self of the feelings concerning what others think. For example, one day when I was at school my little brother got into my room. I had pink walls, so Brad thought he could practice the letter "B" on my wall. Not only did he write on my wall with a black sharpie, he also used my scissors to cut Skylar's hair. I wasn't the happiest when I walked into my room that day.  Like every other family, thanks to Adam and Eve, we have some that aren't the best of friends. One of the younger ones got mad at Kasie and put a big wad of gum in her hair.After using scissors to remove the gum, Kasie showed the younger one saying " thanks a lot". We have some that have gotten so angry that they have torn their entire room apart. It's great to watch them as they kick the walls and mom says's " I can gather a crowd if you want attention". Those certain individuals then stop and it suddenly becomes funny to them.
    I love being part of a big family. God definitely had a sense of humor when he put our family together . Some days when you are so down, someone comes along and does something hilarious and your joy is refilled . You realize that family is the greatest thing that you could ever have.