But....Who is my family?
I immediately think of the old saying, "Me and mine" (I would add: and those who belong to "mine".)
But then I realized that in our lives we have all types of family. My sister said,"God puts the lonely together in families". That's true. There have been times in our lives that others have stepped in to fill the void of our families when we are absent from each other. There is church family, work family, friends that come together as families, and they are all "Me and mine" in some way, aren't they?
In just a few short hours our family is going change again...We are blessed beyond measure with children, their spouses and grandchildren. Life is good! We are adding a bouncing 16 hear old young man to the mix for a year! His name is Jimmey and we couldnt be more excited than to add someone else to share a coke and a smile with!
Jimmey is from another country, he has different experiences to bring to our family, and hopefully we have some slices of life to share with him! We do, however have one thing in common: We all love and serve the same God.
So, as Jimmey makes his final steps of his journey to Fairhope, We pray for his Mama back home, we are thankful for the opportunity we are blessed with, and we pray that Jimmey feels safe and loved enough to share a coke and a smile this year with his American family!
Feeling a little thirsty?
