The Happy Walker

This is a post I came across from August 2014. For some reason I had not posted it but had saved it in my "drafts". Definitely a "daft" moment!


We have a few of our children living in one state right now. This is huge for us. For the past five plus years most of our seven children have been living in various states and countries. Whenever my husband and/or I are in their area we try to get everyone together to share at least one meal.

Because we have always been a busy family with seven children I felt it was important for us to share at least one meal time a day together while they were growing up, whether they were eating or not. For 20-30 minutes of time the whole family is together. We could share things going on in life, cares and concerns, joke with one another, whatever. The important point is that we were together. We were united as a family, if only for a small amount of time. That’s a lot to ask for a blended family.

We will celebrate 14 years of marriage this December. There have been some major ups and downs through that time, but to be honest, it has been worth the tears, frustration, upset stomachs and jumbled nerves. Has this journey been easy? Definitely not; I would be a liar to say it has been easy. However, I will say that I have grown more in areas that I never would have otherwise and I have shared some very beautiful memories and times with wonderful people through this experience. 

 

Some of our children and some friends
L-R: Jason, Becca & Karson, Friend, Suze, Rebecca, Me, Mark & Bryan