My parents have given me many great things in my lifetime. My spoiled self certainly never went without, and I must admit, I have received some fairly extravagant gifts...cars, a house, a wedding, a college education...just to name a few...
However, of all the gifts they have given me, the fact that they gave me 4 incredible siblings is by far the greatest.
Growing up I would never have said this. In fact, I think I sometimes felt cursed having 4 younger siblings...My naive eyes believed I did not get things because I always had to "share" with the "others," I sometimes grew weary of being the babysitter, and I longed for just a moment of solitude.
Yet, looking back, my greatest memories ALL involve one or more of my siblings...and today the only people I will ever completely understand me, that I trust whole-heartedly and that I feel the most comfortable around are them.
Ironically, it was not until I we were all "grown" that we ever really got-to-know each other. Afterall, Kason was only 5 when I left for college, and he still addressed me as "mam."
One by one we have all come to Aggieland (some of us never leaving), and it is here that the seeds my parents planted so many years ago have come into bloom...it is here the relationships blossomed. There are so many reasons why...but we will just say it was because of the "spirit" here. However, the relationships we now have with one another can never be described with words...
This in no way means that we are "chummy" all of the time. The opposite is perhaps more true...We have certainly been known to have some real good "grown-up" fights involving the hurling of frozen chicken at each other, the locking of one another in a bathroom resulting in a slightly dismantled door when the person inside attempted to escape, and the traditional pulling of hair as we roll on the floor. (Yes, these have all occurred within the last five years.)
There is also no group of people that I am likely to disagree with more than the four of them...I must say they (not me) make some pretty dumb decisions and have the most bizarre outlook on situations! :) Yet, now matter how we might disagree with each other, how angry we are at one another or how ridiculous one of us might be acting...No one but us will ever know. We are a united front...and we will never stray from one another.
Tonight...like every night, I will thank the Lord for the greatest gift my parents gave me, and I will pray that I will be able to plant the same seed for my children that they planted for us.
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