“…but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15).
I was very blessed to grow up in a Christian home, but things were not perfect and were, at times, hard. My father worked long hours for us, many times working at least 80 hours a week. Even when it made things very stressful for him, he enrolled my brother and I into a Christian school, where we were able to attend for 4 years. He made sure we went to church regularly. He served God with all His heart, and still does.
Now my Dad has become a father in many ways to my girls. He’s always fixing things for us, or having things done for us that we cannot afford. He loves his family fervently and has always been there for us, and always will. He’s even tenderhearted enough to cry in church or during a TV program.
Mama was a homemaker, and she really made a home for us. She never discussed with me why she was a homemaker, but just lived her life and her convictions. Because of her, I really always wanted to be a homemaker more than anything else. No matter how hard things got, even when my dad was out of work nearly a year due to an injury, Daddy never asked my mama to leave our home to work. During the time of my dad’s injury and recovery, we were blessed with a pastor who would come by to see if we needed anything, many times bringing a check that we never asked for.
Mama was and still is very funny. My girls really enjoy laughing with her. Mama has always been the best about finding a use for the most ordinary of things. My middle daughter has really taken after her in this regard. I’ve always been able to talk with my Mama about anything. She has always been one of my dearest friends. She understands me better than anyone else on earth.
I have a baby brother, who’s now my big brother, because he’s taller than me. He’s always wanted to do what I did, and I called him my “tagalong brother”. (I even wrote a paper in college about my tagalong brother. 
) Growing up, we shared our birthdays every year, because they are very close together. We have almost felt like twins because of that.:) My brother now has his own family and is just as hardworking as our dad was. He is a loving, caring husband and father. He loves and serves the Lord and his family as fervently as our own father did. I always wanted a sister, too, but am so thankful that the Lord gave me my brother.
) Growing up, we shared our birthdays every year, because they are very close together. We have almost felt like twins because of that.:) My brother now has his own family and is just as hardworking as our dad was. He is a loving, caring husband and father. He loves and serves the Lord and his family as fervently as our own father did. I always wanted a sister, too, but am so thankful that the Lord gave me my brother.Thank you, Lord, for the family you put me into.
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