Not even 6 months ago I had only met one of my siblings. The rest I found on facebook. A year ago one of my sisters wouldn't even acknowledge my existence. (When you come from a family like ours, it's hard to open up.) And now today I have officially met all of my siblings and have been blessed with the opportunity to build relationships with them. The more time we spend together, the more we learn how much we are all freakishly alike. It's just such a wonderful feeling to finally be able to make up for all of our years growing up without each other.
Friday I went with my two sisters to visit our pops in prison. It was the first time I had seen him in a year or more. It was also his first time seeing all of his girls together. EVER. I wish I could have captured the look on his face. He was so excited and surprised. Sitting at the table talking with him I just kept thinking about the insane path that had brought us all there...
One of the sweetest and most precious moments I had was sitting in that prison with my sisters and pops. My sweet baby sister who is on fire for Jesus looked at our dad and with the boldness of a lion said, let's pray before we have to go. And in the middle of a room full of felons and their families, the four of us held hands, bowed our heads, and my amazing little sister lead us in a prayer. She didn't whisper. She didn't rush. She confidently called on the Lord for our family and our father and was an outstanding beam of light in that prison. Seeing her unwavering confidence moved me profoundly...
Afterward we made the hour long drive home and simply sat on the couch watching YouTube videos with our youngest brother. What to many is an ordinary mundane activity was such a joyful and cherished experience for us. If you have loved ones. Squeeze them tight. Find joy in the everyday activities of your lives together. Take it from someone who missed out on 24 years of those experiences. Someday those little moments, will become the greatest memories you will ever have.
Peace, Love, & Coping y'all.
Friday I went with my two sisters to visit our pops in prison. It was the first time I had seen him in a year or more. It was also his first time seeing all of his girls together. EVER. I wish I could have captured the look on his face. He was so excited and surprised. Sitting at the table talking with him I just kept thinking about the insane path that had brought us all there...
One of the sweetest and most precious moments I had was sitting in that prison with my sisters and pops. My sweet baby sister who is on fire for Jesus looked at our dad and with the boldness of a lion said, let's pray before we have to go. And in the middle of a room full of felons and their families, the four of us held hands, bowed our heads, and my amazing little sister lead us in a prayer. She didn't whisper. She didn't rush. She confidently called on the Lord for our family and our father and was an outstanding beam of light in that prison. Seeing her unwavering confidence moved me profoundly...
Afterward we made the hour long drive home and simply sat on the couch watching YouTube videos with our youngest brother. What to many is an ordinary mundane activity was such a joyful and cherished experience for us. If you have loved ones. Squeeze them tight. Find joy in the everyday activities of your lives together. Take it from someone who missed out on 24 years of those experiences. Someday those little moments, will become the greatest memories you will ever have.
Peace, Love, & Coping y'all.