Once again, linking up with Kate Motaung for five minute Friday. The prompt this week:
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We are all taught as children that we need to share. Share our toys, share our coloring crayons, even share our space with siblings and friends. The act of sharing is forced on us, like it or not. I remember as a kid, I hated sharing a room with my sister. I felt like it was the worst. I wanted nothing more then my own room and my own space. Then it happened. My parents actually built me a room in the garage. For the last two years I lived at home, it was in a small yellow walled room in our garage. It might seem strange, but it was all mine. I loved every inch of it's poster covered wall. It was completely freeing to be in a space all my own. But, it wasn't all wonderful, I no longer had someone to share late night talks with. Today, I miss those times that my sister and I shared in our room. I remember once, we were beading (really late!) and she asked me to cut her piece of string. So I did and somehow managed to cut her finger as well. She got stitches as a souvenir of our jewelry night and now has a scar to remember it by. Lots of my childhood memories involve the sharing of space and things with family, friends and loved ones. The weekends I spent at my aunt's house with my cousins were also memorable. Sharing the space with six kids was challenging, but I am sure glad that my mom and aunt made it a priority. Now that I'm an adult, I'm fairly certain the kid swaps weren't for us, but we sure benefited from them. Sharing that time with them brought us closer as a family. I can't imagine my life without those days we shared.
What about you, what is one moment in your life that sharing changed?
1000 Gifts: Three gifts found in Christ
- unconditional love. He loves me the same when I am awesome as when I am grumpy and mean.
- unending grace. His patience with me never fails. He offers me grace anytime I need it.
- wonder. His creation often makes me pause and ponder how great our God is, to have created this world just for us.
I remember when my sister left for college, shared a room also, it was so upsetting to me. We hated each other then but I missed annoying her. HAHA! Now we are the best of friends and I do miss that part of my life and wish we had become best friends a lot earlier. I long to have our kids grow near each other but life goes on.
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