Sometimes I wish we were all still seven kids at home
that we spent our days playing at the creek building stick houses
and our biggest worries were arguing over who was going to wash the supper dishes.
Sometimes I wish none of us were graduated
that we all went to sleep under the same black roof
and that we could spend our afternoons riding our bikes with no hands down the gravel road.
Sometimes I feel like Anne Shirley
when she said
Why do people have to grow up and marry, change?!
Sometimes I wish we could
freeze time and just stay seven crazy Chmelar kids forever.
But then we would never have the chance for new memories
new adventures
and deeper relationships than ever before.
Never have the chance for the love to multiply
to grow
and be shared in place around the world.
So to my six amazing siblings
who I will forever adore with all my heart.
Tiffany
Christopher
Timothy
Grace
Beth
Aubrey
I love you more than you will ever know
- love the biggest sister
AndPS
Congrats to you, Timmy
for accomplishing that awesome thing called 'High School'
Now go kick some booty in this big wide world.
I love you
what a lovely family!! :)
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Such a sweet post! I can totally identify with it. I am the oldest of 6 siblings and I feel the same way at times.... So thankful for my family. =)
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Amen, sista. Loved this post. My sister is graduating from high school this weekend, and I was just having these same thoughts recently.... Here's to the amazing future.
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7 kids!! Wow your parents are saints
ReplyDeleteI've always secretly wished I grew up in a big family, it seems like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your Brother, it was the best feeling ever to graduate high school... I had some serious senioritis ;)
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Jenna
awesome family!! :)
ReplyDeleteThis post got me today. My baby sister is graduating from high school in 2 weeks, too. It's been wonderful to watch her grow into the woman she's becoming, but yes, it's hard not to have nostalgic feelings for the "good ol' days" sometimes. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome sibling post! My baby sister turns 21 tomorrow... The years go by so fast! Thanks for sharing!
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oh my goodness. i seriously love this.
ReplyDeleteI can totally identify with this. You look like you have such a sweet, fun-loving family! I have 3 other siblings (including a twin brother) and now we're all married. In the last 2 years we've only been in the same state (or country) twice, and so I cherish our time together! Thank you for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteAw this made me tear up! I'm the biggest sister of five and I feel exactly the same way. Bittersweet :)
ReplyDeleteThis made me cry. I miss you guys, and those days too, oh the wistfulness of childhood. It moves by so quickly. Wish we could have come. Love you!
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