A full house

Chapter 85

The house was filled with people and fun and laughter and games, and howls of joy. They were having so much fun playing games and being together, my heart was full to overflowing. All our kids and all their spouses, playing games and bursting with laughter while the grandkids slept at another house across the street, was a great opportunity for the adults to have some fun. And they were having it in our house, the oasis. We haven’t had a house of our own since 2004, and 16 years ago, the kids were all kids, not married, not even dating.

Now they are all grown up and have their own places and spouses and kids, but they are still our kids and it was super special to have the house full of people all day yesterday on a cold wet rainy day, and the house was warm and smelled of good food, sweet desserts baking, great discussions and chats with one another, and plus I got a bunch of home improvement projects done in between the times when they were here and going and coming. It was like Christmas come early! These are the moments that fill your heart and soul up from empty to overflowing.

If you don’t have any of these moments in your life, then you need to change that as soon as possible. Spend any amount of money, take any risk, do whatever is required to have some of these life-defining times and experiences. Don’t just live in your memories, make some new ones!