My brother and I are 13 years apart and have quite a bit in common. Our personalities and sense of humor are very similar. Now that my hair is darker, we look more alike too. We tend to like the same foods and especially when it comes to deserts. Jim and I are both adventureous and love challenges.
Now, there is Robbie and his sister, Lisa. They are, for the most part, exact opposite. Their personalities are very different especially their sense of humors. Their likes and dislikes are very opposite. Their passions are very different with one exception...the guitar.
It really amazes me how God can use the same parents, same genetic material, same home environment to create either of the two extremes when it comes to siblings. Reghan and Piper do have things in common (unfortunately mostly medical issues). They both were due on the same date and they both started talking very early. For the most part, they are proving that God has given them some big differences.
Reghan loves to make a mess and is very good at it. Hence the nickname "Hurricane Reghan". Piper hates messes and will frantically do everything she can to clean it up. Piper loves blocks because she can clean them up. Well, Reghan loves blocks because you can build stuff then destroy it. Reghan became a "fish" in the pool and Piper is really indifferent about the pool. Reghan never cuddled as a baby or toddler. Piper loves nothing more than cuddling and loving on someone. I will stop here because the list goes on and on and I don't want to bore you will the details.
Am I thankful that my girls are different. . . absolutely! I cannot handle two mini-me's! The world needs people to have differences. Does this mean that Piper won't challenge me at times? No way! It will be interesting to see what she does challenge me on. Reghan, I know she will and is my biggest challenge since she is my clone and a fellow strong-willed human. I truly believe God has given me children with two distinct personalities for a reason. He knows what I can handle far better than I do!
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As Robbie and Lisa's mother, I learned very early on how different they are from each other. I remember a sermon many, many years ago about how God chose Joseph to be Jesus' father. Joseph was exactly what Jesus needed to to become the man he needed to be. From that sermon, I learned that I am the mother that God chose for Robbie and Lisa. Amazingly, I am what each of them needed, as different as they are. And you are the mother that God chose for Reghan and Piper. As different as your girls are, you have what they need to become strong women.
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