Party time!

As we prepare for Serenity's 1st birthday party this week, it has reminded me of how happy I am to have children that are so willing to serve their family. Pulling a party off and keeping up with daily activities is straining to say the least! I can't imagine having 5 children who run off and leave Mom to do all the work. We are a family and as a family we serve each other and work together to maintain a home. I've heard it referred to as a baseball team. The role of the father, Kevin, is that of a manager. The manager controls all matters of team strategy and leadership. He makes the line-up and substitutions through-out the game. He hands out the orders and sometimes has to go out onto the field to get involved, but most of the time he delegates responsibility to the a coach. I am the coach, or as the bible states, my husband's helpmate. I handle things when he's not here and I execute his plans for him, taking time to work with the players individually and instruct them. The children are the baseball players. Each having their own area of expertise and when executed properly and as instructed, this makes for a fully functioning team, a reflection of good leadership. Last, but definitely not least, is the owner of the team. What would a team be without an owner? Nothing! They would have no existence. Thankfully, we can choose to have the best team owner in the universe... God! Sure you can try to leave him out, but why would you want to? Without his mercy and guidance, we would be lost.
So, when you add the responsibilities of everyone together, then mix in the love and compassion crucial for raising a family, you've got a winning team! Can you imagine a manger taking everything on without the help of an assistant? An assistant trying to be the manager? Or what happens when the shortstop catches a grounder and throws it to the 1st baseman for an out, but the 1st baseman's too busy waving to his fans? In order for a team, or family, to be successful, everyone has to chip in and do the part that God has created them to do. How blessed Kevin and I are to have such wonderful and loving "Team Members" in our family, all glory to God!