Flips

There have been many flips in my life and the life of my family recently. I had a grand time with them when I went back to Georgia for a couple of weeks at the beginning of August. If I had to rate them, this was probably the best trip back. Many times, it seems like there is always so much to do, to pack into the few short days that I am back in Augusta. And that list of things to do, people see, places to go, never gets fully accomplished. This time I just enjoyed the time I had. Especially with the siblings. My mom always told me and Ashlyn when we would fight, "Friends may come and go, but sisters are forever." My siblings, especially the youngest ones, change so much each time I come back. They change physically, emotionally, they have new thoughts and ideas, new experiences and friends to share....most of these things totally unpredictable. So, I have learned to try and keep up while I can. :)
One day we went to this amazing bouncy place...I have no idea what the name is. The whole place is blown up items you can play on....a slide, a moon walk, an obstacle course, and a few other things. Its pretty cheap and people over eighteen get in for free :) The afternoon we went we were the only ones there is it was especially fun. [As a side note, if you are not a competitive person, or do not like being around competitive people, do not spend too much time with my family, with the exception of Caroline....she a sweetheart. We are SUPER competitive and love it.] The picture above is Sarah doing a slip on the moon-walk thing. It took a few times, but this one was really impressive.
Another flip happened in our family this past weekend. Drew was on a go-kart out at a friends house and it flipped....right onto his arm. Yup. Broken. Luckily, or maybe not so luckily, depending on your perspective, he broke the arm that he does not write with. He seems to be having a good attitude about it, but tends to be in pain when it comes time for doing the not-so-fun tasks in life. Imagine that. I am hoping to get a picture of him with his orange cast, and will share it if I do.
Another flip has been a bit of a role reversal for me and my mom. For years, about 12 of them, she was in charge of my education. She was always there to answer my questions and help me with any problems that I had. Now, however, she is enrolled in a distance learning course offered by the Ezekiel Project. One of my jobs here is to handle a bit of the administrative things that go on with that. So, I give her tests, send her books, answer her questions, and am available if she ever needs help. Its a bit strange, but I love it and enjoy seeing her get excited about learning.
So things change, people change, and that means roles and relationships flip around, and sometimes that is not easy, especially when I have to change, but its a part of life and a part of growing. So if things have been flipping, keep it up.