Sibling Friendships

Our primary motivation for moving to New Zealand was to create more space in our life for family time. In the past 18 months we have spent a lavish amount of time together... exceeding all of our expectations.

As you can imagine, the images are not all so picturesque. A loving sister speaking kind words to her doe-eyed little brother, overlooking the ocean with puffy white clouds, blue skies and mountains in the distance.

Our kids fight a lot. They irritate and pick on each other, fight about toys and who get's to do what first. They hit and scream and throw tantrums about stupid things. I lose my temper and scream at them. It happens. all. the. time.

But our success to failure ratio is a lot higher these days. Kindness and comradery has become more probable based on the sheer magnitude of time we spend together.

I am thankful for this time we have had to invest in our family. I don't expect that we will have the same luxury in the all the chapters of our lives. But hopefully this time will serve as a solid foundation for the future of their sibling relationships.