Who would you be?

Who would you be if you could be anybody or anything? Would you choose a different family, job, home? I'm not sure what I would choose, but growing up, like most people, I thought I would pick a different family if I could. I'm sure glad I couldn't!! Here's who I wouldn't be if I had traded families:

A people watcher- growing up I didn't quite fit in my family...they are all athletic and I am well...not. Because of that I went a lot of places that I had no interest in being and learned to watch and observe people to pass the time. I still love to people watch and add commentary to what I am watching.

An explorer- both of my grandmothers are independent souls. My granny taught me I could do anything I wanted to even if I was alone and a girl. My grandma told me stories of the Ozarks, Idaho and Washington. That combined to make me love to travel especially on my own in a car.

A history lover- my dad always watched PBS when I was growing up. I hated history shows, but he could make history sound so exciting and always taught me that part of what makes you who you are is where you came from.

A listener- my sister has always been a talker, this made me a listener. She never says exactly what she means though so I learned to listen to what she wasn't saying to understand what she really wanted me to know. I still love to listen to people tell their life stories and hear what they aren't saying but really feel.

A lover- my mom loves better than anyone I know...it makes me crazy sometimes, but she taught me to be faithful to friends (haven't always been good at that one), loyal to those I love and always a protector. I don't take on many people, but the people I love, I love as much as I know how. I have no middle ground...it's all in or all out.

That's who I wouldn't be...who would you be? More importantly, who will you choose to be? Tell the people in your life that made you who you are what they mean to you. We are only promised today. Happy Sunday, my friends! We are off to visit the Ozarks!