Family Parties
I was with some friends last week and we were talking about our families. One comes from a large family with lots of ups and downs. One comes from a small family and they all talk quietly and go to bed at 8pm. Another comes from a super religious family. And another comes from a rowdy bunch of knuckleheads.
And then there’s me.
I come from hearty stock. We are all corn fed and we like naps and carbs and dipping our food into whatever you happen to have nearby. We fight and we are not quick to apologize. We gossip and we just hope God will overlook it. We put the “fun” in dysfunctional and we know it. We have accepted it.
On Father’s Day I sent out a group text to everyone in my large extended family, that read: “Would anyone be interested in getting together over at my house for Father’s Day and playing water volleyball in the pool? David just got the net all set up and the water is perfect!”
Not one single person replied to my text. Not one. I’m still waiting.
On July 3rd my cousin sent out a text that read: “Does anyone want to get together on the Fourth of July and play water volleyball in David and Melissa‘s pool? They won’t be there - they will be on vacation. But David has the net set up and the water is perfect.”
16 of them spent all afternoon in my pool. Without me.
And this is family.
Sometimes they’re all in. Sometimes we could pass a kidney stone before they respond.
Sometimes they’re large.
Sometimes they’ve all passed and we are alone.
Sometimes they’re lovely.
Sometimes they’re horrible.
Sometimes they’re great.
Sometimes they’re toxic.
But they are not boogers and so, we don’t get to pick them.
But what if we did get to decide who became family to us? What if we did get to choose who we let in? What if, for once, we found ourselves right slap dab in the middle of a big ol’ “FRAMILY” (friends + family) of our choosing?
That’s what The Radke Family is all about. It’s about you and me and David and Remi and Rocco and people from all over the United States and even other countries. It is about makeup and God and shoes that are comfortable and weight loss tips and hormone talk and movies we wanna see and Netflix shows we wanna binge and hair products and favorite scriptures and recipes and dirty minds and hilarious blunders and getting together over coffee and challenging one another and becoming better….it’s all of those things in one place.
And if you don’t have the family of your choosing…maybe it’s time you did.
Take a look at these three LIVES (Episode 1 / Episode 2) we have done this week and you’ll hear us talk about The Radke Family (especially Episode 3.)
Then Text the word FAMILY to 936-282-5596 for more information on how you can be a part of what we are doing.
If you’ve been waiting for a place to belong, you found us!
P.S. Be sure to join us LIVE on Thursday and Friday of this week on my Facebook or Instagram at 9am CST.