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Common Ground

May 18, 2008 | Category: Family, It's a Trip



If love is measured in how much we enjoy doing the same things, then we fail.

There are only 3 of us, but I swear we equal about 12 different opinions. Doesn't matter the topic.

For example, of all the food in all the world - there are exactly 3 meals that the 3 of us like the same. Two of which are made by someone else (IKEA Meatballs and Panda Express) and the third? Yeah, hamburger.

CD is an Icelandic Socialist, I'm a Christian Independent, and Bear is a moderate Democrat who often switches to Republican due to his strong feelings about fiscal responsibility (oh, do YOU want to be the one to explain to my 7 year old that he's too young for informed political opinions? Yeah, have fun with that.)

We took the Belief-O-Matic, and I came up 100% as a Mainline Conservative Protestant, CD was a mix of Christian, neo-pagan, and Unitarian Universalism, and Bear? A Liberal Protestant and Quaker, (both 100%)!

We have different sleep patterns, levels of fitness, taste in decorating, and ideas of fun.

And yet?

It's amazing how much common ground we find, every day. Tonight we all piled onto the couch with bowls of pasta (different sauces, of course) and watched Mythbusters. After we were done eating, Sara McFluffy jumped up and spread across our legs as we stayed in a pile, enjoying the end of the show.

Looking at us, at how much we really enjoy just being together, I sort of stepped outside myself in wonder. That we are so different, and yet have forged this wide ribbon of common experiences that are uniquely, amazingly, us.

Of all the blessings in the world, this is the one I am most grateful for. Not to be too sappy for words on a Sunday Night, but you know - there have been a lot of years in my existence when I could never have imagined this kind of happiness. So I apologize for my misty moments of awe, they are unfashionable and trite.

And miraculous.

Boomdiadah, boom.

(Our favorite new commercial, but watch out - it's addictive!)


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Elizabeth,
Lovely post! I hadn't seen that commercial (odd, since we are Discovery addicts) but now I'm hooked. I love it! And, like all grown-up piano students, I can play it on the piano!!

Posted by: Tammy on May 23, 2008 10:18 PM


Hi Elizabeth,

Discovered your blog a few months ago. We're a homeschool family in RI.

I love this post, and definitely relate to it. Especially in those moments when I'm berating myself for not having a dinner table set with gorgeous place settings, and engaging conversation about the days' events.

But there we are, the 5 of us, spread out over the living room, dinner in hand, enjoying time together (we're usually watching "It Takes a Thief" LOL), and I'm overcome by how blessed I am to have this family.

I know your post wasn't about eating dinner in front of the tv, but about your differences, but that's what struck a chord with me.

Posted by: Amanda on May 21, 2008 06:47 AM