my sibs

whats up!! So I am super excited today to get to talk a little about my siblings! I am the fourth and pictured below from left to right, Grayson, Kendall, Me, Christian!!

So as you can see I have four siblings! I love them all with all my heart and wouldn't trade them for the world. We all act as one team. We are built in best friends. My favorite thing about my relationships with my siblings is that we all constantly serve one another. We all want to be there for each others needs. We constantly put each other above ourselves. This leads to another one of my favorite things about our relationships is that we can not see each other for weeks or months and still come back right where we left off. (because some of them are in college). Also, I love that each and every one of us is very different so our differences and strengths and weaknesses balance out. they all make me so very happy and I couldn't imagine my life any other way! Now on to my individual sibs!!

Grayson (oldest)

First, my oldest brother. he is 7 years older than me and he and I are very alike. we are both business minded and very professional. We like to look on the analytical side of things. He is smart, hardworking, loving, and selfless. We always go out and get purple milkshakes together, we try to find the best deals, or rig the deals. We just like to spend fun time in the car and sing One Direction. He is genuine and loves the people around him. One of my favorite parts about my brother is his love for India. He has a heart for the kids over there and has even started a tennis clinic!! No matter our disagreements or jokes, we still push in and like to go on fun date nights or just go work together at Starbucks!! this is gray and I love him!!

Kendall (2nd oldest)

Next, my sister. She is 5 years older than me. she is fun, enthusiastic, and really chill to be around. We have had our ups and downs but she will always be my built in bestfriend. We live life together and lean on each other. We have car jam sessions and don't mind eating way to much on a Friday night. We love to sit and have long talks for hours, and try to be active together. She is uplifting and let me sleep in her bed when I was scared for like 3 years. we never fail to hide food behind our moms back or hide Girl Scout cookies. We have had so many fun memories I cant even count. she has taught me how to do makeup, how to dress, and anything girlish. so that is ken or Kenny g and I lover her!!

Christian (3rd oldest)

Last but not least, my 2nd oldest brother, Christian!! C and I love to have fun and have quality moments. We will go out late to sonic together to talk or even stay in and just have late night convos in our bedrooms. We love to go stargazing and drink lots and lots of frosted coffee at chick-fil-a. my favorite thing about c though is his passion for people. each person he comes in contact with he is overly passionate about. That just makes him so much more fun to be around. We have fun going to basketball games and cheering eachother on. we love to watch sports and cheer on the GSW (dubnation)!! W love to sing The greatest Showman in the car and act out the "I gotta go my own way" High School Musical scene for all of our friends! Well thats C and I love him so so much!!

Well now that I have introduced you to all of my siblings, im going to talk a little bit about siblings in general. WE ARE NOT PERFECT! Us siblings fight and get mad for little petty things. We argue about clothes and who gets what and what we should have for dinner. We're not perfect and we never will be. But the one thing I love about my siblings is that no matter what we all four come back together. Having perfect siblings or being a perfect sibling is never going to work. Its impossible!

Well I know many people aren't very close to their siblings. and I am very thankful that I have a close relationship with each of mine. If you are one of those people who aren't very close with your siblings, than this next part is for you!!

Here are some situations I have heard from people about some struggles with them and their siblings:

1. AGE

I know many people that tell me we're not close because of our age. He/She acts like their too cool or old to be around me or etc.

Well, to break the age barrier, you have to start being interested in your life. To build the basic relationship at the start you will have to invest your time into asking how their day was or how school, sports, band, etc. are going. That will take your relationship to a deeper level and strengthen the bond between you two.

2. "Mean to Me"

All the time I hear, "I am not very close to my brother/sister, because their so mean to me." A lot of the time I want to ask, "What did you do," and when I do ask that they say nothing.

Well if youre sibling is mean to you for no reason its probably because their hurting or struggling in their life.

Hurt people, hurt others.

This is most of the time why you're siblings are just "being mean." To grow and bond your relationship, the best thing you can do is be nice to them and serve them. Most likely if they're a teen or in high school, they may be going through some hard stuff with friends or school work and the best thing they could wish for when they got home is a happy to see them sibling. Make sure you give them extra love and congratulate them. Also, this is one of the biggest times for forgiveness. because they may going through some hard stuff, the more you forgive them and give them grace because they are hurting themselves, the stronger your relationship will grow.

3. "She's a girl and I'm a boy"

I hear this all the time. Well I don't really connect with my brother because he's a boy and he doesn't know what I go through or stuff like that.

Well, find middle ground. I am sure if you got to know each other well enough you would find things that y'all both enjoy and that are similar to eachother!! Gender shouldn't determine your relationship.

4. Not Into the Same Stuff

I also get this one a lot. We don't believe the same thing, or we don't share the same interests.

Well, my siblings and I don't share the same interests, but like I said above you have to push hard to be interested in one another things. you will have to find middle ground. Different interests shouldn't keep you from having a good relationship with a sibling. Sometimes even if you don't like something you might have to give up your wants and do something they want to strengthen the bond.

All of these are just some situations I hear about or get asked about but one of the biggest things to know is that its a TWO WAY PROCESS. Relationships cant be just a one way thing. It takes serving and working hard from two people to continuously have a good relationship. Married couples cant just never talk or see eachother and expect to have a good relationship. Its because they spend quality time and work as a two way team that the relationships work out so well.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

No matter how hard it is, always want the best for your siblings.

Its really hard sometimes and sometimes you just want karma to get them back, but the best thing to do is want the best for each of them. I want each of my siblings to reach their goals and live out their dreams. and I hope they want that for me to. When you want the best for your siblings, your relationship with them while grow a whole lot closer.

Also, don't be a negative Nelly. Siblings like encouragement and being dull and drowsy and pouty all the time is not going to increase the chances of a good relationship. Encouragements and uplifting words help so much even if you don't realize it.

Last, the three most important things

Effort

Selflessness

Forgiveness

You gotta put in effort, and be selfless and serving, and be able to forgive and forget and extend grace, NO MATTER WHAT.

Hope you enjoyed and love yo sibs!! call or text if you need anything!! 501-952-5593

love regardless,

piper gwen greer