experience of living everyday life with cousins like most people do. so, we created our own!! we had several families from our home church who we were really close with and all of the kids decided at some point that we were all pretty much related! i feel the most at home when i am alone, and with nature. my favorite time of day is sunrise. it reminds me of the phoenix, the mythical bird that rises from the ashes. every day, we get a chance to start over, and watching the sun rise over the horizon gives me hope each and every day. 