What is a family really all about?

What is a family really all about?
That is a very good question! Yesterday I got a little glimpse as to the answer.
We hear many times, “Why don't you live in a house? Then we can all have our own rooms? Why don't you have a proper job and and earn some real good money instead of begging on the streets? Then we would all be much much happier!
Well, Yesterday was David's 15th birthday. He is crazy about the X Box we gave him for his last birthday and so yesterday we invested 60 of our very precious and dwindling Euro in the latest and most popular game. He was like a hungry and thirsty cat with an overflowing saucer full of rich cream. We are all living on the camp ground where we are extremely unwelcome having uncovered the plot of the 43 break ins and sadly only the small fry at the bottom of the Pyramid are in prison while those who organised and encouraged the plan are free until they die when they will get quite a surprise!!! But who thinks of dying??? So right now they feel immortal and safe!
We put them, Mikey Jazz, Jemmy , Dave and Shelly on the train to Cologne where they went to see the new Sherlock Holmes Movie being played in English.
We then went to our friend in the local cinema who was very happy and smiling to allow us to watch the same movie in German for free. I didn't really understand it but I enjoyed the amazing graphics and with Irmgard whispering far too loud in my ear, I understood about 50% of it. Luckily the Theatre was pretty empty so there were not too many people to complain about the running English Commentary.
Mikey. Dave. Jazz, Jemmy and Shelly now in Cologne and having watched Sherlock Holmes, then went for a Chinese meal in their favourite and very good and cheap restaurant and mum and I curried and spiced up the leftovers and had our meal and off to sleep. Mum with her Bible and me with my running commentary on the Philokalia.
At 11.30 our kids were not home and then began the worry part. They had a phone so it should have been easy to contact them. No reply. Over and over we phoned them again and again. Eventually we got through to Jazz who was staying with a friend to find out that she by mistake had the phone in her bag and so all communication was lost with the party of 4 with Shelly who can never stay awake beyond about 9. I was out in the snow watching to meet them as they crossed the Arctic Ice fields which surround us in the worst winter since 1978.
At 12 10 they arrived cheerful and happy and we had a reunion of love and thanksgiving in our small kitchen. Dave got his Xbox Game and was overjoyed and Mikey was on Computer getting loans from Sony and Universal which will hopefully come through today and Monday so that they can return to LA to present their songs and small album. One song is most likely going to be adopted by a Reality show called “The Biggest Loser!” (Weight Loser). If this happens their financial problems will be solved for a long time. Please pray for that one! OK?
So what is this all about? I think we all got a glimpse about the real values of this life. Yes we quarrel!!! Yes we have downs! Yes we even seem to have splits but the wonderful thing is that God brings us all back together and Yes blood is thicker than water.
Please pray for us all. We need you and hope you enjoy all the stuff we send you and that you find it interesting and hopefully even soul feeding