I really love this.
(Found on Etsy here.)
But I can’t help but think it would be a little self serving and a teeny weeny bit untrue if I posted this on my walls. Sure, it may be the family I would want people to see, but it’s not the family that is.
I had best print my own words….if I’m being honest, they would go something like this:
In this family,
We do messy (and Mom hates it.)
We do loud (and Mom hates that too.)
We do mad, angry, and frustrated.
We do yelling and sibling fights.
We do “Mom loses her nut.”
We do real.
We do laughter, and silly, and giggles, and fart jokes, and poop jokes, and burp jokes.
We do grumpy and happy and lazy and busy.
We do honesty.
We do love (tinged with a little hate now and then.)
We do stomping and door slamming.
We do games and movies.
We do together.
We do prayers.
We do forgiveness…
And it’s a good thing or somebody would be dead by now.
Now THAT’S family…anyone who tells you any differently is selling something. 🙂
A Half Hour a Day 
I love this. So true, honest – so family life.
HA! Your words are excellent!!
You have prompted me to think of my own “words”:
In this house…
Dust is rampant
We are forgetful
Critters come first
We eat with our hands
We laugh often
We dance and we sing (poorly)
We converse with the cat
We sweat, fart and belch
Laundry piles up, floors get dirty
We get cranky for no reason
We are sarcastic
We give kisses and hugs freely
We share the good and the bad
We take things for granted
We say we’re sorry
We forgive
We do happy
We do love
We do forever
Thank you Tracy! 🙂 Love your post! Feels so good to know I was “inspiring.” 🙂
In this house we do life but not always gracefully.
Very true, Darling, very true. 🙂
In this house we have raised the making of mistakes to a fine art.
We give do-overs.
We shed.
We commit indiscretions.
Some of them might involve harking up hairballs.
We mop up and move on.
We forget everything except suppertime.
We whine and bark and howl at times both appropriate and in-.
We laugh and spin-dance and jump on the bed.
We shed some more.
We practice our mistake-making.
We give more do-overs.
We are real.
We say things we wish we could take back.
We beg pardon.
We will come help you paint your excellent words on your wall if you want.
Thank you for this wonderful moment.
Miss Sadie, the Cowboy, Miss Puss . . . and Gerry
Beautiful Gerry! I think we should all paint our walls with our words…. 🙂
Your last line is a classic! And, yes, families are made up all those things but love is always there to pull them all together. That can take time but worth the effort.
Worth every single bit of effort Scott. Amen! 🙂