A typical day at our house involves a half dozen teens coming in and out to hang out with Corbin or Quincy. I try to have snacks and good music available, and give haircut or solid mother-advice to anyone who asks. It’s important to Aaron and I that our home is welcoming and that our children are inclusive friends. My
Mom always advised me, “your circle can ALWAYS get bigger” and she was so right. I tell my teens the same thing. Social groups are called “circles” because they don’t have edges or walls to keep people out. Circles can always expand. And so we often have a gathering of young people who congregate throughout our home and I think/hope they all feel welcome and loved here.
The other night, kasey, Brendan and Laura were over here when a group of Corbin’s buddies stopped by to grab basketball shoes or something. All those youth gravitated to Brendan with magnetic force and they kept on coming. It was such a touching moment to see all these youth love their bishop so much that they just want to be around him on a Saturday night. They told stories and talked sports, school, pop culture, Olympics, and everything in between. Every kid there felt super important. As a mother, it means everything to me that my kids have such great and approachable role models in their lives to encourage them, counsel them, and always point their paths toward the Savior.
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