Be Fruitful and Multiply

It started with a Guido and a redhead

and from there the family grew. 

What turned into six 

had grown from merely two.

The six turned into 7

then 8 and 9 and 10,

The love was over flowing

 from where it had once began.

And now 19 we are

The youngest to the old

Thankful for each other 

though not often told.

A family can be a blessing 

or a thorn deep in your side

but what's important is you have them,

so keep in check your pride

In remembering the gift of Christ 

to us on Christmas morn

And how came in humility,

 in the manger he was born.

To each other we must present ourselves

with mercy, grace and love

for it was demonstrated clearly 

from our God up above.

Giving service to each other 

in the way that we were served

not keeping records or accounts

or what we think deserved.

For someday we'll be the eldest 

of a family that grew from two

And our testimony will live out

in what we say and do.

Merry Christmas to my family

I love and cherish you all

So please know how much I care

even when I forget to call. :)