I think I have a lot of villages. There's my kids baseball community. There's my yoga community. There's our church community. All these villages seem to help keep our family ticking.
My parents just left from an extended vacation. We see them 3x a year, being 3,000 miles apart. With my parents afar, those villages listed above seem to be why my family needs villages.
Growing up, all my grandparents lived in the same town as many of my aunts/uncles/cousins. My parents made the big move, and raised myself and my brothers 1 hour away from their extended family. This may have started the trend towards becoming independent, but the need for a village would never be forgotten.
I am so grateful to all those that help my family. The postal worker pets my dog when he delivers our mail. She LOVES him! So many moms help bring my kids to/from school when I have a client or work that sometimes keeps me from these duties. Rides to swim practice, neighborhood block parties, food for when I was recovering from my ACL surgery 1 year ago all remind me of the many ways I feel blessed to have my "villages."
