Aren't families fun, at times? Paul reminds us in the lesson for today that families can be a source of many things in our lives.

Consider the husband who had promised his wife to replace the kitchen cabinets, but kept putting off the home improvement. The wife had to leave to care for her sick mother for two weeks and returned to find the new cabinets installed in the kitchen.

She was very pleased with the surprise, at least until a few days after her return, when a neighbor stopped by for coffee. After the wife praised her husband for finally installing the cabinets, the neighbor commented, "Yes, we were all very happy the fire damaged only the old cabinets."

Joy, anger, frustration, disappointment, care, concern, and many other emotions are all tied up in that incident. It often seem…