Quirks

This weekend my husband and I are visiting with my mom who lives in a different State. Given the distance, we spend a couple of nights at her house, and my husband sees some of the many "quirks" my family has. Quirks are little habits that an individual or family has that seems strange and makes no sense to another. For example, the measuring scoop for the coffee is kept inside the coffee grounds and there is knife inside the box of coffee cake.

So on mornings like this, there is a futile search through a drawer for the coffee scoop and a questioning look when I put the knife BACK into the coffee cake box. Why are these things done? Actually, out of courtesy.

Growing up, we were a large family. We left the knife behind in the coffee cake box so others had it there to cut themselves a piece. When we were older, we followed my parent's quirk of leaving the coffee scoop in the grounds. This way whomever was up first and made the coffee could find it, even half-asleep.

When we run across quirks in someone else's life, instead of ridicule ~ approach with the curiosity of a child. Sometime there is a very good reason for the quirk, sometimes there is a funny story. And anytime we ask, we can learn one more thing about that person and grow further in understanding one another.

We all have quirks
Little opportunities
To learn more of each other

- ESA