My Brother's Keeper

Today is my brother's 30th Birthday! Happy Birthday Seth Micheal! I love you!

I was always so mean to my brother....AND my sister growing up. I guess that is normal but still, looking back I wish I was a better big sister and had taken time to get to know my little brother. I was closer to my sister cause we went through those teen years together, and I always secretly wanted her to come get in bed with me cause I was afraid! Of course I couldn't tell her that then, but many nights up till I got married she slept with me in my little water bed, in the mornings we would both be stuck on opposite sides of the bed between the frame and mattress, precious memories.
My brother is 4 yrs younger than me which seemed like 10 yrs when we were kids. I never realized how much I loved him, nor what all he went through after I left home. I was married at 18 and at 20 dad had his aneurism. Seth was 14 when I left home. Sometimes, I think, he must have felt like his world was falling apart! My dad almost dying, moving from the house we loved, to the parsonage at Dryden Road, and then how all the changes he went through at such a hard age in his life. I wish I had been there more for him. Of course by then I had 2 babies, 11mo apart. I remember night after night sitting in bed with Cayden asleep on one side and Tre` asleep on the other, praying and crying that God would keep my little brother safe, that he wouldn't die lost, and that he would come back home. The first cd "In One Accord" made I sang, "Come On In". I remember at a few practices just tearing up, just hoping one day Seth would hear it and know it was for him.

Wedding Day!

When he was younger I protected him from bullies, if you don't know my brother, but you know my son Tre`, you know EXACTLY what Seth looks like (except he has filled out nicely lol!) so nobody could mess with my brother. I remember one time he went to Youth camp and came home with bruises all over his chest and back.....I was more mad than my mom, I was ready to go to the police station & press charges! I couldn't believe that would happen and CHURCH camp! Now you know why I am so paranoid about letting my own boys go to church camp! I could punch his arm so hard he dropped to the ground, but nobody else had better mess with my little brother!

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All though I tried to be my brother's keeper, I am so thankful each day that he has a better Keeper than I now. God has blessed his life with salvation, mercy, grace, A beautiful wife who is not only a sister in law but a best friend, and a beautiful sweet little Taylor, and another one on the way! Thank- you God for my Brother, who is a best friend to me, and most of all thank you for being "My Brother's Keeper"

Having Fun!