Family…Feelings

Published by Elaine under Family on April 18, 2008

Where to start…always the difficult part…to begin…where to begin?

 Well I just learned a few minutes ago that one of my little brothers, George will be heading to Iraq in a few months. He is stationed in New York (Army), has a little girl that will be turning two next month. I guess my feelings are confused about the whole thing. Patriotic or protective…I don’t know? Ever since I can remember, my brother has always loved pretending to be a soldier…the boy would pretend to make bombs and fires…ok real fires! My parents have a picture of him with a soldier hat when he was little, that picture is as clear as the light of day in my mind. My prayers go out to you brother that the Lord may keep you safe on your journey. I can’t wait to see you guys in May.

 My baby brother, John just became a father again to a precious little boy…a whopping 7lbs and 14 oz. How life can change at the drop of a hat. That boy, has the biggest guardian angel a human can have. You’d be here forever if I wrote the many stories of all his close encounters! He sure is something else, but I still love him. I remember as a little boy, he made my teenage life miserable….that annoying brother of mine..haha!

My younger sister who is a twin, Toni, lives in Colorado…well just found out this month that she and newlywed hubby are expecting…YEAH! I really wish we would have grown up together, but in retrospect it turned out for the best. Nonetheless, she’s my lil sis and I love her like we did grow up together. I hope that in the years to come we will become closer. Even though miles seperate us, the same blood flows through our veins and yes…I am having her cravings!!! haha! When I first became pregnant with Solomon she had a dream I had had a little boy with lots of hair! Thats too crazy!

My other sister, Tiffany, who is Toni’s twin, is an exact replica of my biological mother. She has water in her brain and has to be cared for all the time. God bless my aunt Gloria and uncle Bob for raising her. They love her so much, they sure do have all the patience in the world. God bless them. I do know that love has surely kept her alive past her life expectancy. She is truly a miracle.

I also have three older sisters, Priscilla, Rosemary and Judy. They are part of who I am today regardless of all circumstances in the past. Three different women, three different lives. Priscilla is the prayer warrior. Rosemary is the hospitable one. Judy is the one you better not piss off…hehe…j/k! I love her the same. She’s a fighter. She is stationed in Hawaii (Coastguard) and just had her fifth child, a beautiful little girl who I have not had the pleasure in meeting just yet, just seen pictures.

Those are my brothers and sisters…I really had no idea where I was gonna go with this blog…..whata ya know, it turned out pretty meaningful.

-eLaiNe