Sister Love....

One of my 5 sisters is getting ready to have her first baby.  In anticipation of her little bundle of joy, the boys had a Diapers and Drafts shower!  Man... times have changed!  I wish I would have had one of those, minus the Drafts.  I wish I would have kept track of how many diapers I used/changed for each of my little ladies.  That would probably have been an astronomical number I tell you.  Anyway.... my nephew and his girly friend said they would babysit all the kids so the MOM'S could go out to dinner!!!  You read that right, it was just the MOM's!!!!!  It was an amazing night out!!!  I had SO much fun!  We talked, laughed, talked, ate, laughed, talked and laughed some more to the point of tears!  It was so nice to be out with my sisters and to not have someone ask me to go to the bathroom 50 times or tell me they hate the food or start arguing with their sister OR spill something.
We were at the restaurant for 2+ hours when I had to be the party pooper because my girls had to get up early to sing at church and go to Sunday School.

I'm hoping we get more nights like this.....

I just love these girls so much!  All of them add joy to my life.  Their kids add joy to our lives.  It's amazing how we've all grown.  I can remember playing with them at home, dancing, singing, and chasing each other around the house, especially when we were mad at one another.  Those memories seem so distant now that we are grown, but I still hold all of them close to my heart.  Until next time!

This verse from Sirach is how I feel about my sisters and many of my friends.  My parents gifted me with the love and friendship of 5 great women (and one brother!). I'm blessed and thankful everyday for each one of them.  Click on the verse to print it out for yourself!  I have given this verse as gift to friends and it prints very well as a 5x7 picture. :)  When was the last time you hung out with your family?  What did you do?

From our Brown eyes to yours...

It's Been TOO Long

I've been away from this little blog way to long.  So... I'm dusting off the cobwebs, cleaning off the dust, and trying to dig in again.

This year I had chosen the word AUTHOR as my one.little.word.  I've chosen this word because I want to be the person in charge of living out the decisions of the carefully orchestrated plan that has already been scripted for me. I've been trying to listen the what the Lord is saying to me. And... it keeps coming back that I should use this little blog to celebrate His word.  So while this will be a blog about my Three Brown Eyed Girls, it will also be infused with bible verses.  I will share those words and what I think and I would LOVE to hear what you think too!  :) 

So, from here on out, these are my hopes and dreams for this little blog.  Today my first verse is from John 2:5. 

This one is so hard. I feel that sometimes the Lord is speaking to us, but we just don't listen.  This happened to me about a year ago when He was telling me to call a friend.  This thought had popped into my head several times, but I didn't listen. I didn't. And then.... on Easter, I found out he had died the day before. I couldn't believe it.  I was lost.  Heartbroken. I just couldn't understand and then I kept thinking that He told me to call him.  Even on that Easter morning I had that thought again even though he was already gone.

So here is what I need to do. I need to DO whatever it is that the Lord tells me. I need to let Him guide me and my actions.

Have you listened to what the Lord tells you? How do you do this?

Want a copy?  Click on the pic above!  (I hope it worked. :) )

From our Brown eyes to yours...