His Not Heavy He's My Brother!

Many of you know I'm blessed with several siblings. It is according to how you look at the families to say am either the oldest or in the middle. At this posting am the OLDEST. I can say I love all of them equally. They each have a special place in my heart.

I'm the oldest at this posting because my oldest brother passed away some years back. I wish I could tell him today how much I loved him & admired him. I always loved telling people about my Big Brother. Love & Miss you Gene.
Toney is 3 years younger than me. Growing up people thought we were twins! Some of the stories I could tell. Toney now lives in South Carolina, with his wife Angie , Stepson Josh & grandson Laythan. Let me tell you Laythan adores his Papa Tex! He is really a great outstanding man in his community. Again his greatest joy in life is the grand baby. (Sound familiar?) Toney is Toney. He speaks his mind. He earns his pay. If you need a helping hand he is there! I'm very proud of you Toney.
Richard was born when I was 9 years old. So as you can see Toney & I had a strong relationship growing up. Richard was Daddy's buddy. He also made me walk miles & miles up & down the street to either wait on daddy to come down the road so he could "drive" home with him or me walk him until he fell asleep in the evening! Richard & Kim have a wonderful son named Richard Ashton Martin. Most of you know Ashton was diagnosed with Cancer a day before his first birthday. Richard is also a very hard worker & he works when he can get the hours so Kim can stay at home with Ashton. Richard is also the shortest of all my brothers, still taller than me . He is also I think the body builder of all of us. Don't get me wrong Gene, Toney & I have the Martin arms but he has the over all muscle/toning. Do not punch Richard in the stomach...you will be hitting a brick wall! Keep his family in your prayers as they continue work through all that life throws his way.

Bill is my youngest brother. We are 14 years apart but at this time in life the closest. Bill & I enjoy picking on each other. Bill is more like an older brother to Jennifer than an Uncle. Bill & I can talk about everything. Best conversations are our yards! We bounce ideas off each other. We talk hours about nothing. Best of all we pick on each other.

As you might imagine I feel very lucky to have so many brothers. They would do just about anything for me. I love each & everyone of them & Am proud to say...
They're not Heavy.... They're my BROTHERS!!!!

Brylee's Eyes

I know many of you might be wondering why I have Brylee's eyes as the picture for this series. Well, My blue-eyed Sunshine is the one that started all this thinking. As I said before she sees everything so differently than we do. It's all New! It's Amazing! Isn't that the way we should feel everyday? OK I got off track again! Brylee likes to bump heads. rub noses, try her best to kiss you, slobber & all.

One day while playing this game I realized that she was looking into my eyes. Not in playing but LOOKING deep into my eyes. It was like she was looking at my soul. Was she just playing? Was she really looking as deep into my eyes as I thought? or was she the eyes of GOD? This of course started me thinking, again. (I have friends that say I over analyze things, and this would be one of the times.) What did Brylee see when she looked inside? Did she see the love I have for her? Did she see the child in me? Did she see a caring person? Does she see how much I love GOD? What did she see?

Well of course that got me to thinking again. What changes do I need to make in my life to be a better person in this world? A good example for Brylee? I need to be a better Christian. I need to set good examples. I need to show Brylee how to help & take care of others. I need to be sure I keep GOD first in my life!