Tomorrow is my not so little anymore brother's 22nd birthday. Wow. Time has flown by. This time twenty-two years ago both of my grandparents were up awaiting his arrival. My world was about to change forever. For less than two weeks shy of ten years, I had been my Momma's baby. I remember so clearly going to school on February 23, 1990. I was in Chris Sutley's fourth grade class at Zion Chapel Elementary School. The same room that just happens to be Austin Kieff's kindergarten classroom. It is kind of neat that we both started Zion Chapel in the same room. I was so anxious about my little brother's arrival, but so excited to meet Ethan Boyd. Yes, that was to be his name, Ethan Boyd Lambert. Ethan from Paradise, a show we watched and Boyd after my mom's maiden name and my dad's best friend. I remember sitting in class when someone came to the door and asked to see me. It was Mrs. Shirley Goodson, the McGruff Lady to me at the time. She told me my little brother had arrived. I could not wait to meet him. The school day could not go by fast enough. For as anxious as I was about having a little brother...what if I dropped him, what if I broke him, what if a hundred and one other things...I was just as excited...a real LIVE baby doll.
Well, in the 22 years that the world has been blessed to have my little brother he has been a myriad of things from aggravating to amazing. Here are a few things about Mr. John Wayne Lambert (not Ethan Boyd...we were all shocked):
- You will not meet a more honest person
- You will not find a better friend
- You will never wonder whether or not you are liked or despised
- He is strong
- He is smarter than I had any hopes of being
- He is not as "laid back" as he seems
- He is loyal
- He possesses the ability to bring out the best in people...and sometimes the worst :)
- He is funny
- He is kind
- He is a hero
- He is a man of principal
- He is an amazing Uncle
- He is not and never was a real LIVE baby doll
- He is the best little brother I could have ever hoped for
Happy 22nd Birthday John Wayne!! We love you!
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