Ruthie Owen

My name is Ruthie Owen, and I am the middle child and only daughter, stuck right in between two brothers. Now as fun as it was to be constantly pestered, prodded, and pushed beyond the edge of irritation, I did not come to enjoy this situation until around my freshman year of high school. I will never forget the feeling of utter devastation I felt in May of 2000, when my housekeeper and close family friend informed me that I would be the proud big sister to a new baby brother- I fell out. I even asked my mother, who had yet to lose her pregnancy weight after two days, if the next baby that came out would be my sister. Unfortunately, two-year-old Ruthie was disappointed yet again and the little sister I had so hoped for never came.

Growing up in between two boys was definitely a challenge, especially when all I wanted was a pink bathroom, but I had to share with my brothers. The amount of times I was forced to sit in the middle seat of the car on family trips, with constant aggravation on either side of me are innumerable. However, as I matured, I began to see past the bickering and the fighting and the annoyances. I realized that I would always have two rowdy, tough boys behind me, willing to do anything to protect their sister. I suddenly discovered that God granted me two of the best friends I could ever have in my brothers; they do not have to try to understand me or accept me, because they always just have.