Brown Eyed Girl

We had a very busy weekend. How was yours?

We capped the weekend off by going to a friend’s 40th in their back yard last night. It was a wonderful evening to be outside.

We didn’t intend to stay long but that plan didn’t quite come together. After all, there was karaoke and Emily wanted to stay and sing.

Emily’s a very confident 8 ½ year old and she’s got a great voice.

It was interesting to hear her first choice of song. It wasn’t Hilary Duff or Avril Lavigne; it was Van Morrison’s Brown Eyed Girl. She’s got the most gorgeous big brown eyes and the song is a bit of a family favourite. It’s got extra special significance for my little girl and me.

I stood watching her last night absolutely awestruck. She’s growing up so fast – but she’ll always be my brown eyed girl.

Posted by Rodney Olsen



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Rodney Olsen

Rodney is a husband, father, cyclist, blogger and podcaster from Perth Western Australia.

He has worked in radio at Perth's media ministry Sonshine for over 25 years and has previously worked at ministries such as Compassion Australia and Bible Society.

The views he expresses here are his own.

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