One of my favorite Steves

 So this evening the mother in law (who is really very nice) was hosting a family get together with extended fam.  Her brother in law, Steve came with his family.  I like Steve, he reminds me of my dad, without the emotional landmines.  I can sit and talk to him for hours and enjoy every minute of it.  He is not judgemental or strange or an "advice giver."  My dad raised me listening to CCR, Seger, Johnny Cash, John Denver, Willie Nelson, & Fats Domino.  I don't have many friends who like that style of  music.  Steve and I can share music on Fb!  I have a brother named Steve(n) and a brother in law  Steve.  My other brother Darrell- whoops, I meant to say Kevin ;)  (see, now most of my friends would not had got that reference) has a father in law named Steve.  We can run but we can 't hide from the Steves.  They are all good guys, we shall keep them.  Back to Steve,  his job takes him all over the place, he was recently in Colorado and West Virginia.  He was showing me pics of the landscapes on his blackbery.  I am jealous and a little homesick.  Back to Steve again.  We can't choose our family or backgrounds, but we can choose who we are and how we treat our families.  I can choose to build love and trust and healthy relationships into my children and their friends, and hopefully someday I can  be somebody's Steve.  Easy to talk to, nonjudgemental, full of kindness.  Speaks of God and what He has done without sounding  preachy.  Completely genuine.  I have work to do in life of mine....   Wondering if anyone else has a "Steve"?