Today, February 13, 2011, would have been my big brother’s 41st birthday. Instead, we are looking back yet again on the all too short 40 years we had with him. In retrospect, this week last year set off a series of events in my own life that I never would have dreamed possible or even plausible. But here we are, almost on the other side, and I know it was all in God’s plan. Blessings abound, but heartache took its toll as well. It was this time last year that I took the last picture I have of Brian:
He and his daughter Kayleigh were here in Stillwater to celebrate his 40th birthday and to meet our newest cousin Rocco from New York City. I have no clue now what this picture was all about, but I remember laughing my butt off at the time. Now, it just makes me reflective, melancholy, and sad.
I miss you every day, Big Brother. Thanks for the memories…
No comments:
Post a Comment