My brother and I were 2 years and 10 months apart in age. Today he would have been 27 years old. (Yes, that means that I will be 30 soon...Yikes!) Although, he and I argued and fussed and fought when we were young...we also loved each other dearly. In the last 10 years, we still had a lot of arguments and heated discussions and disagreements, but it is because we loved each other so much. We both always wanted the best for the other one. We were very protective of one another and when one of us was hurting the other one hurt as well.
My brother had a lot of excuses for his problems in life and sometimes the excuse was related to me...truly, though, my brother loved me very much and I loved him very much. I will never forget the bond that we shared. There are so many things that he taught me...I wish that he could be here to continue to share his wisdom with me, but God's will is different. I also need him here to help raise these boys! Nolan is very wise like Michael and Elijah is rambunctious and mischievous like Michael. Also, Elijah looks just like Michael did when he was that age. Michael sometimes told me that he hoped that my boys give me a harder time than he ever gave mom. I know that he really didn't mean that because he always told Nolan that he hoped that Nolan would make better choices than he always had. I know that what Michael would really want is for me to have the wisdom to raise them according to God's plan.
I love you Michael and I will never forget what you taught me!
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