Thankfulness Reflections Day 23

I am thankful today for my one and only dear old kid brother! I can't imagine a childhood or adulthood for that matter without him. He should have been the oldest because he has always felt like my protector. I can always count on him whether it's for a laugh or to listen!

I am also thankful for my brothers sweet family. I couldn't have dreamed up a better sister in law, and my sweet niece is so full of joy and love. It's impossible not to be smiling when she is around. They both have brought so much to this family!  I heart my brother and his little family!

Thankfulness in November{Siblings}

Today I am thankful for my kid brother. He is the best gift my parents ever gave me. When I was younger I can remember he would come and chase the monsters from my closets or out from under my bed after a bad dream, and stay with me until I fell asleep. I was always such a chicken, and he was always the brave one. Makes me think he should have been the oldest child. Now that we have become some what more adult like he has become one of my very best friends. I think he has always probably been that friend even in childhood, but we where to busy fussing to pay much attention to the friendship that was blooming in our lives. Today I see that friendship and that love that only siblings can share, and I am most thankful for that blessing! I can not imagine growing up without him!!



A brother shares childhood memories and grown-up dreams. ~Author Unknown

It was nice growing up with someone like you - someone to lean on, someone to count on... someone to tell on! ~Author Unknown

To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time. ~Clara Ortega

After a girl is grown, her little brothers - now her protectors - seem like big brothers. ~Astrid Alauda

First Day

Today I had to keep whispering to myself that being brave doesn't mean your not afraid. It means your afraid and you do it anyways. I tell this often to my middle son Wesley during all the shots, surgeries, and doctor appointments he endures. Today I am telling it to myself. Because letting him go of to school alone without me is a little terrifying for me. Today I started a whole new journey of sending not one, but two of my children off to school. While I am excited about this new stage in our lives. I must admit I am a little afraid and even sad. The journey of letting go is filled me with a lot more emotion than I was anticipating. This day came rushing in faster than I was expecting. My children just aren't suppose to be growing up this fast. I am however after this morning filled with a level of comfort from the bond that is being formed between my two older children. While they may fuss, fight, and claim to dislike one another(this even happen this afternoon, even after all the sweetness this morning). The truth is I am confident they will look after each other. Carter showed a beautiful maturity today in helping prepare his younger brother for the school years ahead them both. I am proud of them both!!! Now if Mommy could take this new stage as well as the boys are we would be golden =)....Hey what can I say my babies are growing up, and it's bitter sweet, and I am aloud to cry right???



They are important to me, and to each other even if they don't fully grasp just how important yet.


"You may never have proof of your importance but you are more important than you think. There are always those who couldn’t do without you. The rub is that you don’t always know who."
— Robert Fulghum (All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten)


Wesley's First Day of Kindergarten 2010 ready to go and full of a beaming imagination.

"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death."
— Robert Fulghum (All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten)

Bonds are being formed today. It brings me to tears.

Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero. ~Marc Brown