Brothers

My Uncle passed away last week. Yesterday was his funeral service. It was a sad, yet a wonderful time to reconnect with family and remember what is truly important. His unexpected death gave us all a wake up call to the fact that we really never know when someone will leave us, or when we ourselves will be called home. After the funeral, I had the great pleasure of riding back home with my brother, my only brother. We were together for over 8 hours in his car. Just me and him. Some may think this as a terribly long drive to make, but it was so wonderful to have that time with him to just talk. I don't think I've ever had that long of a time alone with my brother, and I most likely will never have it again. How grateful I was to be able to catch up with my brother. Maybe I was a little more in tune with how people don't last forever. They leave us, just as my mom's brother has left her for a short season. So, I was extremely grateful to have time with my brother, to reconnect and to express my love and appreciate for him. To laugh, to discuss, to cry and to grow. Thanks, Brother for the drive and thank Heaven for brothers.