Brotherly Love Part 3

So I only have two real brothers and thus the "series" should end there. But it doesn't :-)

I've always wanted a little sister. When I say always I mean ALWAYS. My mom tells me how when one of my brothers was born (don't remember which one) I basically cried because it wasn't a girl. Now as I mentioned above I only have two brothers and thus I never did get a sister, sadly.

Because of that growing up I ended up being an older "brother" to a few younger girls on my club swim team. Helping them with homework, giving them rides, and just being there for them when they needed a brother figure.

At the moment the two who stick out to me the most are H. and A. Mind you these two are basically inseparable and are the epitome of best friends in high school. But its these two girls who I've come to help out over the years with anything they were going through. Why? I don't know why really.

Now H. is the "dumber" one of the two. She tends to not think things through and likes figuring things out for herself. She definitely frustrated me when I'd advise her to do one thing but she go off not listening and then realize soon after that she'd be better off not doing things her own way. However it hasn't been til recently that she's finally figured things out. For some odd reason it finally hit her and it was so reassuring and awesome to hear her tell me that she wasnt going to go into anything without thinking it out first. She admitted that she had her fair share of mistakes but now she'd be different. For her to realize this was huge and for that I'm so happy for her.

As for A. it wasn't til recently that she ever needed anything from me. She always seemed to know what to do. Being the eldest in her family, guess she just really never needed an older brother. However seeing H. trust me, she began to as well. A. has her own way of doing things and she definitely thinks her way through, she's by far less carefree than H. but it makes her who she is. But what I'm realizing the most is that I've watched her grow up and what I've been seeing is a cute little girl grow up into a young lady. She may not realize this but her maturity level to the grown ups around her is high, but with her peers she's just another one of them. This is mainly due to how she was raised at home, but its paid off so well for her and I hope that she continues to use the skills that her parents taught her, for those will pay off for her in the end.

I guess the series really ends here with these two. I may revisit this some day in the future. But I've come to realize that my siblings are growing up.

Mike is becoming a young man, passionate about music, yearning for Christ, aiming to please the ones around him. 

Jeremy is on track to growing up, always looking for ways to have fun, goofball at heart. Wish for him to never lose that trait. 

H. and A. have grown up beautifully, though they may say they aren't (as many girls do). I just wish for them to keep being who they are. To remember that their friendship is key and that to always remember to think before acting.