The present of “I love you”
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” Proverbs 17:17
I called my brother last night for no other reason than that Heather has been telling me for a couple days that I need to call him. I had been putting it off because I got busy with this or that, but yesterday I picked up the phone. He has never seemed so genuinely happy to hear from me. We had a great talk about nothing in particular, and my cell phone died. I had told him it was about to, so he wouldn’t be surprised when we got cut off.
After the phone went dead, I walked into my bed room to plug it in. Once it came back on, it notified me that I had a voicemail. It seemed strange because I was sure all my family had called to wish me a happy birthday already. And Jason knew that my phone was dying so he surely wouldn’t call back.
The message was short, and a little quite, but it is ringing in my ears even today. I can’t remember ever hearing those 3 words from him before.
My brother and I have been through a lot. We went separate ways for a while. He went through (is going through) his own trials, and there was a point I couldn’t bare to watch anymore. I thought he was forever lost, but we have begun to rebuild our relationship.
Jesus answered them, “I tell you the solemn truth, everyone who practices sin is a slave of sin. The slave does not remain in the family forever, but the son remains forever” (John 8:34-35).
My brother is my brother forever, and I love him.
March 11th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
Your website leaves me speechless and moved beyond words. Your new life has humbled me and I am so proud of you. You have become the man I knew you always to be and yet you have internally grown beyond any expectations I could have had. God graced you with a wonderful wife and 3 beautiful sons. God graced your wife with a husband she can lean on for spiritual strength and guidance. As the mother of your wife I am graced with a son in law I now know will lead his family in the path of righteousness and it gives me an inner peace I can not describe to you.
Aaron, you will be a leader among men and God will give you the tools to move mountains. Listen when He speaks……………….
I Love You, Mom