Brotherly love

Siblings are great aren't they?

I have a brother who is 6 years younger than I am and he means the world to me. He's currently working towards his PhD in Seattle and we don't get to talk to one another as often as we'd like to but we somehow still manage to get along very well.

I have been feeling rather down for a few days now and have been finding tonight especially hard to get through. I did think of giving him a tinkle since it would be his morning there but decided that the phone was too far away from my bed. PTL! My brother appeared on MSN and we managed to "speak" about 5 minutes before he had to rush back to his work.

Its amazing how he can soothe me and knows what to say and do to ensure my comfort buttons get pushed. I can be so direct in my communication with him and tell him what exactly is my problem, not fearing that he will judge me for it. He "pats" me and tells me things will be ok and that I am a good person and that he loves me. I ask him to pray for me and I know that he is. I feel much better after our talk.

He's an awesome sibling. Really he is. And I miss him sooooo much.