My Brother

So I hope the rest of my family doesn't feel left out but I now need to write about my older brother Jason.  He is the second of the four of us so the order is Ryan, Jason, Kelly and Me.  I feel this need because Jason is also facing a huge change in his life.  He is moving to Tampa, FL...

I will start by telling a little bit about my and my brothers relationship because it has been an interesting one :)  When we were younger, we pretty much despised each other.  I know I was the annoying little sister that always had a crush on his friends and he would put bubble gum on my blankie!!!!! Yes Jason, I am still upset haha!  Anyways, so this lasted for a while but then one day it all changed.  I remember the day perfectly.  I was in fifth grade and had just called my select league soccer coach to let him know that I would not be playing anymore.  I was kinda down... Jason may not have realized it but he made my day.  He asked me if I wanted to play a snowboarding video game.  I was so excited that he wanted to spend time with me (this was the time I should've known my love language was quality time).  So we sat there playing the snowboard game on Playstation!  This was a pivotal point because we realized we could actually hang out together.  Yes over the years we still got on each others nerves but we also grew a lot closer.

When Jason went to college, he faced some struggles that affected his life.  I am going to be completely honest here:  his struggles did affect the rest of our family and for a long time I held his struggles against him, because I was angry that they were affecting our family, but now I know that he needed to go through those struggles in order for God to bring him to where he is.  God brought him through and showed us all His grace.

Over the years, I have come to realize just how similar Jas and I are.  Which may be why we didn't get along sometimes.  He has been such an amazing brother and has allowed God to use him.  Especially in my life, Jason has really helped me through times of struggle.  He is like my dad in this sense. We can just sit down and have a deep, meaningful conversation and still end on a light hearted joke.  I am so grateful for the bond God has made between he and I.

So, this move is hard for me and I know I will cry and be sad, but I know that God is going to use him immensely.  Jason has a gift from God to tell his story and love on people like no one else I know.

Jason,

Thank you for allowing God to completely guide this decision and take a leap of faith towards His will.  He is going to use you in amazing ways!  Love you!!!