When we were little, we would spend rainy afternoons playing Lego's, sunny summer days swimming and splashing at the lake, and log hours into playing outside in our big wooded yard. And where some things have changed, others have not; one of those very things being how close me and my not-so-baby brother are. Well, readers, today he graduated from high school, and you can call me the proudest big sister on the planet!
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| Keepin' it classy since the 1990's. |
Matt and I are only 3 years apart. We spent the first 9 years of my life (and 6 of his) just the two of us. Growing up, we never fought. Not to say we always got along, but we were happy little campers! Together, we experienced losing our first teeth, the joys of the first snowfall, jumping off the dock into the lake at the same time, the birth of our younger brother Nick, working hard at school, the loss of our Papa (the first time either of us had faced death), the pure joy and excitement of being at YL camp, worshiping together, laughing til the point of tears, "The Office" marathons on rainy days-- I could go on forever! As we've grown older, we've only gotten closer. He may be my younger brother, but there certainly have been times when we've experienced role reversal, and he's been the one who has been there for me, to offer advice or to make me laugh or to give some consolation. He's got a heart for serving others, for using his God-given gifts of music and hands on work, and for just being who he is in his identity in Christ. I hope that as the next years of his life unfold as he goes off to college and experiences independence for the first time that he will continue to seek that identity on a deeper level. Needless to say, he's the bomb dot com and I can't believe he graduated from high school!! Watch out, world. You don't know what's comin' at ya!
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| Pre-grad ceremony. World's worst jumping shot. |
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| YAY! On his way to receive his diploma :) |
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| Aaaand here we are. The 3 amigos (terrible picture...little guy isn't even looking at the camera. Oh well!) |
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