My child will have an uncle that he or she will not have the chance to meet here on Earth. Does that make me sad? What an understatement! It absolutely breaks my heart! Today (well, yesterday now - July 10) is Justin's birthday and while I think about him EVERY day, significant dates like today weigh a little more heavily on my mind.
My train of thought today has been a little different, though. All I have been able to think about all day today is how my baby is not going to know his or her uncle, my fun and charismatic brother and friend. How will I tell my child about his or her Uncle Justin? How will I do justice to sharing the memory of someone who was loved so much by so many?
So... I've spent the day thinking about things that I loved about him and it's been good for my soul!
You see, I prayed for YEARS that God would give me a little brother or sister. God answered my prayers (it may not have been exactly the way I imagined He would when I was a little girl, but He did answer my prayers). He gave me both in the way of step-brothers and sisters but in my family we don't have steps. We're just brothers and sisters! I couldn't be happier with the answer that He gave and my life has been so richly blessed because He answered my prayers in this way!
Things I want Baby Cherry to know about his or her Uncle Justin...
1. He was FUNNY! He had such a GREAT sense of humor and he could ALWAYS make me laugh! Even when I tried to be, I could never be mad at him and he knew it.
2. He loved to have a good time and he loved to make sure that everyone else was having a good time as well! He knew how to make a person smile and he had a smile that could light up a whole room!
3. He had a BIG HEART! He tried to pretend like he was a tough guy, but he really was just a big teddy bear with a great big sensitive heart!
4. He LOVED kids! He loved ALL kids, but he especially LOVED his own boys (my handsome nephews), Aiden and Landon! He loved them so much! They look so much like him, but both in different ways, but I see so much of him in their sweet faces. He was a fun uncle too and I know he would be a wonderful uncle to my baby as well!
5. He was loved by so many people! He had such a charismatic personality that just made people want to be around him! He is STILL loved by so many!
If you knew Justin and you have other wonderful things you would like to add about him in the COMMENTS, PLEASE DO!! My family and I would LOVE that so much! :0)
While my child may never meet his or her Uncle Justin here on Earth, Baby Cherry will be very blessed to have him has her Uncle Guardian Angel! I LOVE YOU, SWEET BROTHER!
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I'm pretty sure this picture was taken at Justin's going away party right before he left for Afghanistan.  |
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