A few weeks back, both of my brother's were in town for the weekend. One passing through as he headed for his new home in Birmingham Alabama,and the other, home for interviews (which he got and is now moving back whoo hooo!!!). All of us have not been together since the holiday's and as we all get older, we really do enjoy and cherish our time together. Lately, the importance of family and how special and blessed we are has really been weighing heavily on me...for all of my family actually.
Many of you know that my cousin Evan has been struggling with a brain tumor for over a year now. Over the summer he started to rapdidly decline and last week we found out the tumor had entered his brainstem. There is no cure and we are all hoping and praying for a miracle, but the truth of the matter is for some reason, God needs him more than we do right now and we are just trying to enjoy what each day is bringing him, his brothers, his parents and the rest of us.
Evan is so lucky to have such an amazing family and huge community of friends all over the country who love him and want to see him win this fight. It has truely been amazing to see all of the good in people and to watch my already wonderful family come together and support and hug each other. No one knows what tomorrow brings, but really aside from family, what else matters? Kiss and hug your loved ones' each and everyday and live in the moment with no regrets. It has taken me 29 years to figure that out and my nine year old cousin has been doing it his nine years of life.
Please pray for Evan, his family and all of our family as we try to navigate through this difficult time. Now go hug those closest to you and tell them you love them!
