"If Heaven wasn't so far away"

                                          
If heaven wasn't so far away, I'd go by for a visit and see all of you my sweet loved ones. Today, August 24th, is my sweet brother's 38th birthday, and after 10 yrs of him missing each special day, I sit back and realize we've celebrated each one since but I guess this one is different for me for some reason. Not sure exactly why, maybe because we are far far away overseas and I just feel that much further away from everyone that I am having a little more difficulty today more than any other one we've celebrated or it's just the fact that I miss him dearly and today is no different it's just his 10th missed birthday, I don't know. I just know that I miss him terribly and wish he was here on this earth. It never really does get any easier, it feels the same but I've managed to go on with my life as well as my family has too. Doesn't mean we miss him any less, I sometimes miss him so much more than I did the day before but it's life and normal. We will meet again and be together. Death is the first step to eternal life. I was told that the year of my brother's passing by a good friend. Ever since then, I take that statement and live by it because it's so true. We aren't here forever so we need to take each day on this earth and cherish them. We don't know what tomorrow will bring but we need to appreciate what we have now and I certainly do. I love and miss all of my family and friends so much and they know that because I never go without them knowing that each day. Somehow, someway... it's possible. LOVE YOU ALWAYS!!