Your Voice is My Heart's Song...

Its amazing how just the sound of someone's voice can change everything. How when you haven't heard that voice in so long, it literally lifts your spirits and makes you feel weightless. I had no idea how wonderful it would make me feel just to know that he was still there. I always knew he was safe, but I guess knowing isnt always knowing.

When we spoke, he began to cry at the sound of my voice. He hadn't expected to hear it today, just like i hadn't expected to hear his. He didn't say too terribly much, but it was the mutual relief in those silences that said more than any words could have said. He said it best when he told me, "There are so many things that I want to tell you, but it's not the right time." And he was right. That moment was about hearing each others voices after a long dark period apart. Sure there was silence, but we were together in that silence. I could picture myself standing next to him by the lake, watching the storm roll in over the mountains, just as he had described to me. I imagined us just standing there in silence, just so relieved and feeling blessed to be in each others presence.

My heart soared with happiness when he told me he had received my letters. He told me that he had shared them with his friends there, and that they talk about me all the time now, about how they really want to meet me someday. He told me how much he brags about how proud he is of me. And it still blows my mind to think that after everything he has been through the past few months, he is the one telling me that he is proud of me. This is the side of my brother that I know so well. The selfless, proud older brother that will defend his loyalty above all else. I am the one who should be proud of him. And I am. More so than he will ever know.

The only thing that could over shadow how proud I am of my brother, is the excitement I feel knowing it is only 2 short weeks until we are reunited again, if only for a little while. But every day apart is another day closer to being together.

And I cannot wait. Congratulations Big Brother. Stay Strong. See you at the finish line :)