Brothers in Quotes

Ian & Alec (April 2019)

"A brother is a gift to the heart, 

a friend to the spirit."

As I was searching for a quote to accompany this photo, my imagination was captured by the one above. At 11 years old, respectively, and after nine years home Ian and Alec continue to be each other's constant companion. They sleep side by side, Ian on the bottom bunk and Alec on the trundle below. They study together daily with the patient oversight of this year's homeschool teacher, Elisa. They are each other's best friend and worst enemy depending on the time of day, quality of sleep the night before, and current mood. They know how to push one another's buttons and how to keep one another's secrets. Theirs is a unique bond and only with time and maturity will they truly understand the "gift to the heart" that each brother is.  

Every so often I like to stop by and contribute a current picture to this blog which holds their early life story. Someday, I hope to tell it fully and well in another form. Until then, our less-frequent but still-special stories are told on our family blog. Thankful for the gift of these two, and their siblings.