Just thought I would BRAG.......

on my BROTHER for a little while! We are only 20 months apart so all growing up we were very close! We hardly ever fought and we always had the same friends. He is on of the best friends that I have. After High school he joined the AriForce. I was so sad to see him go but was so proud of him for his decision. On September 11th, I cried and cried and cried because I knew what that meant for him. I knew he would have to go over seas and do his part. He was in Saudi Arabia for nine months and in Iraq for sometime too. THe whole time he was gone I missed him so much!!! He got back and realized that if he wanted to have a family, the military was not for him. He knew that he would not be able to stand being away from a family he wanted one day. So he did his 6 years and decided that he needed to take a different path. I just need to add in here that the military changed him somehow! I am not saying the military is bad, but for Nick it was. He was on a path that I did not like and did not approve of. He had no idea what he wanted to do with his life!! He had some random jobs and just tried doing the single thing for a while. He moved in with my cousins and started going to their church. He has always gone to church, but it seemed like after his military days he just went because he knew he should. Not because he really was that interested. He became really good friends with the preacher there and that is probably the best decision he could have made. He decided that he wanted to become a preacher. When he was in high school he had said it, but then it just kinda went away for a while. So anyways......there was a preaching school like 20 minutes from where he lived so he applied and started going there! I was so excited for him to begin this new chapter in his life. The preaching students went on a campaign to Louisiana and he FELL IN LOVE! No, not with LA......WITH A GIRL! Her name is Casie. He dated Casie for a couple months and they decided they were going to get married. She has two girls and they are just precious! I love Casie with all of my heart and believe she is the perfect fit for our family! They just had a little girl in August and I am completely in love with her!!! Nick is Graduating from Preaching School at the end of November and I wrote this whole long Post just to let him and everyone I know how Proud I am of him and the mad that he has become! He is a WONDERFUL Brother, a LOVING son, an AMAZING dad, a DEVOTED husband and just a GENUINE person! I love you Nick and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for you!