My sweet hermanito

Happy 21st birthday, my sweet hermanito…The big 21… I can’t even believe it.You’re really a whole man now, and yet somehow you’ll always be my baby.

Good morning. I pray for you this morning… that God fills your day with so much love, peace, and happiness. Don’t let anyone take that away from you—and if they even try, you already know I’m right here for you.

I need you to know how proud I am of you. Watching you grow into the man you are today has been one of the greatest blessings of my life. I pray God continues to guide you, protect you, and shape you into everything He has planned for you. I thank Him so much for choosing me to be your sister… and if I had the choice all over again, in every lifetime, I would choose you. Always you.

Growing up with you… that was a blessing I didn’t fully understand at the time. Sometimes I wish I could go back, just to sit there a little longer, to laugh harder, to hug you tighter, and to truly take in every moment with you. I would do things differently… I would love you better, softer, the way you always deserved.

And I’m so sorry… for the ways I treated you growing up. You didn’t deserve any of that, hermanito. From the deepest part of my heart, I’m sorry. I wish I could go back and fix it, but all I can do now is love you the way I should have all along.

I love you more than words could ever explain. You’re not just my little brother… you’re my heart, my best friend, a piece of my soul. No matter how big you get, no matter where life takes you, you will always be my baby.

Happy birthday baby brother. I hope today makes you feel even a fraction of how much you mean to me.