Brothers

For Father's Day this year I wanted to focus on brothers. Sure, I still want to honor my own father and step-father, both of whom I miss tremendously, but this year was different. Unfortunately, our family lost my oldest brother, Bruce. He had just turned 64, and on February 28 he was involved in a motorcycle accident. He took his last breath on Sunday, March 11. To say losing him has been really tough is a huge understatement. I, for one, was not ready to lose my big brother, my oldest brother. No one was prepared to lose him, and we are all still grieving. So this year I decided to focus on my brothers for Father's Day and celebrate them. I have 3 older brothers: Bruce, Mike, and Steve. Bruce was 16, almost 17, years older than me. Mike (or Michael Wayne) is about 14 years older than me while Steve is 10 years and 8 days older than me. My mom said she and Dad didn't use any form of birth control after having Steve, but 10 years later here I am! Mom did sa...