Dear Cory
Mama says it's your birthday. You’d be 30. We never met but I wish we had.
I wonder about you.
Do you celebrate birthdays in Heaven? Are you all grown up? How does that work in Heaven? I heard there isn't time there so there isn’t age there either then, but do you still grow into a handsome angel? I wonder how that is…
I think about the man you would be if you had stayed on earth, and I wonder. I wonder about your personality, pet peeves and if you would be a people-y person. Since you're one of us, I bet you would have a thing for farming, coffee, and perogies. That just makes sense. I'm about positive you would be a calm presence under pressure. Just like our other brothers. You would probably be fairly blunt while carrying the biggest heart. Also like our brothers. I wonder who you would’ve said ‘’i do’’ to and I wonder if your woman would dislike sewing like all the rest of the women in our family. I wonder by now if some littles would be wiggling in your arms. The lil cousin time would be cuteness overload because our other brothers are raising some pretty precious little humans also.
Life would have a twist if you stayed here on earth, and yet God wanted you there with Him. I’m a lil jealous. Sometimes I forget I have a sibling hanging out in Heaven. I like that thought. I wonder if up there you get to watch our family down here. Can you see your earthly family navigating life? Do you watch us all gather around for a chaotic supper hour where everyone is absorbed in stories and teasing and one to many dark jokes are flung out while the dog soundly sleeps on his mat by the door? Do you watch us toss with decisions, muddle through hardships, and embrace hope with each other? Are you a guardian angel for us? I like to think you keep a pretty close eye on your earthly family.
Perhaps you ask God when one of us is gonna come hang out with you. I wonder what He replies. I like life down here, we’re part of a love-filled family, and I think you would be a bonus to it. One day we’ll all get to meet you. I hope you're standing by the gates, with arms open, welcoming each one of us Home. We’ll let mom hug you first.
Meet you by the gates,
Your lil sis
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