my little brother.

For those of you who know me at all know that I love my family.I am blessed to have two of the best brothers ever (i'm in the middle) and an amazing sister-in-law! They mean the world to me and I would do anything for them. I am so proud of who they are and what they do! My friends here in Topeka always tease me because I go home so often...but the truth is, it is hard to stay away when you have family like mine! When my brothers call me and ask me to come home...and sometimes they don't ask, they beg....how can I say no to that?! :)

Those of you who have been around us know that we all get along in a strangely good way! My brothers are both so ornery and you never know what they are up to. If you looked at each of our "wall-to-wall conversations" with each other on Facebook, you would think we hated each other. You would see things such as "you are dumb", or "you smell bad", or "go brush your teeth" and etc. etc. Don't be mistaken though, we really do like each other! I guess you could say that is our way of saying "I love you" or "I miss you!" We are all really close and we always have a good time together. They always know how to make me laugh! 

Today though, I am going to talk about my little big brother Dustin. (He is the young one, but he is the tall one therefore my little big brother) He has no idea, but this whole blog post is from something that he did last night. I don't think he will mind though....I hope not anyway!

Dustin (aka Dusty) is one of my favorite people! He sent me the nicest text message last night and it still puts a smile on my face. The words that he told me seriously melted my heart (cheesy I know, but true) and brought tears of happiness to my eyes! I'm not going to tell you what it said because I don't know if he would appreciate that or not. And I don't want to scare him...I would like for him to say more nice things to me in the future. But not all the time....that would be weird! :) It was such a simple message, but yet it meant so much to me! It was EXACTLY what I needed to hear at that moment. I knew everything that Dusty wrote in the text, I had never doubted it, but I guess I really needed to hear it at the time.

It's funny how God does that. He knows each of us SO well...he knows how many hairs are on our head. That is how much he cares about you and I....that is how much He loves us. God knew that I needed to get that text message last night and whether Dustin is aware of it or not, God used him last night. I am so thankful that Dusty listened and sent that message....I know it must of been hard for him since it was such a nice message! ;) Just kidding Dustin...but really! 

That text message got me thinking...

It just goes to show the simplest of words can go a long way! Don't forget to tell your loved ones how much they mean to you. If God puts something on your heart to share with someone, DO IT!!! Chances are, it will mean the world to that person! It could be that something that they really needed to hear at that exact moment. It could give them hope. It could give them encouragement. It could change their life. You just never know. Words can be so powerful and you never know how God will use your words.

P.S. I don't want to leave anybody out... my parents are pretty awesome as well! :)