I missed you today dear brother. It seems like you just left. I know you have been gone for a very long time though. There are times when I want to talk to you about things. Things that I know you could have helped me with. Sometimes I wish that you were here to talk to your niece about the choices she made. I tried my best, but I guess it wasn’t good enough, or maybe she didn’t care to listen.
WHY I TALK TO MY BROTHER AS IF HE IS STILL HERE
I talk to my brother as if he is still here because it is the way I deal with the grief of him being gone. I know it may sound crazy to you, but it is how I also do not forget him. It is how I hold on to the memories we had as children and after we became adults. I miss him everyday of my life. Even though we had our differences we still loved one another. Before he passed away he told me that he loved me. He told me that for the first time in my life, and in his life. I will never forget it as long as I live.
So, it is alright to talk to someone you love as if they are still here. You can speak to God and talk about them, or just say what you think they would say to you if they could. It gives me joy knowing that I will see him in heaven someday. Until then I will hold on to the memories I have.
Food for the Soul 
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