A chance for a new beginning

The other day my post talked about a variety of topics. One of the topics was the recent visit of my eldest brother.

Life is interesting. Life is rolling along and you think you know someone, then life throws you a curve ball, and everything changes.

My eldest brother. I never knew him. He was 15 when I was born, and his life had already drew him away from the family home. Life's circumstances took him to the four corners of the world. I didn't know this until recently when he came to stay we my husband and I.

Some would have called him the black sheep. He made some bad choices in friends and lifestyles. The choices led to years of criminal activity and drugs. He unintentionally alienated himself from the family. But through those years of alienation he experienced a life that you and I can't imagine. Some of them great, some of them questionable. But it is experiences that have made him who he is today.

We were sitting watching T.V. the other day. Watching the United Nations put the sanction on North Korea, when my brother starts on his experience in Red China when he was on a freighter from Shanghai to Vancouver transporting wheat and all of his experiences.

Then he talks about his travels through Europe, Australia and the middle east, and the worst, getting buried in a mine. We talked for hours. I never knew any of this. I was astounded at how well read he was and how he was so versed in current affairs.

You know how looks can be deceiving. Well that would be my brother. If you saw him on the street, you would most probably hold tightly onto your handbag, make sure you locked your car and double checked to make sure it was locked. When he came to me a week ago, he looked far older than his years, haggard, tired, disheveled. Now, almost a week later, the tired worried eyes have lessened. I see a more relaxed individual a person who sees there is a tomorrow.

For those of you who have read my blog on a fairly regular basis, you would know how I spoke about how do I say this ....a potential paranormal visit. In hind sight, I now believe that the dreams and things I was experiencing was my sister reminding me of a promise I made to her before she died. She asked me to look out for my brother, to help him how ever I could. I never in a million years would have thought that this is what she meant. But now, looking at my brother, this seems like the most natural place for him to be.

Thanks for the reminder sis.

God bless.

Wishing you all well.