Photo By Celestial Alta

You know what will make you feel old?  Your younger sister getting married, that will do it.  Yep.  Amanda, my baby sister, she’s getting married tomorrow, but she’s only eleven.  Well, she’s not, but that’s how old she still is in my mind.  Where did the time go?  I taught her how to ride a bike and now she’s getting married?!  Hmmm… that’s weird stuff.

I am proud of her though.  And I actually do see her as a mature woman now, because she is.  After I moved out of my parents house, I remember visiting one day when it dawned on me that my little sister was now more like a peer than a kid.  We had similar interests and laughed at the same stupid stuff.  

Her birthday party that year is what really gained her some massive respect.  In a really witty and creative way, she and her friend masterfully planned a surprise birthday party. 

For themselves! 

Yeah, they completely befuddled the entire guest list.  She and her friend walked in, yelled surprise and everybody suddenly realized that they were actually attending a reverse surprise party—my sister’s own brainchild of genius.  So good!  And now she’s getting married.  And of course I’m playing music at the festivities! 

Oh man.  It’s not easy.  I have a lot of older brother emotions that have to do with baseball bats and shotguns.  But I also have a lot of excitement for the next steps of her life.  That’s all drenched in prayer and hope, a little bit of worry, but mostly the knowledge that God is going to bless her, that he has his hand on her, and their marriage.  The greatest part about my sister is that she follows Jesus and wants what he has for her life.  But I still have my older brother thoughts to get past, so I will work on that and keep a close eye on her—and her guy—in the meantime.  Anybody been there?