My siblings!

My siblings are my favorite people in this crazy world (along with my parents and my boys and husband).

I truly cherish the love I have for them and the close relationship we have, even if I am here in Canada. They are the first ones I turn to when I need prayers said on my behalf, or help. They are the first ones that hear about our major good news before anyone else. I will literally do anything for them when they need it. I always feel over protective of them, especially with my younger brother Yann. I love them and think of them and keep them in my prayers DAILY. Being away from them is really really hard on me. I can turn to them so easily when I feel down and especially turn to my sister. Ask Marc and he will tell you that my sister is my soul mate. When we are together, all we do is laugh, too loud sometimes but always genuinely. We enjoy teasing each other but never harshly.

My older brother is a fire fighter. He has a heart of gold made of kindness and genuine care for each one of us. He is a clown, not the scary kind. The kind that makes your gut hurt because you laughed too much. He is really business savvy! And can grow anything with his green thumbs. While he is built like any big Polynesian man, my brother is not the kind of person that looks for fights BUT if you provoke him he can slap you to sleep, lol. Not kidding! Only a year and a month separates the too of us in age but we are bond by love and mutual respect. He has helped Marc and I through our tough times in Tahiti and I will forever be grateful to him. I love spoiling his children when I can because I love them but mostly because I love their dad even more.

My sister is a force to be reckoned with. She is frank and I love love that about her. She is generous! She is kind! She is really talented! She bakes like a French baker, does photography like a professional photographer, and drives like a race car driver, haha. She is the kind of person who when she likes something, she goes for it or tries it and usually excels at it. Like my older brother, she is business savvy but she took it to a higher level than the rest of us.  She owned her title of being a business women for all that she has accomplished. She knows all of my secrets! She knows me almost better than Marc does. We are twins born two years apart. We ALWAYS sense when something is wrong with one another. Not even kidding. Our bond is of a special nature. When I ache she aches. When I'm sick, she's sick. Still not kidding! We always laugh about it but are grateful for it because we can be there for each other, always. I love her! She is my world! My BEST FRIEND!

My younger brother is my baby! He is the reason I love children so much. I loved taking care of him, reading to him, and teaching him how to speak. He is by far the smartest one of us and speaks Tahitian better than the rest of us, haha. He is the definition of sacrifice for all that he is doing for our mother. He is really learned! I don't know anyone that love our mom as much as he does, not even me and I love my mom dearly. When I left Tahiti, he went through some major life changing moments and overcame some difficult trials but HE made it. His strength of overcoming what many are struggling with has been exemplary to me. He holds a special place in my heart. I named my son after him for that reason. I was so happy when he came to stay with us for four months. His heart is as big as a mountain. He is the sweetest man I know even if he LOVES to tease me!!! I definitely love my baby brother.

My sister and brother in law. I cannot write this post without mentioning them because they are important to me. I call both of them my siblings because that's what they are to me. Not just someone we added to our mix but truly a brother and a sister. Their opinions, their well being, their needs are all important to me. I love them both equally! I will seat with them and listen to their frustrations. I will walk with them, always hand in hands when they will need me too. They bring happiness to my siblings and for that alone, they get all of my respect. My sister in law made me an aunt and a god mother to her son, my nephew and made my brother a happy dad, and for that I love her. My brother in law loves my sister and supports her in her accomplishments and failures and for that I love him. They both brought uniqueness to our wackiness, and it is just what we needed to be complete for now until my baby brother gains his soul mate.

I am a better person just having them as my siblings! I am so glad that my parents always reminded us how important it was to take care of the relationship we had growing up. How important it was for us to nurture it! I tell my boys every time they fight how important it is for them to love, and care for each other. Truly care! Deeply care!

Marc always tells me that his siblings and him don't have that bond and it is so sad to hear that. They say friends come and go in ones life but family, they are forever. I cannot wait for mine to be forever. One day, I know it will be.