August 10, 2010

  • Sisters

    This is just a really great email my mom sent me, and I loved it so much that I thought I'd share it with you.  I don't have any blood sisters, but I do have some wonderful girlfriends who are nothing short of sisters to me.  We may not see each other every day, but I think of them every day.

      

    Read on...

    A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced  tea and visiting with her Mother. As they talked about  life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life  and the obligations of adulthood, the mother clinked the  ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance upon her daughter.

    " Don't forget your  Sisters,' she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. 'They'll be more important as you get  older. No matter how much you love your husband, no matter  how much you
    love the children you may have, you are still  going to  need Sisters. Remember to go places with  them nowand then; do things  with  them.'

    'Remember that 'Sisters' means ALL  the women...
    your girlfriends, your daughters, and all your  other women relatives too. 'You'll need other women.  Women   always  do.'

    What a funny piece of advice!' the young  woman thought.     Haven't I just gotten  married?      Haven't I just joined  the couple-world?    I'm now a married woman, for  goodness sake! A grownup! Surely my husband and the  family we may start will be all I need to make my life  worthwhile!'

    But she listened to her Mother. She kept  contact with her Sisters and made more women friends each year. As the years  tumbled   by, one  after     another, she gradually came to understand that her Mom  reallyknew what she was  talking about.    

    As time  and  nature work their changes  and their mysteries upon a woman,   Sisters are the  mainstays of her life.

    After more than 50  years of living in this world, here is what I've  learned:

    THIS SAYS IT ALL:

    Time  passes.

    Life happens.

    Distance  separates.

    Children grow up.

    Jobs come and  go.

    Love waxes and wanes.

    Men don't do what  they're supposed to do.

    Hearts break.

    Parents  die.

    Colleagues forget favors.

    Careers  end.

    BUT.........

    Sisters are there, no matter  how much time and how many miles are   between you. A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can  reach.

    When you have to walk that lonesome valley and  you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your  life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you  on, praying  for you, pulling for you, intervening  on your  behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley's end.

    Sometimes, they will even   break the rules and walk beside  you...Or come in and  carry you out.

    Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers, Grandmothers,  aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended family, all bless our  life!

    The  world  wouldn't be the same without women, and neither would I. When we began this  adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know  how much we would  need  each  other.

    Every  day, we need each other  still. Pass this on to all the women who help  make  your life meaningful.

    Amazing.  Love it.  So true.  

    Do you have a sister?  

    Do you REALLY appreciate her?

    ib