This is for all of my dear sisters here on the forum, I am so very gratefull for you all and don't know what I would do without you.
May God bless you all in everything you do.
Sisters
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
> now and then; do things with them".
>
> "Remember that 'Sisters' means 'all the women'... your
> girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other women relatives.
> 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 really knew 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 nearly 50 years of living in this world, here is what I've
>learned:
>
> Time passes.
> Life happens.
> Distance separates.
> Children grow up.
> Jobs come and go.
> Love waxes and wanes.
> Men don't do what sisters do.
> Hearts break.
> Parents die.
> Careers end.
>
> But......
>
> Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles
> are between you. A girlfriend 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, aunts, nieces, cousins,
> and extended family, all bless our life! The world wouldn't be the
> same without those 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.
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