Sisters

[all4love]

 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.

[mongoose]

all4love,
  Thank you for posting that!  It is wonderful to have so many sisters (and brothers  ) here to talk with.  We are so lucky and blessed to have this place to come together to share each others burdens and sorrows and triumphs and joys!

Much love to all in Christ

mongoose

[nashay1967]

beautiful, I can relate to this. when my husband was killed in March of this year, my sisters; related and spiritually related, really came through in my time of grief. Thank you for reminding me how awesome GOD is when he uses others to help us along in our journey.


nashay1967 

[chuckusa]

Hi All4love,

Well I'm not a sister, but thats beautiful...

Nashya1967:  Thank God you had them, what a loss to have to deal with. Blessings to you!

Love,
Chuck

[MG]

Thank you All4love

I've learned that there are some wonderful cyber sisters all over the world.

Welcome nashay1967

I'm very sorry for your loss. I know how hard that is.

Hugs,
MG

[nashay1967]

Thanks everyone! 

[all4love]

I am so happy that everyone enjoyed this as much as I have.  I do want to say that I think this could also be made the same for brothers as well.  I love my sisters here as much as my brothers and deeply appreciate both.  I am so grateful that God has brought you all to my life.  I would be so very lonely without you all.

May God Bless you all

[chuckusa]

Hi Bobby,

You seem to be a lot more organized than me, I would have had to insert "Beer Run" somewhere in there!!!

Seriously though, men do operate differently when it comes to relationships. I've had male friends that I've known for 30 years, and they never have opened up about ANYTHING, yet we remain good friends. They express it in different ways...like showing up to help out with something, or without asking, checking up on your family for you while out of town. Unfortunately I don't live near any of them anymore. I've been blessed with a lot of sisters in my life too, I couldn't live without them.

My daughter told me to put this in.

GIRLS RULE   

I agree,
Chuck

[all4love]

You guys are such a trip, don't know what I would do without you.   

Chuck tell your daughter I agree 

[gmik]

I once heard that brothers read the headlines

Sisters read the fine print.