Sisters

[abitirish]

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, marriage, the responsibilities of life, and the obligations of adulthood, the mother thoughtfully clinked the ice cubes in her glass and turned a clear, sober glance on her daughter.  “Don’t forget your sisters,” she said, swirling the tea in her glass.  “They’ll be more important as you get older.  No matter how much you love your husband and 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.  ‘Sisters’ means ALL the women in your life…girlfriends, daughters, and 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 grown-up!  Surely my husband and the family we 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.

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 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 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 at the valley’s rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the 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 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.

[hotmommaof3]

Mar. 27, 2007 at 2:16 PM That was amazing......

And at a time in my life where it really helps. Thank you

[DECORATORMOM]

Mar. 27, 2007 at 9:36 PM YOU SAID IT ALL. BLESS YOU (SISTER)!