Don't Forget Your Sisters...

[klpzack]

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 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  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  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.
 

[Tessa7645]

Aug. 10, 2009 at 8:57 PM

I've read this before and yet it still causes a tear to the eye in its truth!!!  Thanks for reminding me!!