SISTERS......DON'T FORGET THEM!
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?
> Have n'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 ho w
> 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 h elp
> make your life meaningful. I just did. Short and
> very sweet:
>
> There are more than twenty angels in this world. Ten
> are peacefully sleeping
>
> on clouds. Nine are playing. And one is reading her
> email at this moment.
>
>