Thursday, December 19, 2013

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 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 mother 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 favours.

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.

Every day, we need each other still. 

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