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 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 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, Mothers-in-law, 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 help
make your life meaningful, even the one that sent it to you.
 
 
I just did.