Sisters (anonymous)

(This was sent to me via email by a wonderful lady named Mrs. Alice.  I doubt she wrote it because of the way she worded her first comment of it being "Not new but lovely nevertheless."  I must agree with her sentiment.)

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 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,-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

help 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.

(I guess I should point out that I am not the woman of 50 years that added these tidbits.  Haven't reached that milestone yet.  I agree with them though.)