[Women] Sisters

[B.Lisk]

Ladies, I thought this was worth sharing. Maybe I’m just being a bit sentimenta
l due to cabin fever, but I do believe this to be so. 






                                 
                                 
                                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, 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.


                                 

                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 

                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                             


                       


                 

                       
                       
                 





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