3253sweet email from D

[evile]

Jun. 2, 2005

 

 

This was sent to me and I thought of you! May your day be blessed
today and always!
Love
D

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. And remember
that "Sisters" also means your girlfriends, your daughters, and
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 in 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.

Here is what I've learned:

Times passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.
Love waxes and wanes.
Hearts break.
Careers end.
Jobs come and go.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget favors.
Men don't call when they say they will.

BUT Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles
are between you. A Sister is never farther away than needing her can
reach.

When you have to walk that lonesome valley, and you have to walk it
for yourself, your Sisters 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.

My mother, sister, sister-in-laws, and "girlfriends", have blessed
my life! The world wouldn't be the same without them, 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.