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I've Just Been Sent This - Reminded Me Of You All


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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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