For all my sisters...

Blessings are innumerable!

• More than anything I am blessed with life in general. 
• Life given to me and sustained by God. 
• He is the greatest giver of blessings!  He is the Almighty and the best friend I could ever ask for!

I am so blessed!  First of all, I am blessed with a wonderful husband...and I do mean wonderful...he is my rock and I couldn't and wouldn't want to live life without him!  Thanks babe!  I love you!

Secondly, my children are a true gift from God and a blessing to me.  Molly, Peanut, and PJ...as they have so affectionately been tagged....I love you bunches and bunches!!!!  Don't ever forget that!   They teach me sooo much!  I learn lessons of humility, patience, unconditional love, and  much more...each and every day!

One of the other things in my life that I count as a rich blessing from God.....MY FRIENDS!  I am truly blessed with great friends....and even though I don't say it often enough ....I love you all!  Here are just a few of my "Sisters" from one of our ladies trips to Gatlinburg about a year ago...we had a great time!

And you know who you are if you are reading this....the list is too long to name....I have friends (aka my sisters)...from church, from school, from the Internet, from "other" friends, from activities that my children have become involved in, that I inherited when I married, that are lifelong from my childhood days....WOW...so many directions I could take this.  Mainly though, I wanted to focus this post to "My Sisters"

Now I would be remiss for not mentioning my "blood' relatives here...I mean yes...in real life I am a sister...a sister times 4!  So here is a shout out to my sisters... Britt, Brandi, and Adrienne....(and then of course I do have one stinky brother.... Chad ...hee hee)  I love you all and miss you!

This post, however, was sent to me from one of my dear friends, Terri, in an email....she is a "sister" and I love her too!  When I read this email...I thought this is too good not to share with others.  It touched my heart and I wanted to send it to all of you....my sisters....with love.

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 more than 50 years( in my case 30 +...but I still have learned all this)  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.  Every day, we need each other still.  Pass this on to all the women who help make your life meaningful.  I just did.

More  later....sista!