it's amazing at how close we've always been ever since we were little, and how much closer we grew even to this day. it's funny how we hit our "rough patch" not in elementary school when i would chase her around the schoolyard, but just this past semester. and look how we've gotten over that huge bump in the road.
i'm writing this post about her because i want to express to you how utterly grateful i am to have her in my life. i think this summer so far has even deepened my relationship with her. every day i am so happy when she comes home from work or wherever. remember that post a while ago about how i felt unproductive and yucky because of it? well, God has used her to bring me to my knees and then bring me to my feet. the other day i rearranged our room a little bit just for the heck of it because i had decided to clean underneath my bed. she didn't tell me to do it, but in a weird unconcious way she encouraged it. she always does that to me.
it's kind of like when someone or something blows past you so fast that even though they're not physically there anymore, the wind that they stirred up by running past you just blows you away. that's her. she blows me away as i get caught up in the wind. and it's usually very good for me because i just stand there :P
she is probably the main reason why i'm having such a good summer. i can't even explain half of it to you because you probably won't even understand it completely.
she keeps me sane but at the same time she understands my insanity.
because she's in my life i don't have to feel lonely.
i can be stupid around her.
i love when she makes me laugh.
i love when i make her laugh.
i can tell even my closest brothers and sisters all the family stuff that goes on, but she actually lives it and experiences it with me. everyday. and that comforts me.
she knows pretty much all of my friends.
i can tell her everything.
she tries to keep me healthy. sometimes. at least, when she doesn't try i just feel guilty anyway.
i love making her proud. and it doesn't take much to do that.
she's my cheerleader. especially when my family has never been a cheerleading kind of family.
she's a whole family rolled into one person, minus a family pet.
she's my buffer, my listener, my angel.
and she's always pointing me in God's direction.
alright, here are some pictures :P
(left picture: a wedding in '96 or '97? right picture: a wedding in '07)
i feel so blessed. hmm, i wonder why that line sounds familiar... ;X
5 comments:
your sister is quite the awesome.
omgoodness. you guys seriously look like twins in that old photo. ahah so crazy!
i seriously almost cried when i read this. both of you have grown so much, and i'm so glad that i'm your brother. from now on, i'm taking out the "god" of "god-brother." hehe.
My sister is my best friend, even though we are 9 years apart. I don't know what I would do without her!
:] you two are soo cute! i really am envious of your relationship with each other.. it`s amazing seeing you two grow in christ as blood sisters :P and it absolutely encourages me to try and mend my relationship with my sister.. thanks tammy
ps - i miss you, sweeetieee :]
Post a Comment