Today my youngest daughter had knee surgery to correct a tear. She did great and is doing great...but something interesting happened today that I was not expecting.
A little background.....I have 3 children....my son is 21 years old and my oldest daughter is 17 and my youngest is 12. My daughters fight constantly.......they are not together more than 5 minutes and they are grating on each others nerves. It drives me crazy sometimes....I have tried to encourage them to have more respect for each other and to appreciate each other more....but they just seem that much more eager to fight and argue over the most trivial things.
Then today after my daughters surgery, she kept asking for her sissy.....over and over again, I want my sissy, when is sissy getting home. I finally said why are you so worried over your sister, all you two do is fight...whats the deal. She said to me point blank and matter of fact....because she is My Sister!
Apparently when it gets right down to the nitty gritty of it....it doesn't matter how well they get along, or if they even like each other most days......when push comes to shove and you get down to the bottom of it...nothing is like having a Sister. For better and for worse...in the good the bad and the ugly. Apparently your Sister is your worst enemy and best friend....your biggest critic and your biggest supporter....the one you miss the most when times are hard, lonely or confusing and the one you want to share the good news with and celebrate the good times with. They will tell you straight up that you are wrong or crazy if they don't agree with your choices. They will be the first to defend your cause if someone is coming against you. They will support you when nobody else seems to care. Sister's are the ones you expect to understand when your heart is broken and will cry with you when you are sad and they will laugh with you when you are happy and be silly when you just want to have fun.
I pray for all these things for my girls.....I want them to enjoy and appreciate the gift they have been given in having a Sister.....My hope is they will embrass the wonderful gift God has given them...for they are not only Sisters by birth, but they are Sisters in Christ, which will last for all eternity.
My Sisters did not come to me by birth, they were given to me by Grace through faith in Christ. I pray that I will be a good Sister.
PS...Brothers are awesome too....but thats a different story for another day.
blessings!
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