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  Thursday, Aug 21, 2008 9:20PM / Standard Entry / Members only
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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 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 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. Short and very sweet:
  
  
  
  There are more than twenty angels in this world.
  
  Ten are peacefully sleeping on clouds. Nine are
  
  playing. And one is reading her email at this
  
  moment.
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