A wonderful email from my sister to the bc.org sisters.

snowyday

Just so you know ......        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.

Traci-----TripNeg

Pearl,

This made me tear up....

       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.

 Thanks for posting this.

Where have you been anyway????????? How are you doing?

Hugs, Traci

candie1971

Pearl,

And I say Amen!!! All so true.