Once in a while, I receive something I desire to share....

This email from my sis is one those things I feel is worth sharing. It is oh, so true. It reminds us to celebrate our feminity, to be proud of our sex for all its strengths.

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 funn! y 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 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.

This is so true and so very powerful. I have had many women in the course of my life who I have looked up to, turned to when times were rough, and women who celebrated the little things as I discovered them along the way. My sisters and friends have supported me, encouraging me onward, and, even been the cheerleaders in my lifewhen I didn't believe in myself, they still did!

If you are a woman and are reading this, feel free to copy and paste it into the body of an email to send and share it with a sister or a friend. One of my favorite websites to visit for gifts and for inspiration for women is: http://www.femailcreations.com Visit with them, you'll be glad you did. {smiles}