Sunday, November 9, 2008
I Am Thankful for... My Sisters!
I am the oldest of six children. My favorite part of that? Having three sisters. The four of us span three decades and are very different in terms of our styles, our religious and political persuasions, our fields of studies and careers, and our basic makeup—our personality types, our characteristics, our talents, etc. Still, we are bound by blood, tradition, and fun. I say fun, because we love to laugh together. And, it is in those moments that we are identical. I should take this moment to apologize to all of the passengers on the plane we rode with on the way to our sister's vacation. We really didn't mean to laugh that loud and talk incessantly. What's a sister to do?
Posts
November 9, 2008 at 5:04 PM
That was so sweet Jyl! I only have one sister and I think it is awesome although I didn't appreciate her until we were adults.
November 9, 2008 at 6:26 PM
I have a sister too and I don't know what I would do without her! I love reading all of your Thankful For posts. It really is a great time to count all of your blessings.
November 9, 2008 at 8:43 PM
I have a brother, he's 2 years older than me. I guess he's kinda cool.
November 10, 2008 at 12:46 AM
I feel much the same way about my 3 sisters. We are 20 and 14 years apart, me being the youngest. I love them dearly.
November 10, 2008 at 6:19 AM
I agree! I have one younger sister and one younger brother and I'm so thankful! My sister and I have grown closer as we've gotten older and she's the BEST aunt! It's wonderful to have an extended family!
November 10, 2008 at 7:01 AM
I love these photos of all the girls, with bits of your children! They are really good of everyone! Did Melinda's guy take them?
November 10, 2008 at 12:07 PM
I'm very thankful for my sister, too! We had a rough first...oh, say, 20 years! But, they were so worth it!
November 10, 2008 at 7:39 PM
What a blessing!!! Great post!
November 10, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Sister truly are blessings! I have one who is 10 years older than me and lives on the other side of the country... miss her so much!
November 10, 2008 at 11:48 PM
That is the cutest picture of all of you! Well done! I'm jealous....I wish I was a sister and not just a cousin!
November 11, 2008 at 7:38 PM
I don't have a sister. I always wanted one :-) I keep trying to tell my girls how lucky they are. But most of the time they are not buying it!
November 11, 2008 at 8:59 PM
What a wonderful thing to be thankful for! My sister and I are pretty different too, but I think that's why we are such great friends.
November 11, 2008 at 11:33 PM
I've loved reading about your sisters over the past few months!
November 12, 2008 at 9:56 AM
Sisters are great! The best even!
November 13, 2008 at 12:01 AM
I agree -- I have three sisters and we have a BLAST together.
November 13, 2008 at 9:43 AM
I also have sisters and we are exactly the same way! :) It's such a good time when we get together.
I am also going to take you up on that author you recommended!
November 13, 2008 at 11:25 AM
OMG,
I am so thankful for this post. I am the oldest of 3 sisters and it wasn't until my younger sister got married and tried to start a WAHM biz that I started to rebuild our relationship.
I am so thankful that I am a young, hot, sexy mommy with sisters that love me (by way of blood and my social network).
Keep up the good work and lets connect. I'm at www.thecocktailcafe.com
November 13, 2008 at 5:51 PM
Nice blog! I am the baby of seven kids and I have two sisters. Sweet article:)
November 14, 2008 at 5:15 PM
Great post Jyl!!
I have three sisters - 2 older & 1 younger than myself and when we all get together it's a yammerfest! My younger sister & I being closer in age are especially bad. We will laugh for hours at the silliest things.
Thanks for sharing,
Ciao
November 15, 2008 at 5:33 PM
Love this! I have 5 girls and keep telling them they will LOVE being sisters someday! I love my sister and know my girls will be grateful for eachother too.
November 19, 2008 at 7:22 AM
You're so lucky. I always wanted a sister (I have 3 older brothers). I am fortunate enough to have 2 cousins that are like my sisters though and it's such a special relationship.
That's a great photo! : )