Day 1 - My BFF

I always wished for a sister. 


Four brothers is what I have. Now, I love my brothers, don't get me wrong. And they have taught me a lot. Some of my earliest memories are changing poopy cloth diapers and being careful not to poke the baby with the diaper pin. I have poked myself many times, but never one of my little brothers. I babysat for them. I cooked for them. I cleaned the kitchen because I was the girl. So having four brothers has taught me many things about caring for others and house keeping. For that I am truly thankful. But they're not a sister.


My deep gratitude today comes from having the sister I always wanted. We share deeply. We laugh at little things. She gets me and I get her. Today we were laughing because she wanted to buy shoes (which she generally hates doing). When she was trying them on she complained about having on her thick socks, and then realized they were a pair she "stole" from me!! We cracked up. Then she got her new shoes for a really great price! 

Thank you, God for my "sister." Thank you for bringing her into my life and allowing us to share on so many levels. 

A New Day

Ok, so at the beginning of the year I thought it would really help me to write a thank you note to someone every day this year. I have so much to be thankful for and yet I'm pathetically ungrateful. So far, I've written exactly two thank you notes. Yeah, my progress sucks. However, my niece has begun writing on her blog about what she's thankful for every day and maybe that is something I can do, too, so I'm going to try.