SISTERs hide behind huge rocks...

Have you ever felt lonely? Ever wished you had a big sister to run to with ALL your questions and issues?

Trust me....I know how you feel.  Sometimes the women in our family cannot/will not be the keepers of our biggest secrets or our most random thoughts.  For various reasons, they might not understand us the way we want them to.  So then who do you discuss your life with?  Who would you run to with your heart breaking drama, or your belly aching laughs?

I am convinced sometimes sisters hide behind huge rocks. Good friends are hard to find. But when they make that first appearance, grab a hold of them and do not let go.  =)
The beauty of sisterhood, in my opinion, does not only exist within the dynamics of a family.  It unfolds itself in a friendship or any relationship where loyalty, trust and honesty co-exist without any signs of selfishness, pride or ulterior motives.

I am at a stage in my life where I do not rely on my relatives to carry me through the tidal waves of life.  I have learned that God brings us people with different gifts to help us through the seasons of our very existence.  Those that stand by my side (or have stood by my side) without judging or belittling me are the ones that I call family today.  I might not talk to them every day, or hang out with them every week. I might not remember all their birthdays or buy gifts for them for Christmas.  I might not know all their pains, or care to share all of mine with them.  But I do know when I need them I will find them right where they promised to be.  Right by my side.  No questions asked.  And they know I would do just that for them too.

Sometimes sisters (and brothers) are not the people you grow up with, and they may not be the people you grow old with.  But when a special friendship evolves from behind the huge rock, make sure you cherish it as long as you can. After all, they are from God for that special season in your life.

Next time you feel lonely in life, make sure you open your heart and look behind the huge rocks. =)
God's got a surprise waiting for you.

Mrs. Sgt. P.

(This is dedicated to all my friends that have taken the role of family in my life as a new marine wife.  I will forever be in debt to you. )