Hey Soul Sisters.

Bless you my darling
and remember you are
always in the heart-
oh tucked so close there is no chance
of escape-
of your sister.

-Katherine Mansfield


I am so glad we took the time to visit my sister Alicia in July. It was only for a few days but it was so nice to get our families together this summer. Alicia and I don't see each other often, but we have the most special connection. We understand each other like only sisters can. Sometimes I only have to say a few words to her and she can finish my paragraph for me and knows exactly to the penny how I feel. She's such a wonderful constant in my life and she's always there for me with her words and her spirit and I only hope I make her feel the same love and comfort that she shows me.

Then there's my sister Renee, with her lovable sass and spunk. I messaged her over the weekend and whined about something that was bothering me and asked her to tell me to get over it already. She stopped her car and called to tell me what I asked to hear and listened to me for a while. She can brighten a room before she walks into it. She's the fun one who makes you wonder what she is hiding behind that bubbly, outgoing exterior. I have always secretly wished to be more like her. I spent a little time with her too this summer, wish it was more. Lots more. I miss my sisters. I've said it before, distance in families is the bane of our modern existence. I dislike it very very much.

I have another sister, Chandra. We live thousands of miles apart and very very rarely see one another. I long to see her. She has been through unimaginable crisis and pain with her health for the last few years and I pray that she finds comfort and relief. I love my sisters, I miss them everyday. Damn distance!