sis·ters

The other day I had an experience which reminded me just how lucky I am to have the sisters I have. Because most of us are so invested in this thing we call "the blogging world," I'm sure most of us know who Stephanie Nielsen is. For those who don't know, Stephanie and her husband were in a plane crash back in the summer. The crash was so horrific the pilot died. Stephanie and her husband survived, but Stephanie burned over 80% of her body. So sad! Anyways, my mom received an email from a friend the other day that had an updated article about Stephanie's recovery. It was very sad but very touching. The article talked about how Stephanie was in a medically induced coma for over four months. She woke up wondering who Sara Palin was and why she was always on TV. The article also talked about how the only thing that was bringing Stephanie comfort at night was listening to her mom and sisters in the room talk. I'm sure most of us girls can relate to this feeling, sometimes our Mom and our sisters know the right things to do and say to bring us comfort. (Stephanie is recovering at the Huntsman burn center now, so her mom and sisters can be close to her.) Stephanie wasn't able to speak for a while, but once she was able to speak, she said to her sister, "I'll find a way to pay you back someday." And the sister said something like, "It's okay Steph, you just have to promise you'll move close to me once you get out of here so we can raise our families together." (Stephanie was thanking her sister and telling her she'd repay her because the sister is the one who has been taking care of the Nielsen's children during the recovery process.) Anyways to make a long story short, D came in the computer room at Mom's when I was reading this article. She asked what I was doing so I told her to read the article I was reading. We both sat in silence for a few minutes and then D read the part about the sisters and broke down crying, so I of course started crying too. It was at that moment that I realized D, and all of my other five sisters a long with Mom, share such a special bond. We would do anything in the world for each other. D tells me often she'd give me her hair if I ever needed it. This is kind of a joke, but it's so true! My sisters are my best friends and just like I said before, I am the luckiest. My sisters are people who always stand by side, and make me laugh when I feel like I need to cry. They are people who get "it" and understand life. Wow, how lucky am I, how lucky are we?! I love you all!
As a side note... my SEVEN finals are done! And even better, only one semester to go and I'm done with school! Only one more time will I ever have to face the dreaded finals week, unless I decide to do my Masters, but let's just not think about that right now. Mom likes to tell me I'm only graduating so I can go back to school. It's true, but as a teacher I will have the easy and fun part, so I think. We'll see. :) Also please everyone pray that the whole internship thing works out. An internship means I don't have to do student teaching, and I WILL get paid, and WILL get full benefits my first year teaching right out of college!