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CHRISTmas draws closer and
closer, I am thinking more and
more about my sister,
Betty. God took her home
in 1994, after a long battle
with end-stage renal
disease. She was not only
my sister, she was my best
friend. I remember all the
joy and love she brought into my
life, and, as time goes, it
seems like a lifetime
ago.
We
always shared a bedroom in our
two-bedroom home. We got
along well, most of the
time. But, as sisters, we
had our sharing problems.
Betty was 2-1/2 years older than
me, and so she got the say in a
lot of things, by reason of
being the oldest! We
shared the closet, the dresser,
and the chest of drawers.
It was all fifty-fifty in our
room.
She
told me about keeping a Diary
and how important that would be
to me. She was
right! She taught me how
to use a hair dryer and rollers,
and, after many quarrels and
many more tries, I got it!
It did make me look older, just
like she said! She taught
me the fine art of applying make
up in the proper way, so I did
not look like a clown. Did
she have to always be
right?
She
taught me it was okay to cry
when I was hurting, and it was
okay to say I love you when I
mean it. She taught me
that I could trust in people
because I could trust and rely
on her. She was always
there for me, and I learned to
be there for those I love.
Thanks
sis, for bringing me along the
way with you, and making my life
so full of joy and love. I
miss you every day, and I also
know you are watching over me
everyday from Heaven. When
I need you, I feel your
presence, and say to myself, yes
my best friend, my sister, my
guardian angel, you were
right! No one will ever
take your place in my life.
In
memory of my dear sister, Betty
June 28, 1949 - June 19, 1994
I Will Always Love you Sis
© Ann Joyce December 15, 2008
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