My heart...

How can I begin to express what my heart feels? Almost 21 years ago on an unexpected trip to my hometown, I reconnected with one of my oldest sisters, and on that visit, she told me that one of our sisters lived very close to me. She gave me her phone number and simply said "give her a call sometime". I went back home and how would I have known that she would change my life forever. I took the phone and made that call, not knowing that the person on the other side would show me so much unconditional love, without knowing me. My sister has become my confidant, my best friend, and the one that time and time again nurtures my heart in so many ways. She has the spirit of a thousand warriors, she makes me a better person, a better mom, a better aunt, a better sister just with her words. There is so much wisdom, so much love in everything she does. Today I called her because I was feeling low, and in a minute she took all the feelings I was having and put it all in perspective. I might have not had the opportunity to grow up with her, but in the past 21 years we have made up for the lost time. I am so blessed to have such an amazing person in my life. When we talk is like time has never passed, like the miles and distance are not in our way. It is an amazing blessing to have someone who even when words are not spoken, knows exactly how you are feeling, how your heart is hurting, that finishes your sentences even when you don't have the words. There is not a lot of people that truly know me, but she has been one of the few that know all of me, all the good and all the bad and the ugly. She continues to ground me, to find that better part of me, to make me see that God is always there even when I lose my faith. I could not be more grateful for her and the way she makes me look at life. Thank you for always being there!