My Sister

I sit here writing this post, thinking of my one and only blood sister (I do have a lot of friends that I consider as sisters and have the sisters in Christ that I am so Thankful for) - but atlast only one that was born of the same parents as I.  

She just texted me earlier this afternoon to let me know the doctors were moving up her total hysterectomy from December 21st to tomorrow - leaving me to ponder if I can rearrange my todo list and schedule to be up there with her and her husband for the surgery.  She and I have had a very trying year this 2010 and I am sure I can speak for her when I say we will be happy for 2011 to begin so that we can start fresh and renewed.  After tomorrow - I know she will be on the good side of health.

My sister and I have not always had an easy life, not that this is unique only to us.  We survived an abusive father, both worked through the battles of miscarriages - where as I have 2 beautiful children from my husband - my sister adopted a brother and sister through the fostercare system and let me say it has been a rocky road for them.  I am so grateful that my sister has accepted Jesus Christ into her heart in the last couple of years.  other similarities of my sister and I - besides we look remarkably alike (go figure) while she is having her hysterecomy tomorrow - I had mine in September of 2009. 

Lori (my sister) is going to have a tougher time than I.  I had the new robotic arm assisted surgery and because of complications from having her appendix out in Germany many years ago, she has to have a tradition cut the stomach, one night stay in the hospital.  Needless to say, she is extremely nervous and worried, yet excited to have all the problems over, including NO MORE MONTHLIES!! Yeah for her!

I would love to be there with her, though I don't think I will be able to make it because of all the responsibilites.  She was able to come down for my surgery in June of 2010, as were 2 of 3 of my brothers.  And although I wasn't quite aware of the presense at all times, I felt their love for me in the early days after surgery, lying in the cold hard hospital bed, wishing I was any where else but there. 

My sister has always been there for me and I love her with all my heart.  She is a great person, wonderful sister, loving mom, wife, and daughter.  I thank God everyday for her in my life.  And wonder where I would be without her - I shudder at the thought.  I know there were days in our childhood that we were each others rock.  And there have been days in my adulthood where she has still stood as my rock.

I know that even if I can't make it up there tomorrow for the surgery - I will see her the week after Christmas to take homemade frozen dinners to her family for the 6 weeks of recovery that she has to go thru. 

I am grateful to this blog site, for giving me that place to vent my thoughts, fears, concerns, joys, triumphs, to stand up on the great big soapbox of mine that friends all know I keep around just incase, and soon to come RECIPES FROM AIMEEE - as most of my friends know - I like to cook and so does my husband and teenage daughter so I will be posting tried and successful recipes for the sampling of any one who cares. 

Until next time.