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10/14/2019

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Lessons I Learned Watching My Eldest Care for Her Little Sister

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PictureAdela helping Micaela do her school Homework
I stepped into my office and was assaulted by a disasterous collection of stickers, notecards, glue sticks, and glitter strewn across the large white craft table. I have no idea how my seven-year old had managed to make such a mess in the ten minutes left before the bus came. 

She grinned and held up her creation. "Look, Mom, I made Micaela notecards so I can teach her more words."

My heart melted. The cards were gaudy with their flamboyant lettering. She proudly flipped through them and read the words.

Adela and Micaela have such an interesting relationship. Like all siblings, they fight and bicker, but Adela's heart is softened toward the difficult journey her sister has. She keeps her chin up even when Jovani and I are gone for days with Micaela for hospital stays and specialists. She understands the extra time Micaela demands as we help her eat, dress, potty, and keep her glasses on. As Adela matures, I see her stepping up more and more to help her sister progress.

Have you ever stopped and considered the older sisters in your life? We have ones we are raised with and others that God placed along side us. Our older sisters encourage us, cheer us on, and are there for laughter and tears. 

One of my favorite sister memories was when I snuck into my sister's drawer and grabbed the intense, round, bristly brush she had told me not to touch. Exultant, I wrapped a chunk of hair around the brush and yanked, expecting a  ringlet to emerge. Instead, the brush laid claim to my hair in a terrible impossible tangle. My sister came in. I ran, sobbing to a corner to hide my disaster. My sister followed, and without yelling, sat on the floor and began the slow process of detaching my hair from her brush. I felt unjudged. I felt loved. Many years later I shared that memory with her and she told me that she had done the same thing when she was little, so when I tangled myself up, it was easy to be kind.

We should be ever thankful that the sisters around us who know what we have been through and emphatically share our pain. May we also never miss the opportunity to help our little sisters get untangled. 

What a blessing Micaela and Adela have in each other, one that will continue to bless them the rest of their lives. 



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Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: 
    If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, NIV

​Who are the God-given sisters, young and old, in your life?
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Denese
10/15/2019 10:46:51 am

This brought tears to my eyes. It is so precious. Adela has given me some of her notes. Once she had found the glitter and paper at Sunday School while we were practicing. I can see the left overs, in my mind, of her note cards she left for you to clean up. She is sweet because she wants to give special notes to loved ones and friends to show her love. Not many people have that quality in their personalities.
Also my sisters are my best friends to this day. We are there for each other and share our lives. With the technology of today we talk to each other like we are in the same house. I am glad GOD gave me sisters.

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