Today the oldest of my 3 daughters turns 21. Tommorrow, my middle daughter turns 17. Four years and a day apart..and in some ways worlds apart...but always sisters. In their younger years they fought terribly. The younger of the two often losing to her stronger, more wiley sister. So often i would hear " I hate her!". People would say that it was perfectly normal for them to say such things. And perhaps they are right. But I couldn't bear to hear that sentance spoken in anger. I would always tell them now..and continue to say to this day...

friends will come and go...men will come and go..even some day I will be gone...but you will always be sisters...

Never having a sister of my own growing up, I always wished I had. I wonder now, as they have become women...do they know what they have in this special bond? Its more than blood..DNA...they are a part of each others lives in a way few can understand. Unless they have sisters.

I look at these amazing young women..all three....and my heart bursts. 3 very different, very distinctive personalities. And yet so many common traits. Such big hearts. Such warm, beautiful smiles. That twinkle of a bit of mischief in their eye.

So often it is difficult to put into words the overwhelming emotions brought about by love. Would I change some things from the past if I could? Of course. But all of those things helped mold us into who we are. I am so very blessed to have these beautiful creatures in my life. May I have many years to watch them all continue to grow, love and learn.

I love you B, J & S.....

Greetings everyone!

How wonderful to find a site like this to communicate and learn together! I look forward to exploring this site and meeting many interesting souls.

As I write this I can look out my window at the snow capped mountain peaks I have loved all of my life. Sea birds soar above. Across the river that will run into the ocean a few miles from where I sit, Bald Eagles make their winter home. The beauty can just take your breathe away! I always have to laugh at people that say " I live in God's Country". Isn't it all? LOL I have not traveled the world, but I have been in many places here in Canada and in the US, and there is natural beauty and evidence of a Creators hands everywhere. We just have to remember to stop and smell the roses as the saying goes.

I am a mother of 3 beautiful daughters who are all on their own paths. I have always told my girls to keep their eyes, minds and hearts open. They are everything to me, now and always.