I was an only child for fifteen wonderful years. By the time my sister came along I was pretty content at not sharing attention! With that much of an age gap there wasn’t a lot of sibling rivalry between us. I mean really? I was way past the playing with dolls stage and it was very unlikely that we would ever fall in love with the same boy! However, five years later I became a mother myself and my son and sister were the ones who taught me about sibling rivalry. Even funnier than having a sister fifteen years my junior was the fact that when I married, I inherited a step daughter who was the same age as my sister! I guess you could say I was more of a “mommy figure” to Jamie than I was a sister…something I often regret. We don’t see eye to eye on many issues, but thankfully we have developed our own unique and special bond. I love my one and only sister with all my heart and am very thankful that the Lord brought her into my life. God has been shaping our lives in a way that we will … [Read more...]