Friday, November 8, 2013

47





Today she would have been 47.

My big sister.

We are four years apart, so when I graduated from 8th grade, she graduated from high school.  When I graduated from high school, she graduated from college.

We share November for our birthdays.

We share November for our anniversaries.  The same weekend 3 years apart at the same hotel.  We shared the same wedding dress.

We are now share the raising of these two great kids.

I want to pick up the phone and wish her a happy birthday.  I want to give her a hug.

I just want my sister back.

Happy Birthday Zhea.  Love you, love you, love you.

7 comments:

  1. I wish you could have your sister back, too.

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  2. I am so, so sorry that your sister is not here with you. That bond is incredibly special. Please know that you're giving her an amazing gift of loving her children like your own. I think of you often.

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  3. Wishing you piece of heart in your missing of her. I can't believe how many things you shared which makes this earthly separation even more painful.

    I lost my older brother (4 yrs apart) when I was 11 and he was 15. It's been 36 yrs filled with milestones and celebrations and grief without him.

    I hope her girls bring you some measure of closeness to her.

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  4. I'm sorry that you can't give her that hug.

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  5. Oh, Peg, this one made me cry. There's nothing like a sister. Nothing. I'm so sorry.

    Happy birthday, Jeanne.

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  6. May her memory always be a blessing...

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