When my twin sister married and moved two hours away I was seventeen. When I married and moved to California I was eighteen. Gigi is seventeen months younger than Vanessa and I, and when we were left without big sister we suddenly became very close. We came to know each other as if for the first time and became sisters in a new way.
I have always admired my younger sister for her ability to shine through any circumstance. She is aware of people around her like Daddy was, she reads people and loves people. You can’t tell when she’s hurting, and her smile lights up her whole being. Her loyalty is for life, her memories are sacred, and her laugh is contagious! The little sister I know now is a young woman striving after God and desiring to please Him in every area of her life. Gigi, you are an answer to my prayers and I thank God that He has sent you out here to me!
We didn’t have a lot of time on Saturday, but it was a special little hike and picnic lunch to celebrate Gigi’s birthday and we had both been looking forward to it all week! We had chicken curried salad in pitas with root chips and sparkling lemonade sitting on a low growing sycamore tree. We saw ladybugs everywhere and the boys wanted to catch them all! The chamomile growing on the path sent lovely fragrances up to us as we unknowingly stepped on it, and the warm sage was utterly California. The sun came out as we walked and it turned into a beautiful day!
I hope you had a wonderful day, Gigi, and I hope you know how much I love you!
