siblings
Siblings are the only enemy you can't live without.
The Big Decision
The very small girl in a metal folding chair in the kitchen facing the harvest gold refrigerator. She was wearing her brand new tennis shoes. She was very proud of them, up to now she had only had cowboy boots. She was sitting with her three siblings. As always they were lined up oldest to youngest, as always she was last in line. She was five and she did not really understand everything her dad was saying. She knew her mom was gone again, and it sounded like this time might be different from the other times.
By Heather Lunsford4 years ago in Families
Sisterhood
Dear little sister, 2 1/2 years being an only child and then you came along. 23 years old and I absolutely do not remember what it was like back then but I do know that I was ecstatic to meet you. The day you were born your big baby self completed the family. I would carry you around and let your head dangle from my arm and try to give you sprite instead of milk. Again I don’t remember any of that but those are the stories I’ve been told.
By Marcie Snyder4 years ago in Families
10 Burning Candles
Like all brothers and sisters, they have a unique twist to how they think. We laugh, we cry, we are close and yet we are distant for so many reasons. Very similar to other families, we didn't agree on everything, but we have a unique task ahead of us all. Growth so that our candles continue to burn and allow the legacy to burn on within our children. We all had our own connection with our mother during her time here on Earth. I can tell that they were not the best connections one would think about having with a mother, but no one is perfect.
By Jay LeTron Dobbins4 years ago in Families
The One Legged Man
"The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window." Katie and Mary - two sisters - were walking home on a path they found in the woods when they spotted the flickering light - they both simultaneously froze - listening for any sounds of life. Katie took one step to the left to peer through the foliage - Mary gasp out loud hearing foot steps - or maybe not - maybe more like someone or something limping or dragging one leg. They both silenced their breathing to avoid making any sounds fearing that the blood pulsing through their veins was as audible as a drum! “Thump - thump - thump” was the sound they heard - without being able to discern from where it came - from what direction - or if the noise was getting closer!
By Kathleen Gaddah4 years ago in Families
The perfect summer meal!
"Kids, come get your sandwiches!" Those were the words we would never tire of hearing after a long stay in the pool! The sandwiches were simply magical! Perhaps it was due to us playing for hours on end in the pool with all sorts of exhausting and daring water games. Or perhaps it was due to the simple novelty of eating outside with all the freedom of roaming around and getting to play all while holding food. That's something we never would have gotten away with in the house! Or perhaps it was simply how delicious the sandwiches were with the creamy peanut butter, the overflowing yummy jam, and the soft white bread; all coming into a sweet harmonious flavor, sending our brains on a happy dancing spree!
By Tim Turner4 years ago in Families
Soul Sisters
We first met when I was in ninth grade, and she was in the seventh grade in a small farming town in lower Alabama. Opposite, but alike if that makes sense. I was the competitive class clown. She was more reserved and serious. Both driven to succeed academically and escape.
By Nikki Harwell4 years ago in Families
