My New Sister

I have a new Sister! I don't know much about my new Sister but I know some & I have a picture. I haven't even known her a day but my love for her is strong. Even though we live thousands of miles away from each other, we love & worship the same God. One thing I like about her is we share the same name but we spell it differently. My Sister is 15 years younger than me, she is 9 years old. She is in the first grade & her favorite subject is English. That was probably my least favorite. I'm glad she likes it though. What she likes most about school is studying. Again, not my favorite thing to do. When she grows up she wants to be a nurse. She is most thankful for not having to pay school fees. My Sister has 5 other siblings not including me. She lives at a school in Uganda.

All my life I have wanted a Sister or Brother. I have been an only child until today. Starting today I have a Sister. After 24 years of my life, God has blessed me with a Sister. It gets better than that. God has also blessed my new Sister. He has blessed her with someone to love her, pray for her, & provide for her. I can't begin to imagine her reaction, her joy, & her thankfullness when she finds out that she has a new sister. I'm excited to begin this new journey of being a Sister. I know that God has been planning this for years, bringing the two of us together, and today on April 25, 2010 it happened. We both gained a new Sister, a love for each other & for the God that brought us together.

My Sister's favorite Bible verse is from Hebrews 11:6: And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. When I read that this afternoon, it hit me like a rock. The past few years I have gone through times when I struggled with just that. I had no idea that God was planning this but He was. He knew exactly what I needed. I needed a Sister, not just any Sister, but this very little girl. He knew before we even met, that she would teach me so much more about Him. She would bring me closer to Him.

I just did a search on Sister quotes & this was one that I loved: A sister is a forever friend. ~Author Unknown

God has blessed me so much today. He has given me more than I could ask for. He not only blessed me with the Sister that I have always wanted, but with a forever friend. A forever friend that in just one day has taught me so much more than I ever thought she could. I can't wait to find out what else God has in store for us, for me, & for her. If this first day was this powerful for me, the rest are going to be AMAZING! I will go to bed tonight & every night now thanking God, praising Him for what he has given to me. He gave me a Sister. A Sister that I needed. Thank you God!

This is the first picture I have of my Sister, Catherine.

I love you Catherine & I pray that as we begin this journey together that our relationship with God will continue to grow, that I am able in some way to bless you, encourage you, & guide you as you grow up. I also pray that one day God would bring the two of us together in person. I can't wait for that day and pray it comes sooner rather than later. You are the best Sister & I'm proud to say that your mine. I will praise & thank God for the rest of my life that He blessed me with you.