Sister

Dear Kiersten,

I want you to know how much I love you!  You are perfect in every sense of the word.  Keep hanging in there.  I know you have not been feeling well the past week, somehow you have remained positive every day and continue to build me up if I am feeling down.  I know your patience is being tried daily as you lay in your bed and want nothing more than to move around and go out wearing leggings and a dress.

I thought you might like this quote by Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“Patience—the ability to put our desires on hold for a time—is a precious and rare virtue. We want what we want, and we want it now. Therefore, the very idea of patience may seem unpleasant and, at times, bitter. “Nevertheless, without patience, we cannot please God; we cannot become perfect. Indeed, patience is a purifying process that refines understanding, deepens happiness, focuses action, and offers hope for peace.”

You are the best sister anyone could ask for.  I remember when mom told me she was pregnant with you and I told her if it was another boy I refused to go to the hospital to meet you.  Little did I know I was about to be blessed with the most sincere, kind, and loving sister.  I am so happy I got you.

Love, Your Big Sister Girl