Family is not always biological. As a matter of fact sometimes family isn't "blood-line" related at all. But every day I thank God for my sister Ruthe. We are family through an ex-marriage of my step-brother who isn't biologically even my step-brother. But she treats me as her sister and I return the treatment. In fact we are more sisters than even my real half or true step sisters. I love her to the very depth of my being and I am happy that she reciprocates the love!
Ruthe is there for me to be my sounding board, my anchor to the world and she shows me what it is how it is to be true to oneself as well as true to others. She is not perfect by any means, but time and time again she is there for me and my family and I thank her. I thank God for her being put into my life. I thank God for her triumphs as well as her tribulations.
We grew up together when each of our lives were chaotic or rather when each of us were growing from youth into adulthood. And while we didn't maintain much of a relationship at first we have grown to see each other and be apart of one anothers lives more and more each passing year. She loves my children and my husband as if we truly were born into the same family and while I do have those types of sisters, Ruthe is the one person, the one sister that I can turn to in a pinch. Some of this is simply because of distance (I think) but mostly because of who Ruthe is.
She is compassionate, self-giving, stubborn at times, longing for a love of her own, a mother, an ex-wife, a sister, a woman who is still finding herself, afraid and yet courageous, a daughter of God, kind, gentle hearted, intellegent, beautiful and above all loving. She is my sister, I am grateful for her and I LOVE HER!
