Now I am not saying that I never liked my sister I just never felt I had much in common or a connection with her.
When we were teenagers she was always the "good" one. She always seemed to have lots of friends where I was a misfit. She became a Christian and was Christened and Confirmed when she was 14. At the time I had just started sixth form college and was still struggling with much emotional baggage from secondary school. I was far from ready to accept Jesus into my like and I kind of always felt that my sister looked down on me.
I had always thought I would be a career woman and she would get married and have lots of babies. Well our lives have kind of gone in different directions. I am now a mum with 2 boys. I am a parent governor and teach Sunday school. My sister is married too but with no plans to start a family. She is a Licensed Conveyancer, an international Archer and about to begin training to become a Church of England vicar.
Since I have been saved I feel our relationship has gotten so much closer. Our shared faith has given us something in common that we have never had before.
I feel so blessed that I am able to talk to my sister about questions I have about faith and religious issues. The longest relationship we have in our lives is with our siblings and I am so pleased that I have gotten closer to my sister.
We shared a brilliant weekend away just the two of us at the Big Church Day Out last year. I will write more about that next time.
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