Comments on: irreplacable friends

By: emily

emily — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:20:42 +0000

i am the baby girl with 2 big brothers . . . i remember begging to my mom for a sister. and well . . . i never got one! but god did give me 3 daughters . . . the first 2 are 20 months apart and the second and third are 14 months apart. i loved reading this . . . i pray my girls will stay as close as they are now as they grow up. they now have a baby brother . . . and always include him in everything and love him to pieces.

what a great read! thanks for sharing!

By: Holly H.

Holly H. — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:28:22 +0000

I am also one of three sisters, each less than 18 months apart. They were my best friends growing up, but we didn\’t nurture those relationships in the same way, and now have drifted apart through strife and pain.

Your story makes me sad for what could be, but happy that three women have found what I have longed for for so long, and happy to know it\’s possible.

A sister is a forever friend. -Anon

By: Trish

Trish — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:50:13 +0000

Love this. Even though it made me cry. Some of my best memories were sitting up late at night talking to you until I fell asleep. And while the pillow behind my back let me imagine you were there, it never did keep me warm or talk back. I missed you so much when you moved away. And I still do. I love you, big sister. {{hug}}

By: Emily Burlingame

Emily Burlingame — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:43:04 +0000

I have also been very blessed through each stage of my life to have good friends, but its now in my late 20′s that I’m sure these will be the best I’ve ever had and will have. Elisha, Lindsay, Brooke and myself, all came together in a small womens group that was for young marrieds. We grew as wives and friends through this group. When God called Brooke’s husband Dave to move his youth ministry career to Florida I thought life was over – at least concerning my friendships. Brooke was the glue that held us together. She was the fun spontaneous one. She planned all our get togethers and they were always over the top. Even if it was a last minute card night with munchies. Her fire cracker persoanlity and beautiful exterior could draw anyone in. I’ll admit that in the past 2 years of Brooke’s absence the remaining 3 of us in Ohio (Lindsay, Elisha and myself) have let ourselves grow apart. I’m not proclaiming anything new here, but life just gets in the way! Work, babies and zero free time can ware on any relationship. At the end of 2009, after a wonderful Holiday visit with Brooke, her husband and new baby girl Jada, the idea of creating a blog for keeping our friendship connected emerged. In January alone the 4 of us posted 27 times with some kind of an update! I think I’ve learned more about each of their lives than I have in the past 2 years combined. It literally has saved our friendships as a group. I always look forward to checking the blog for updates and especially for pictures of the babies! And the occasional cyber scrabble game is good for the old competitive nature we each have!

By: thea

thea — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:31:40 +0000

I only have one sister and she is incredible! She is 12 yrs. my junior and as you may recall just had a baby in November. The large gap in our ages made it difficult for us to be friends, but now as we share marriage and motherhood we have a new bond. She is very encouraging and always inspires me to be a better person. ( To my lil’ sis: I love you, Danielle!! :)

By: Trude

Trude — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:01:41 +0000

Such a great story! I love to hear about sisters, since I only have brothers. :) But I was lucky enough to become besties with Nikki at the beginning of high school, and through her became friends with her younger sister Katie, who should really be her twin. We are each a year apart from each other, call each other’s parents mom and dad, and talk constantly. I can’t imagine life without them! They shine light into my life that I didn’t know I was missing before them. I never truly had a heart-to-heart best friend before then – or as we like to call each other, “hetero life partners”. :) Here’s one of my fave shots of them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trudem/3349662117/in/set-72157603019155125/

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:51:35 +0000

I just love this, what a gorgeous photo of the three of you!

My sisters are 10 & 12 yrs younger than I, but now that they are both in highschool, I have found a new and fabulous trait in them… friend. They are both very different and unique from one another – but I find something valuable and priceless in the relationships I share with them. After 6 yrs of them living 3000 miles away, they now live 30 seconds away. What a gift it is to get to be apart of their lives as they slowly enter into this world… as adults.

What a lovely reminder Stacey – thank you!