Sisterhood Get Together May 2015

For some reason one sister (at the last minute) could not make it to Long Beach, so our NY get together took a little detour westward to Indiana and back. Since she could not come to the agreed place, so then, we go to her. Niece Toki came to the rescue with her huge Armada and transported us to where we needed to be. It was a long ride but fun for all the munchies we passed around,  funny and serious talks as well as the quiet moments that came with it.

A ministering angel shall my sister be. ---William Shakespeare

So the sisterhood attendance totaled 6 once again. That easily called for an arrival photo shoot (after we stretched our stiff muscles from the long ride).

A sister may be the keeper of one's identity, the only person with the keys to one's unfettered, more fundamental self.     ---Marian Sandmaier

It wasn't long before we started cookin' and settin' the table for our dinner. It's so fun to be doing things with sisters. Our lives brought us to live in places apart from each other and so times like this are precious.

A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.

----Isadora James

We wanted to visit our beloved brother-in-law  Tim who has blessed us in so many ways by his gentleness and kindness.

A fast dinner was made to enhance the excited conversations brought in from far away places.

So we grew like to a double cherry,  seeming parted, but yet, an union in partition, two lovely berries molded on one stem.  ---William Shakespeare

I know some sisters who only see each other on Mother's Day and some who will never speak again. But most are like my sisters and me...linked by volatile love, best friends who make other best friends ever so slightly less best. ---Patricia Volk

Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other.

--Carole Saline

She is  your mirror shining back at you with a world of possibilities.  --Barbara Alpert

She is your witness who sees you at  your worst and best, and loves you anyway. ---B. Alpert

She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark. She is your teacher, your defense attorney, your personal press agent, even your shrink. ---Barbara Alpert

Sisterhood is a condition people have to work at. ---Maya Angelou

Sisters share the scent and smells ---the feel of a common  childhood. ---Pam Brown

Because there's one thing stronger than magic: Sisterhood.  ---Robin Benway

Sister to sister we will always be...

We acquire friends and we make enemies, but our sisters come with the territory. --Anon

When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us? ---Pam Brown

A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves---a special kind of double. ----Toni Morrison

Sisters are for sharing laughter and wiping tears. --Anon

My sisters remind me, by their very steadfastness, that truth, beauty and goodness exist in the world, and that no matter what, there are and always will be people loving people through thick and thin. ---Anon

In thee my soul shall own combined the sister and the friend. ---Catherine Killigrew

Help one another is part of the religion of sisterhood. ---Louisa May Alcott

Sisters are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering  how to fly.  --Anon

Sisters are different flowers from the same garden. ---Anon

Sisters are blossoms in the garden of life. ---Anon

In the cookies of life, sisters are the chocolate chips. --Anon



A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost. ---Marion Garrety

Sister to sister we will always be, A couple of nuts off the family tree. --Anon

 

Sisters are like cookies and milk, whether things are sweet or crummy, they're better together. ---Anon

How do people make it through life without sisters? ----Sara Corpening

One woman is a tiny divine spark in a timeless sisterhood tapestry collective: All of us are wild women.  --Jan Porter

What's the good news if you haven't a sister to share it?

Children of the same family, the same blood with the same  associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no subsequent connection can supply. ---Jane Austen

Sisterhood is powerful. ---Robin Morgan

Sisters are friends and defenders---listeners, conspirators, counsellors and sharers of delight. And sorrows too. ---Pam Brown

Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there. ---Amy Li

In thee my soul shall own combined the sister and the friend. ---Catherine Killigrew

A sister is a friend forever. --- Anon

The best thing about having sisters is that I always have  friends. ---Cali Rae Turner

 

 

 

Sweet is the voice of  a sister in the season of sorrow, and wise is the counsel of those who love us.  ---Benjamin Disraeli



When I say I won't tell anyone, my sister doesn't count.  ---Anon

She is clothed in strength and dignity and she laughs  without fear of the future. --Book of Proverbs

You may  be as different as the sun and the moon , but the same blood flows through both your hearts. You need her as she needs you. ---George Martin

(who is that hunkaDude in the background?)

Time with sisters is a joyous occasion. ---F. Scouten

One woman is a tiny divine spark in a timeless sisterhood tapestry collective: All of us are wild women.  ---Jan Porter

Sisters are your personal counsellors and  encouragers. --F. Scouten

You can be as  crazy as  you like  with your sisters. Your antics will always be funny to them. 

 --F. Scouten

You think I'm crazy? You should meet my sisters!!!



To the outside world, we all grow old. But not to brothers and  sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of  time.  ---Clara Ortega