I think that every human being can identify with this quote. All of us can feel something personal associated with the love of a family. My family is such an important aspect of my life. They make me who I am, they define me. My best friends are my siblings.
My mother is my strongest role model. I truly feel blessed when I come home every day to my six year old sister’s smiling face. I live for the kiss she plants on my cheek at bedtime. Some of my greatest memories have been made building forts in the woods with my little brother. I love when he comes up behind me, punches me playfully on the arm, and casually says “Love ya Jules” as he walks by. My younger sister Susanna and I spend hours and hours riding horse together. I love the long talks we have as we ride bareback beside the creek in our valley. My older sister is my closest mentor. She counsels me through the thick and thin of life. Whatever my day throws at me, I can count on a hug when I see her.
One thing that I have learned in life is that with great love also comes great pain. I have experienced both aspects in my family life. My father passed away the summer of 1999. I see the pain of a lost love every day in my mother’s eyes. My sister just recently moved to Fargo, North Dakota. Although she is always a phone call away, I feel so lost without her in the room next to mine at any given time. Another one of my favorite quotes is “It is better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.”
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