Happy Birthday To Us!

This is a repost from last year (except for some editing to change my age, and of course my sweet sister's age too, and to add new pictures). My family and I spent the long weekend in Houston with the Newly's and I am too tired to write a post, and since I really liked this one, and I love my sister a year's worth more than I did last year . . .

here is our story . . . again.

On January 18th, 1964, one day before my very first birthday, my sweet (one and only) sister Amy, was born! Yesterday on her birthday we were both 46, and today I turn 47! She was my first birthday gift, born just 364 days behind me. What a joy to have always had her as part of my celebration, our celebration! We grew up sharing the same room (and bunkbeds) until the day I got married and moved away. Despite the fact that we have spent the past 25 years living away from each other (sometimes oceans apart) we have remained ever close in heart. Although I led the way by a bit, we learned how to be wives, and then mamas together . . . and about the time we had our babes nearly grown, we both started over again! This time Amy led the way, blessed with sweet Landon at age 38 . . . 14 months later I delivered Brogan at age 41. We

became "old" mamas together.

When it was time for my oldest bird to fly off to Basic Training, and beyond, she cried with me, and then she prayed me through it. When the wait for Teddi got long, she stormed heaven on Teddi's behalf . She shared my adoption dream (from the beginning) and waited faithfully with me. She has stormed heaven on my behalf again and again, and for that I am grateful.

She moves as fast as I do slow. She loves to cook, I cook because I must. My hair is curly, her hair is straight. Her eyes are blue, mine are green. She is an organizer and a planner, I'm a fly by the seat of my pants kinda girl. But . . .

We both love Jesus, and our families . . . and babies . . . and chocolate . . . and McDonald's cheeseburgers (gross, I know) . . . and sweet tea . .

. and LAUGHING,especially together, and we are both lefties! Given the choice of a day at the mall together, or a day of thrift stores, we would both pick thrifting! We think a lot alike, and we brainstorm well together . . . by phone. We are our own comic relief. She can (and does) make me laugh on the grayest of days. She is my best cheerleader, and she has been my umbrella through many a storm.

My most precious birthday present ever . . .

My sister, my bestest friend!

I love you Ame, with all my heart!

Happy birthday to us!

Blessings from my grateful for another year nest ~

Tina

* Thank you Newlys for a wonderful Houston weekend . . . the hospitality . . . the flowers . . . the sweet gifts . . . the singing . . . I am so blessed!