My Sister

I decided to dedicate a post to my sister, Jayci. Jayci is my only 'birth' sister. I have many sister through marriage and I love each of them, but I really want to talk about Jayci today. First of all, you can tell by looking at the pictures that she is a beautiful woman. She is also beautiful inside as well. I can not imagine my life without her in it. Jayci and I are 4 1/2 years apart, and growing up there was a bit of arguing. Sometimes we shared a room, sometimes we didn't. She was always taking my socks, makeup, clothes, you name it! I was not really able to do that seeing as she was so much younger and none of her stuff fit. This borrowing of items was one of the cause for our disagreements! haha. I was not always as nice to her as I should have been, but I did beat up a boy once because he called her a mean name. I was very protective of her, although I had one friend who was not always kind to her and I wish that I could go back in time and stop that friend from picking on her (this always happened when I was doing the picking as well). I remember scrubbing walls and organizing my mom's spices to get out anger when I thought that someone was mistreating her. While my mom was not happy that Jayci was upset at those times, she was probably glad to have me get some of the cleaning done! haha

Even with our disagreements as kids, I always was able to talk to her. I don't really remember not being able to do that. We had a lot of laughs. I have some memories to this day that make me laugh from when we were younger. Sorry, not posting those! Jayci is one of the few best friends that I have. We have not had a fight since I got back from my mission (almost 15 years ago). She is ALWAYS there for me. I can call her up at any hour and she will be there to talk to me. I remember the night that James broke up with me I went over to her house in hysterics (it was fairly late) and she and Dann both stayed up with me for so long trying to help. There was also one night that I was being followed by this psycho stalker and I was able to call her (and Dann) for protection. Dann hunted him down! She is the best mother. I love to watch her with her kids. She has a lot of patience (not that the kids require it) and I learn so much from watching her. She is also a brave and strong woman. She has had Hodgkins Lymphoma and was unbelievable to watch. She went through her chemo and radiation treatments and was an inspiration. I miss her and wish that I could see her more often. We talk on the phone for hours at a time, many times a week and it is never enough. We can talk about nothing and everything. I love that ab out our relationship. She has a strong testimony and is an example in so many ways of how I should live my life. I love her immensely and I am so blessed to have her as my sister.