"There's a letter from Mim," John said yesterday, as he came in with the mail.
It gave me a moment's pause, listening to the tone & timber of his words. They made me smile, even before I opened the note, a card featuring a great photo of a squirrel. John's few words were filled with happiness & anticipation of my response.
How lovely to have a relationship with my sister. Doesn't matter whether it is grounded in shared confidences & long gabby visits ~or~ based on the occasional note or letter back & forth - relationships are what they are. That is, as I see it, their great value. When we wish they were more or make ourselves think they are different than they appear - that isn't respectful of what is.
I loved the card, the "Happy Summer!" message, and the sharing of a distance, sweet memory. What to send in return?
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