Marianne: My sister who is closer to us than the miles away

Calling to mind Sarah is a delight...like smelling a really fragrant flower on a summer day.  I think of 

beauty and class and determination to do things - lots of things - well.  Like in the purest of ways.  I 

think of her commitment to the natural and her love of that which is really good. I think of her 

simple, natural beauty and the way she crafts excellence out of whatever is in front of her.  (though I 

know her humility will keep her from seeing this...even now I imagine her with a discounting quip at 

the ready on her tongue! Shh! Sarah...just listen!) I think of her priority to love her family well and to 

pour into her children and those around her who need to know the Father's touch.  As happy as I am 

to call to mind this excellent being named Sarah... I also call her attributes to mind with a level of 

grief.  She is my sister-in-law...my sister-in-love and my sister-in the truest sense of the word...I 

really really like Sarah and would chose her as a friend..I only wish The Lord had made a way for us 

to be geographically more in each others' lives.