{"id":2409,"date":"2011-10-17T21:52:29","date_gmt":"2011-10-18T01:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=2409"},"modified":"2011-10-17T21:52:29","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T01:52:29","slug":"my-sister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=2409","title":{"rendered":"My Sister&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Today, October 18th, some years ago, my sister was born.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gasp. \u00a0You didn&#8217;t know I had a sister, did you? \u00a0Well, she has another mother&#8230; and technically, she isn&#8217;t a blood relation. \u00a0Yet, upon meeting her, just a few years ago, I feel like I was reunited with my long lost sister.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Today&#8217;s her birthday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">She is such a lovely person. \u00a0She radiates true beauty. \u00a0You know, she&#8217;s gorgeous. \u00a0We were go carting and while everyone else looked mighty ridiculous with the big bobble head helmets, not my sister&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Jyoti-Ready-to-Race-at-Wildwater-Wheels.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2410\" title=\"Jyoti Ready to Race at Wildwater &amp; Wheels\" src=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Jyoti-Ready-to-Race-at-Wildwater-Wheels-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Jyoti-Ready-to-Race-at-Wildwater-Wheels-1024x680.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Jyoti-Ready-to-Race-at-Wildwater-Wheels-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Jyoti-Ready-to-Race-at-Wildwater-Wheels.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">she looked perfect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Her heart&#8230; is pure. \u00a0It often baffles me how someone can have such kindness and pureness in themselves especially here on earth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">She is this tiny thing. \u00a0Yet, she has such strength. \u00a0(Seriously, don&#8217;t mess with her&#8230; she works out).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You&#8217;ve heard that God answers prayers in His own time&#8230; not ours. \u00a0Years ago, I prayed for a sister. \u00a0I was 5 years old. \u00a0I was pretty devasted to learn that I had another brother. \u00a0That too, turned out wonderful with a brother that is like no other&#8230; and I am blessed with a special friendship we share&#8230; and yet many years later&#8230; decades, really, God blessed my with a sister.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How I love her. \u00a0I love hearing my kids call her &#8220;Auntie&#8230;&#8221; \u00a0I love the times our families spend together. \u00a0I am blessed to have a sister.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Happy Birthday, my sweet dear Jyoti!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, October 18th, some years ago, my sister was born. 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