I have never, ever seen my sister so happy. And I have her fiance to thank for that.
My special happiness today is all about remembering my sister and all about our memories together, and also about the love shared between two people who know their hearts are finally in the loving hands of someone who will protect it with his or her life. I am so lucky to have found that person, and now I get to see my sister be with him and plan the special occasion of their union of husband and wife. It just... makes me so happy for them, because my sister deserves to know this kind of unwavering elation, this light and beautiful feeling of knowing that her life can now be shared with the special someone who was made specifically for her.
My sister is so patient and forgiving. She loves without restraint and is the most gentle person I know. Her kindness and beautiful heart should never be kept under lock and key, and knowing that her fiance is so willing to care for her and love her like she deserves makes my heart swell with joy. She deserves it. She is such a good person.
I have seen her cry over break-ups and I had to hold her through those tears. Every tear she shed, and every time she asked me, "Is there something wrong with me?" I felt my heart break a little bit more for her. How could anyone hurt my sister? Who WOULDN'T want to be with her? She deserves someone with enough strength to protect her and enough tenderness to handle her heart.
And she found him. Thank God she found him.
Because love is someting beautiful. Something I know that she deserves to have. But it's also something that I forget sometimes, especially with the financial difficulties that Kyle and I have to go through these days. But when I think of my sister and her bubbly doe-eyed happiness, I remember that I was once like that... and I can still be like that. We don't need to have a lot... just each other. More often than not, I feel that newlywed love for Kyle whenever we're together or whenever I talk about him at work, but when times are down, I realize that I have to try to hold on to that love and that complete trust that I had in him that we would both get through everything together.
I have to remember in our tough times. I NEED to remember.
Because love may not solve everything, but it does help us get through the problems... together.
