My little sister
Sara is amazing. Growing up we weren't that close, but since we have moved apart we have become good friends (ironic, I know, she talks about that issue
here).
When she first started calling to just see how I was doing I was shocked. Only my mother calls to check up on me. I don't think it was a coincidence that these calls became more frequent around the time that she became her ward Relief Society president and also a psychology major. I now call her my own personal (and free) therapist. How a busy, fun college student (BYU-Idaho) has the time and patience to listen to the ranting and ravings of a young mother is beyond me. My mother and I have commented on how her leadership calling has made her more aware of the needs around her, beyond those of even her ward members. She has always been a compassionate person. In high school she became a CNA (certified nurses' assistant) and worked for a living doing things I have a hard enough time doing with my own children (i.e. change diapers).
Here's a countdown of things I love about Sara:
1. When she was in high school she gave up her room for Janson and I whenever we came to visit. I loved staying in her room because it was happy and cheerful. There were yellow smiley faces everywhere you turn, along with positive quotes and motivational sayings.
2. She is in a great, long-term relationship but doesn't obsess about it to others. Her boyfriend, Taylor, is very kind to others including my children.
3. She calls just to see how I'm doing and to give me a chance to talk to an adult. Overall, she is much more observant of needs than I am.
4. She is probably the most financially smart person in our family, at least out of us siblings. She is willing to do the work it takes to make the money she needs. If she needs something, she saves up for it and makes it happen. Like buying her own car.
5. She can make nearly any situation fun.
6. She is usually very positive about things. When tough things happen to her she doesn't gripe about it. Going through those trials has taught her how to recognize what her limits are- what she can and cannot handle. That is a very impressive skill.
7. And last but not least... she is forfeiting a month of work time this summer (when she could be making good money) to live with me. While Janson spends a month living and working in Salt Lake this spring, Sara is going to live with me and help take care of the kids. She is a God-send, and I am so blessed to be her sister!
