Happy Birthday, Kristie!

It is my sister's birthday today. She rocks. Happy, Birthday Kristie!

She and I were best buds until she went to junior high. I was 5. By the time I hit high school we were talking again.

She gave me, "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" when I was 15 and having a hard time.

And when she worked in make-up, she always tried to buy me make-up I would actually wear.

She's the best and most attentive mom I know and has more energy for singing and playing and teaching than me or any one else in the world.

She calls me every day, buys great gifts, listens and really always cares.

She's always my first phone call of the day. I miss her every day. I learn from her every day.

We're different. We're the same. She asks me about bible stories, and I ask her about everything else.

I prefer her to do things before me, and when I do things out of order, it is never as fun.

She loves Kristie Quinn almost as much as I do and never forgets to show it.

She bawled when I finally conceived McKenna. Bawled! For a long time. No one on earth was happier for me.

And although I could go on for a long time, I'll end with this: She walks REALLY fast and makes a great chicken panini.

Happy Birthday again, sister. Not sure how old you're turning. But at least you'll always be older than me.