You gotta have Faith

My blog assignment this week is an open post. I will be honest and say that this week hasn't been the best week. It really has been a difficult task to stay positive and hang on to my good attitude I've been practicing so far this year. However, instead of going on a rant and talking about something sad and upsetting I am going to use this blog post to talk about something good in my life. Or rather, someone. Technically, I am an only child. For the first five years of my life, I was spoiled to death being the baby of the family and all, but the one thing I always wanted was a sister. When I was about five years old, my wish was granted, My Mom met an incredible man who had a daughter named Faith, When our parents introduced us for the first time, we instantly became best friends. I don't have the best memory but I know we met at a park and I remember swinging on the swings together. Faith is exactly one year and one week older than me. Shortly after that, our  parents tied the knot and every year when they celebrate their anniversary, I celebrate an anniversary too. The day they got married is the day that I got a Dad and a big sister. Nothing in my life has topped that special day. Growing up, the term "step-sister" never meant anything to me. Faith is as real as a sister can be. I feel like the best part about my "step-family" is that they choose to be my family. The family you are born into are kind of stuck with you. Family that comes into your life and choose to love you and consider you as their own are really special people. I will admit, it was not all sunshine and happiness. Like I said, we became real sisters, so we fought like sisters at times. Also, we are both very different and I feel like it took us a while to appreciate each other's differences and finally understand each other. Now that I don't live at home anymore, I appreciate my sister more than ever before. She is my absolute best friend and I love her to death. She is so beautiful and has such an incredible heart. I know that she would do anything for me and would be here for me whenever I needed her. She is one of those people that just doesn't see how wonderfully amazing she truly is, but I can see it. She has been through so much in life and it takes a lot to stay strong and carry on. She does that, every single day. She mentioned to me that absents makes the heart grow fonder and we completely believe in that. Since we've been apart we have been closer than ever. I can't think of any one else I would have wanted to grow up with. And I can't wait to see where life takes us. I can't wait to share all those magical moments in life with each other. I want to see her get married someday and start a family and one day our kids can be best friends too! To end this post I want to share a quote that we believe describes us perfectly: "We weren't sisters at birth, but we knew from the start, fate brought us together to be sisters at heart."

Just in case no one has told you today, you are beautiful!

Love, Lex <3