My little sister is my best friend!

There is an eight-year age difference between me and my sister. But she is my best friend and I am so blessed to have her in my life.

She is definitely a clone of me and she tries her hardest to be like me. As a big sister, speaking to other big sisters out there, we all know it can get annoying. But please do not get frustrated with your little sibling. You never know what could happen or how long you will get to be around them. I am only 45 minutes away from my little sister and I miss her more and more every single day.

I think one of the fun parts about being an older sibling is that you can have a little you following you everywhere and mimicking everything that you do. I believe that my little sister mimicking me is something that keeps me from doing things that could rub off onto her. I always try my best to be the greatest example I can be.

Having someone always looking up to me can kind of be stressful. You want to make sure that you do everything you can to make them happy and to show them that there are good people in this world. You want to make sure that they stay pure and that only good things happen to them.

I remember when my little sister found out that Santa was not real, she cried, but I think I was still more upset than she was.

I always want to protect my sister from the bad things that could happen to her. I love watching her grow up but I do not know how much more I can handle, she is getting older and older. I looked at her today and just thought "I remember when I was that young, she was just learning how to walk and talk."

And that was when it hit me, she is not so little anymore.

I started thinking about everything that has changed. She is in the fifth grade, she worries about how she looks for school and what people think about her. I just want to tell her that she is too young for this stuff but then I realize that she really is not too young, These past 10 years have just passed by way too fast.

Before I know it she is going to be in junior high school and she will be going out with her friends. She will start doing her own thing and not wanting to be like me anymore, and I do not know if I will be able to deal with that. She will find new best friends and not need me anymore.

But no matter what, my little sister will always be my best friend and I will always be hers. I know that in the end, we can go back to each other and everything will be the same.

Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”