Melissa sewed me a pillow.

Parents are great, but siblings you have longer.

Mel and Jess

Elona and me






















Melissa. Whenever I need practical help, she's the one I go to.

She loves helping people practically. Just today she came over for lunch and brought a lounge chair and pretty yellow curtains for my room.















Elona. I will use a German word to describe her: flott. (It sort of means hip, sophisticated, quick, youthful, smart, zesty. Something like that!)







Jessica. She was the choreographer for her school dance team, she's an avid soccer player, an excellent seamstress, captain of her volleyball team, plus piano practice, plus the band at church, then tons of friends, and in all this, she is kind and gentle at all times. Only a sister would know this, and it's true!

Jessica is a goofball too. She'll come home from soccer practice, sweaty and tired, and I'll say, "Gorgeous!" like she's stunningly beautiful. Her response is so funny, I wanted to describe it for you. But it's all visual so I'll just show you if you ever ask.