Last night I was finally able to bond with my sisters-in-law! It’s something that we’ve always wanted to do, and we’ve always planned on doing it…but you know how it is, right? You tell each other, “O, let’s have coffee together naman.” …and then you just assume that each one must be busy at the moment that you remember your conversation and invitation, and then you decide that you should just put it off and wait since you all can always have coffee some other day anyway. And so the cycle goes…

This time there was no postponement. Our little sister is getting married in less a month so we really had to push through with this. I am glad. And I want to take this time to thank God for placing these sisters in my life.

From left: Arlene, Juvy, Tin, Ching

First, there are my two sisters-in-law, who God — in His sovereignty– brought into my life by virtue of who we all married. My brothers-in-law could have married any other woman, and so could Dennis…but they didn’t. I was the one Dennis chose to marry, and they were the ones my brothers chose to marry. I had no role in the process (well, I could have said no to Dennis…. but I didn’t) and it was clearly God who orchestrated that the three of us become sisters. In the recent years I have come to realize that these are the women I will also be growing old with. And I am very thankful that they are the women I’ll be seeing at every reunion and family affair. Though we are all different from each other, our love for God and our families somehow bind us together. They are among the women who I would really rejoice with for every success they have at home and in whatever assignment God hands them, and they are among the women I would be willing to go into battle with should they face hardships.

I am amazed at how different we all are from each other (well, they’re somewhat the same, I’m the odd one out! haha!), and yet so are our husbands– and so we each complement the one who God has called us to be one with.

Then there are Dennis’ sisters. Am I ever so thankful that God gave me sisters who I can be my most candid self with. They know both the good and the bad in me, yet they accept me anyway (well, they really do not have a choice!). I look forward to every family event because I know I’ll get to spend time with them. The thought that they are the ones who will be there through different seasons of my life makes me grateful. As with my other sisters-in-law, I would be rejoicing with them through every triumph and I will stand with them through every trial.

Atsi Arlene is probably one of the most generous women I know. She gives of herself selflessly and she serves God with everything that she’s got– literally. I could go on and on about her accomplishments, but really, all those would just go down to the bottomline, which is her heart. What she has done with her life is just a reflection of her heart. I admire how she can really make anybody feel at ease when with her– from all walks of life, both old and young; she has a gift of developing relationship just because she herself is full of God’s love. I want to hug her now as I think about this, and I want to hug her all the more as I think about how uncomfortable she is with the whole hugging thing! hehe

Tin is one of my closest friends, aside from her being my sister-in-law. I am happy that she’s marrying a man who I get along with very well, too! Well, that’s a bonus of course. That’s selfish me talking! heehee I am happy that she’s marrying a godly man who I know will take care of her. By next month, she would have to step out and start having her own family, and I am confident because I know she has been raised well and she will raise her own family well. Besides, she is surrounded by so many sisters who love her and will cheer her on and support her.

 Date with the sisters-in-law…bitin!

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