My Sister, Kaela, is 14

Today is my little sister's 14th birthday. It's really hard to believe that she is fourteen. I mean, I know that I am getting a day older everytime she is, but it's harder to see changes in yourself than it is to see in others, especially kids. I was eight when she was born and not only was I a big sister to her, a lot of the time I felt like a second mom, especially when I started driving when she was almost 8. I was her personal chauffer for years, and I probably still would be had I not gone to college in 2005. I have so many good memories with my sister, and I hope that in the years to come we can reconnect and have even more great memories. Sure, we don't always get along, she can be a bratty teenager and I can be the goody-goody older, overbearing sister, but I truly love her and care about her and her future so much. I constantly pray for her to turn her life over to the Lord one day, she needs Him and the hope and unconditional love that only He can give. (I long to see her turn to Him more than anyone I currently know). She's going through a teenage rebellion stage right now and want to get just about every body part pierced that she can. Right now, she's begging my parents for the tongue. I will be so upset if they give in and let her with this one because they have spent so much money on her braces, and she will wind up chipping a tooth and have to spend a butt load of money to get her teeth repaired. Not to mention I think it just looks kind of trashy, and SHE'S ONLY FOURTEEN!!! I could see if she was 18 and wanted to do it, fine, your body, you pay for the consequences. I really hope that she has a change of mind. She really only wants to do it because a bunch of her other friends have gotten theirs pierced, and you know peer pressure, you have to do what everyone else does, or you're not cool. Stupid peer pressure. I'm sure I've given into peer pressure at some point in my life, but I never smoked or drank anything until I was the legal ages. (hence the goody-goody aspect).

Anywho.

Happy Birthday, Sis!

I love you to the moon and back.