I am so blessed beyond belief to have my older sister who is also my best friend. She is the only person who can truly understand how I feel about certain parts of my life that no one else can ever truly understand. She is also someone I know will, without a doubt, always be by my side until the end of time, no matter what. We have our ups and downs sometimes, but no matter how big a fight gets, I always know in my heart that nothing will truly separate us no matter what, because the bond that is shared between my heart and the his is stronger than any earthly force that exists. It is a bond forged by faith and love, things we cannot see here on earth, which is why I know it will last for eternity. I'm so grateful to have this relationship and one day I hope she understands that I feel this way and I know she feels the same way in return. It was my mother who taught us this connection and it is one of the countless reasons I am so grateful to her. If I wrote in this essay all the reasons why I am grateful to my mother, well, I would die of old age before I finished because the reasons are