Guest Blogger -- My Sister Karen

I recently asked some family and friends to write "guest blogger" posts, sharing thoughts or stories about me with you. Below is the post I received from my sister Karen:


One thing you must know about my sister is that she is an amazing person. She is one of the people in my life who I've always been able to count on, and who has always taken care of me. If it's possible for one person to have been on my side in every argument, time of trouble, or difficult situation, it's her. Without fail. It's one of the things that makes me love her so much. That and her sense of humor. So silly, she is, that it's contagious. I've been called silly by many a friend, and I have Liz to thank for it. Knowing how to laugh is just one of those things that makes life so much better. Better still when you're doubled over, tears streaming down your cheeks, out of breath laughing, and when you come up for air you see your sister's face and you both start all over again.

(photo is from the News Suburban, May 17, 1979. Karen was 3 and I was 10 in the picture, taken at the Beeler School fair)