This past weekend I spent my time with my Dad and almost 4 year old sister. We stayed at a beautiful Bed and Breakfast in Elmira called Brubacher Homestead Bed and Breakfast. They have only been open about a year, but they seem to be doing well. The grounds are lovely, the owners are great and I'm happy to report that it is nice inside too. Mostly modern furnishings and decor.
My time with my dad is rarely him and I anymore as he was blessed with another daughter. My Dad is doing a great job with her, they are two peas in a pod and she is joined at his hip. Being the older sibling of over 30 years it is fun watching him be Daddy to someone else. There are jokes that get tossed around here and there with my Dad being a dad again at his age. This weekend he was helping her put on her shoes and he said something like " I imagined helping you with your kids, not me doing it all again." Well God has a funny way of blessing others in unexpected ways too. He was hoping for grandchildren, but I haven't gotten married yet. So God gave him one instead.
This weekend she called me sister as she was talking about something she saw and honestly it was so cute and caught me completely off guard that I had to stop walking and just embrace her and kiss her forehead. She sure has been a blessing to me too. Although we are sisters and she knows me as her sister now, it is more like an Aunt/niece relationship (mainly because of the age gap).
We all had a great time this weekend and we even got to spend time with a family that we both really care for and love.
