Written by Tishauna M. Raynor About her big sister, Julia Hamshere My big Sister, is more than a sister to me, she is like my best friend, because she spends time with me, when her work is up past her head.

Even though the required time is three hours, per week, my sister would put in time, one to sometimes three nights the whole week, even when she has guests.

One night I slept over her house, and she had three guests over. She still included me. We had ordered pizza and three of us had different kinds of pizza, and we all shared one anothers. She and I made a huge salad, with her mothers recipe.

My Big Sister is a buyer for one of our local clothing stores, which is family owned, the best part of her job, is her father is the boss (Ha, ha, ha).

Her job requires her to travel all around the world, to places such as New York, Miami, New Hampshire, Paris and Toronto. Even then she still doesn't leave me out -prior to her leaving, she always makes time for me in her busy schedule. Whenever she goes away, there is always a way for us to communicate with each other. She has called me from her hotel room in: New York, Toronto, and even Paris! My Big Sister and I have lots of things in common, our birthdays are in the same month, April, 7 and April 27, we both LOVE SHOES, love to talk, go boating, read, swim, and have sleep overs.

We are both confident in ourselves, and the things we do that makes us confident in each other. Even when I tell her things, secret or not, she always keeps them to herself. My Big Sister always helps me do my school work, projects, book reports and essays. She's mostly helpful in math!!!! In the summer, my Sister is taking me away to Disney World, in July, for a week. We are gonna have the best time. I can't wait to go. Our hotel, is gonna be so fun!!! Words cannot describe the feelings I have when were together, despite our obvious differences and her family treats me, as if I was one of them.

My Big Sister is Julia Hamsphere. I hope you pick my big sister because she means the world to me. She is very special.

Little Brothers have fun drumming for a Big Brother.

Little Brothers and Big Brothers playing the field together and loving it! Big Sister Denniqua with Little Tenik at the appreciation lunch.