hi. it's 2014.

i just decided a second ago that i'm going to write a letter to my sisters. i was going to write about what i did today but i think this is more important.

you are both so beautiful. so strong. so smart. so amazing. you make it look so effortless. i know all that you have to go through - actually i don't. you have it ten times harder than i ever did. i'm so sorry all of this has happened to you. but i hope you know that you are still blessed and there are still so many people that love you.

know that you can have the world. don't settle. you go get what you want. not what anyone else wants for you. and that is hard. it is hard to know what you want and once you do know, it's hard to follow your heart. but do it because you will be happier in the end.

don't let anyone tell you what you should feel and what you should think. feel what you feel. think what you think. people will try to shut you down and make you feel like you don't matter. you do. you matter and your thoughts and feelings are so important. share them with the world.

even when i'm not home and i'm off at school, i think about you guys all the time. i always mention you. i'm so proud of both of you. you are my such a huge part of my life. i can't imagine where i would be, who i would be, without you.

just know that you are everything you are meant to be. and hold on to yourself and to each other. you mean to world to me. and i love you.