Rapturous Rose

Rose is the sibling closest to me in age.  She shares my love for Martial Arts, books, and writing, and makes my head hurt with her goings on about chess, quantum theories, and all things math and science.

Sherlock Holmes is her favorite book character—she constantly talks about him.  I was sort of turned off by the Banded Snake story and forsook any further readings in his exploits.  She, on the other hand, has continued reading and one day hopes to solve mysteries as well.  (If anyone could, she could!)

Rose and I have always had a good times reading and imagining about fairy worlds—everything from Middle Earth, to Narnia, to the Arcadians and beyond.  Sometimes, we used to dress up and play the parts... the crown of royalty becomes her.

As fun-loving as she is, she never forgets to make time for the things in life that really matter—she always has time to talk about a Sunday sermon or talk about a Bible passage.  She knows more about Old Testament trivia than anyone I know!  This is a picture of her at a park near our house.  She loves music—especially classical—and plays violin, a little piano, and has a beautiful voice.

We have played together for as long as either of us can remember—we have had many adventures, both real and made-up, together.  As we've grown up, though, our interests have differed—she likes Sherlock Holmes and chess, and I like Mary Slessor and making meals.  Even though we're different, we are still best friends.