Part 2
As our children grow, we celebrate their achievements. We mourn their defeats, we share and impart our own successes - and failings - and hopefully, we stand as a beacon of what is right, against a sometimes darkening background of all that is wrong in our world.
I could not be any more proud of my children. They�ve never argued, I�ve never once �told� my children to do anything � I�ve always asked. They are compassionate and polite � so polite, in fact, they still kindly laugh at my jokes, even if they�ve heard them a thousand times.
And just as with anyone who travels the unchartered waters of life, we�ve had our peaks of happiness and our wrenching pits of sorrow. But each of us is able to rest in the knowledge and conviction that we are there for one another and from our experiences we grow.
Was a scared? A resounding �yes!� Would I want it any other way? Absolutely not! And as my children move towards becoming young adults, I often look at them and profess �Thank you for all our blessings.�
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