My daughter asked me, what do I think of when it is her birthday. After reflecting on this...I can say that when I think of my children on their birthdays that:
I am thankful for them, for the joy they have brought and bring me, for their individual strengths and weaknesses. Joy is too tame a word for the feeling that they evoke in me.
But I remember wonderful moments in pregnancy, in delivery, in their development that enhance the of love and fulfillment that each brought to me. I look at them now as adults and am thankful they chose spouses who complement their gifts and reflect their love for my child by their devotion to them.
2 comments:
thanks for putting this up. It is so different to relate to your parents as peers who share similar experiences. The happenings are the same just the perspective is changed. I think it is really cool to have both aspects to explore now.
It is the greatest joy of my life, sharing this with you and John, Jack and Erica!
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