Must Be Doing Something Right

Today is my 10th anniversary. This morning my 7 year old brought my husband and I a card that he insisted I buy 2 weeks ago but was not allowed to see. He had taken the card to his brothers and had them each sign the card, too. It was truly precious as none of our kids have ever "done" anything for us for our anniversary in the past.

So, my oldest son (15) writes in the card, "You two have taken good care of us. You two have gone through the good, the bad and and ugly for us. Yet, we still don't see any of it and don't care." What a gift! He knows that we really have gone through some ugly situations in the past but we've always made our family the first priority. He also knows that during the good times, the family is the first to sop up the outpouring of generosities.

I looked at my husband and told him that we must be accomplishing what we set out to do with this family of ours. To insulate them from what they should never have to worry themselves about as children and to nurture them into the fine young thoughtful men that they are. That's about the most perfect gift we could ever ask for.