Good Morning World
The house is silent. The only sounds that I can hear are the birds outside singing their morning songs. The early morning is such a special time. Before the world, my world is awake and I have a few precious moments to sit back and think about the day, the week, my life. Secretly wishing Carl would wake up and make me coffee!
Today, I snuck into Tanner's room and watched him sleep. I was once again struck by how lucky I am. He looked so peaceful and innocent, yet had the slightest hint of a smile on his precious face. I wonder what he was dreaming about. As I sat and watched him sleep, I wondered what the world had in store for him. What would he do with his life and how would he do it.
I was then met with the same thought every parent fears... What if I mess him up!?!? But as I thought what and how I could shape this little man, I only came up with one thing. Live by example. I won't always be there, I can't always be there, but what I can do is show him, to the best of my ability, how to make good decisions. Then I hope that the day he leaves, I have instilled him with the values and the ability to make good decisions and the rest will be up to him.
Now I believe my free moments are over, I hear the morning footsteps running to the play room. Today, I will stop and learn to take each moment as it comes, to not worry about the future and do the best that I can to provide the kind of example to my son that I can be proud of.
K
