I have four children. All of which are very wonderful with unique personalities. My oldest is in high school and in the marching band. He is enjoying high school, and in honors, which makes me proud. The other three are in middle school, enjoying life and what it has to offer. My second child is a very loving child, she loves to dance and sing along with her music. She is definitely a warm fuzzy. My third child is thoughtful, you can see his mind working out everything. It is amazing to watch him work with his hands. He literally loves hands on experiences. My youngest is also a honors student and very dramatic. The world is going to end when she gets a B in any of her classes...I never thought I would have a child that would be so hard on herself. I am very proud of all of my children and love each one for their wonderful abilities.
These wonderful children are my life, my joy, and my love. My favorite thing to do with them is to go out on nature walks or play games together.
I think about how lucky I am and how lucky parents are in general. You are witness to a miracle at pregnancy, birth, and of coarse, for some, a miracle you didn't kill them during their teen years (according to my mother). So far, I feel blessed that I have not experienced the troubled teens yet. However, if what I did to my mother comes to me through my kids, I will have a tough time coming soon.
Then, I think about my children. They are very lucky that I am still able to provide a roof over their heads, that my health is still holding up for them. They are lucky to be loved by their parents.
We live near the Smoky Mountain Children's Home. Those children have a roof over their heads, and are loved daily by strangers, not parents. I heard of two children, one around four and his brother around eight. The parents literally came to the children's home filled out paperwork and got in the car without the boys. The boys came running to the car, the windows were down and the parents pulled the crying boys fingers off the windows while the new house parents for the boys tried to console them. The boys have a full life ahead of them, and for whatever reason were put in this situation and for that moment they had no hope, and no reason to go on. There are so many children in our own country that need loving parents and homes. The Smoky Mountain Children's Home is doing a great service for these children who are abandoned, abused, neglected, homeless...
Because I had always heard of how many other countries have these as well as other problems with their children, I really did not realize that those problems are here in America as well. We really do need to take care of the children of the United States just as much as the children from other countries, if not more so. Homes such as the Smoky Mountian Children's Home need financial support from the community. They are not funded by the government, so they struggle more than the average household. They house approximately 150 kids and provide everything possible they can. I heard that they are in need of funds with school approaching. If you can help, please contact them at: http://www.smch.cc/smch_mission.html or Toll Free: 800-654-1622. I do not work for the children's home, I do believe in its cause.
God Bless
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