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Imenuff -> RE: Prayer for my son (7/28/2008 9:08:07 AM)
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Dear Glenys, Special prayers for Bobi that his 21st birthday is a truly wonderful day. May you congratulate yourself on the gift you have given him. I was often reminded with our own sons that "if you love them, you will give them roots and wings--roots to know that you will always be there for them and wings for them to fly away and begin the life planned for them by the Holy One. The first birthday they are away is always difficult and all future such birthdays, holidays, etc., are tinged with sadness on the part of us moms; but what a gift you have given him to be secure enough in his own personhood to be able to come to such a milestone away from home. I often think what a gift our ancestors were--all those moms who set their sons and daughters free to pursue their own dreams in a time when there wasn't even the telephone, much less the computer. I was often told by wise individuals that as parents/moms, we are merely God's temporary caretakers, there to nourish, safeguard, guide, encourage, and then set free so that each child turned adult will follow God's plan for his/her life no matter where that may take them or the heart hurt inside as we watch them go. Although I can hear the sadness in your email, I can only say Congratulations Mom, it sounds like you have done your job well.
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