Too Good Not To Share

I came across this just now in my email file…and realized it is a blog post just waiting to be posted. And so I will share it with you:

As part of the high school graduation festivities for Tyler, there was a Mothers' Tea.  They prepared a booklet of each graduate's thoughts about his/her mom..."I'll always remember her smile", "I will show patience and respect", "My mom would wish for me to live a life of success and live in the Lord", "I will have Mom's determination", "I want to be as beautiful and loving as Mom is" - all worthy and noble thoughts.

But not even a patch on Tyler's entry:

"I'll always remember that, with discretion, she was never really afraid to tell people exactly what she thought and exactly what they were doing that she didn't approve of.  I will argue like Mom, or at best handle my complications in the same way."

I have the best children, my Travis and Tyler.  And God bless Tyler for noting that I show discretion!

I remember that tea so well. All the moms were dressed up, discrete tears were shed. I remember how I felt when I saw the booklet stuffed inside a mug that each graduate had made for their mom. (I still have mine.)

My hands were a little shaky – I really had no idea what Tyler would say about me or his childhood. Would he remember how much I loved him? Would he remember the good times with his brother, Travis, and his dad? What would he take away from his childhood?

I found out, that day. And couldn’t be happier.