Growing Heroes
June 29, 2012
“You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons.
And if you treat them like sons,
they’ll turn out to be heroes,
even if it’s just in your own eyes.”
- Walter M. Schirra, Sr.
As I snuggle with a blanket and a box of tissue, my growing to-do list plays in my head like a broken record. There are kitchens to design. Homeschool activities are undone. Bills need to be paid. After a week in bed, I scared of the piles of the dirty dishes and laundry that are waiting for me.
Then I hear a squeak of the bedroom door and footsteps. Clutching a tray with a simple breakfast, my littlest son approaches with a smile. My heart swells and I think of all the times the roles have been reversed.
He gently places the tray on the nightstand and whispers, “Get better, Mom.” Before the door clicks shut, I hear “Oh, And we cleaned the house.”
With a deep sigh, I close my eyes and relax. It is in this precious moment that I realize that I have raised my own heroes.
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