Do you remember holding your first baby for the first time? Were you struck, almost immediately, with an acute awareness of your infant's helplessness? I remember feeling incredibly humbled, and a little overwhelmed, by my new responsibility for the life of another human being. Although normal, for some of us those feelings don't diminish with time and experience.
I have seven children, living now in six states. My oldest son is serving as a Special Forces Medic in Afghanistan. These grown children are all successful, and living joyfully. They know how to love, laugh, and live well, in spite of the fact that each one has faced incredible obstacles in their lives.
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Paula Fellingham, our official Strengthening Women and Families Expert
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