The Thread

Today my second son was born. A healthy boy. Why has God so blessed me? Who knows?  I have learned so much since my eldest was born three and ½ years ago. I have graduated grad school, gotten commissioned by the Marine Corps, gone to Iraq, and then back to school once again to teach this time. And through it all I see a thread. This thread connects all that happens around me. I have found that things are often not what I expect and that it as rarely all about me. I guess that is part of being a parent. You exist for someone else. And it makes you just a little more patient and a little more humble because you become more aware of you own faults and shortcomings.