I have been thinking about parenting today. It certainly isn’t an easy job and I often find myself asking “am I being the best I can be for Grace?”, are we making choices that are good for her etc?  A friend of mine said that “once you become parents you live in a state of guilt”  She didn’t mean that in a negative, oh “I’m such a bad parent” kind of way, but rather “am I doing the best I can at all times?”

Parenting is an interesting journey, challenging, but definitely rewarding.  It teaches you to become selfless, it teaches patience, it shows your strengths and your weaknesses,  but most importantly it gives you the gift of loving and family – a new kind of love and a new kind of family, which is very special.

I know I get it wrong on a daily basis, but my hope and prayer for Grace is that no matter what choices she makes in life, good, bad, or ugly, she will know that Duncan and I are a safe place, where she can come and feel accepted and unconditionally loved.

Some photos from today:

Grace and the Goggles