missing JAH...
it's a little after 2 am and I still can't sleep. It's been over 4 months now since I've seen my son. They say that once you post something online, it's there permanently. Maybe one day my son will read this and he'll understand.
I haven't been the perfect father to my son, I will be the first to admit that. But that doesn't change the fact that not a day goes by without me thinking about my children. Growth and learning are both life-long practices.
Not being able to see Jaysen over the past 4 months has made me realize just how blessed I am to have a son like him. He is intelligent, bright, energetic, strong-willed, and incredibly resilient. If I could instill one value in my son that I haven't yet explained to him, it would be that something can be learned from everything. I hope that he understands that he's got not one, but two extended family networks and that every member of both families loves him and values him.
I know that every parent holds an impossible dream in their heart, secretly believing that they can somehow shelter and protect their children from every possible evil and danger that the world holds. From the bumps and bruises they invariably get as they learn how to skateboard, bike, and roller-blade, to the broken bones and sprained ankles that are bound to occur in High School Athletic Programs.
I didn't understand all of the sacrifices that my father made for me, until I became a father myself and my real life began.
2-9-2012
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