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Today I am going to share an excerpt of Chapter 12 of my book- “Embracing the Gift of Parenthood: How to Create a Loving Relationship with Your Children”.

Available: Amazon and Barnes and Noble as well as Xlibris.

This is just a taste of the chapter!

“I Pray”….

Oh, the desire of my heart and soul is to be a precious gift in the life of my child.  I pray to be the guiding light that ignites the light within her soul.  I pray to be the sounding board on which she feels comfortable laying the burdens, dreams, and joy of her heart upon.  I pray that my gift to usher her into this earthly plane will be a human experience that brings her fulfillment, joy and peace that surpasses all understanding.  I pray that my gift of parenting her through her milestones of development will prove to instill in her a desire to be self-actualized into the person that she doesn’t will herself to be, but the person “Great Spirit” has designed her to be.  This is the path of least resistance and distractions that would hinder her from a life of purpose. 

I pray that my gift of loving her will teach her about her capacity to love.  I pray that my gift of loving her will call her to create the expressions of love she is worthy of.  I pray that the gift of my life will be an inspiration to her so that she values the legacy of her family heritage.  I pray that the gift of my life will be steppingstone on which she can springboard to even higher levels of consciousness and contribution to society.  I pray that I will always be sensitive to and aware of the nuances of her journey and that she always has a knowingness that my love is there to support her in her travel through life.  I pray that the gift of spiritual connectedness that I have raised her with will be the source of strength that will bind us through eternity. 

I pray this source of spirituality will enable her to meet all of life’s challenges and lessons.  I am so grateful for having had the blessing to not only bring life into the world, but for the opportunity of parenting a child.  For me, there is no greater gift then having the blessing of parenting a child.  It is one of those gifts that is “priceless”.  I have had as I know other parents have had or will have in the future, some hair raising challenges as a parent, but because we must never lose sight of this relationship as being a “gift”, we must have faith that ultimately, our love as a parent is the love that our children deserve and so desperately need to support them throughout their lives. 

This love is truthfully “unconditional” and “eternal”.  This love is not judgmental or unrealistic in what our expectations are for each other.  We are who we are, parent and child.  Prayer is an invincible tool that can carry us through Parenthood! Our children are counting on our prayers and actions to make this a world worthy of them and the gifts they have brought us to raise the consciousness of humanity.