Last summer was anything but relaxing. In between moves, we spent the summer with family. Beset by many challenges and with my family scattered, I focused on
putting pieces of our move together and dealing with many stresses. As I needed a break from the constant
personal challenges, my young children and I began our Harry Potter Marathon,
watching Harry grow from the insecure 11 year old, to the angry 15 year old,
to the confident and determined 17 year old.
I loved reliving Harry's life again (as Harry had been an important part of my boys' childhood) and I felt sad when our Movie Marathon ended. As I watched Harry Potter defeat Lord
Voldemort for the last time and thinking of Jordan, miles away serving a church
mission in Guatemala, I realized yes my son’s childhood and living under our
roof has ended, but time can not erase all I taught him, it can not erase my
love for my son, it can not erase my memories.
For “…help will always be given to those who ask for it….Words are… our
most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of both inflicting injury and
remedying it…. Help will always be given to those who deserve it…Pity all those
who live without love.” (Quoting a wise
Dumbledore)
Thank you
Harry. I learned once again that
life is always worth living when you love others and when others love you – no
matter the challenges or struggles we face –its all worth it, if we don’t have
to face it all alone. Children grow older, we let them go, even though we would rather hold on longer, but my love for them shall never cease. And may my children know, that no matter what, they do not have to face life alone because they have a family who loves them. We may not be a perfect family, we may not always get along, conflicts may arise, but we are a forever family, and that eternal bond makes life worth living.
