My reward
Well, I got everyone together to make a very crappy video for EM-HE. It will be sent overnight by fed-ex tomorrow morning, and then we will get back to life as usual. It's a dream, it's a hope, but certainly not something I am counting on.
What makes this moment special to me is that the video ends with my oldest son saying some very sweet things about me, how I am his hero, an inspiration to him, and that he hopes that he can teach those things to his children that I have apparently taught to him.
If there is nothing else that happens from this, those thoughts, those words will always be carried with me in my heart. Knowing that he feels that way makes me feel like I've done something right. That's my reward, knowing that I have taught him something of such great value that he wants to pass it on to HIS children.
What makes this moment special to me is that the video ends with my oldest son saying some very sweet things about me, how I am his hero, an inspiration to him, and that he hopes that he can teach those things to his children that I have apparently taught to him.
If there is nothing else that happens from this, those thoughts, those words will always be carried with me in my heart. Knowing that he feels that way makes me feel like I've done something right. That's my reward, knowing that I have taught him something of such great value that he wants to pass it on to HIS children.