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Life-Changing Lessons From A Little Girl
“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is about.” Angela Schwindt
My beautiful daughter will turn ten months old in about two weeks. I can’t believe how fast the journey has gone; she is growing so fast, I want to slow it down. I can’t believe how quickly she is growing, and I know if I’m not careful, I will look up, and she will be a teenager.
As a first time parent, we all go through this baptized by fire way of learning how to raise a child. Every day is like a new lesson. It’s fun, challenging and keeps me on my toes.
The best part of the last ten months has been this slightly surprising side of parenting that I wasn’t quite expecting. Beyond the fun of learning how to raise a child, and the blessing that each new day brings is this most incredible development — she has taught me more about life than I’ve taught her.
While there are so many I can’t list them all, here are the most memorable to date:
No Days Off
I work hard because I love my work. ~ Bill Gates
Being a parent is hard work. Yes…I know I used the word work, and I don’t apologize for it.
