Living & Watching

One of the great joys of life is living long enough to appreciate your children. This weekend I was once again in Atlanta for the theatre competition. Marsha and I attended last year for the first time and were so proud of the many parents and students that appreciated our daughter and her work. The students clearly trusted and respected her as a person and as a professional. I love to watch the way she interacts with her students and their parents. They also do such astounding work in their performances. Last summer I was in Maine for the summer. The first part of the summer my son was teaching summer school. During the normal school year he teaches students with behavioral issues, but for summer school he teaches special needs kids with learning issues. many are fearful and insecure especially around adults. I watched his special water slide day as he set up tarps on a slope at the school and had the kids sliding down the hill on the wet tarps. Some of the students were afraid and only would go down the slide with my son holding their hand and sliding beside them, or sitting between his legs as they went down the first time. I was so proud of the way the kids looked up to him and had confidence in him. What more could I want than to have my family committed to being people who make a difference in the life of others.