Quante'

Where do I begin when it comes to my child. He is the joy that shines so brightly in my life. Although there are a few rainy days. He keeps me motivated to be the best provider I can for our family. I want to provide for him the luxuries I didn't always have growing up. Now, I am not saying that I will spoil him with everything he wants. Of course not! One of the most important gifts I will give to him is the desire to work hard for what you want in this life. I will also share with him the gift of the Holy Spirit and encourage him to develop a personal relationship with God.

I love him with all my heart and soul but sometimes I feel I have gone wrong somewhere with my parenting skills. I know he is a boy: adventurous, curious, headstrong, stubborn, etc. I have to admit though, at times he can be the sweetest child on earth. He seems to know when mommy is not feeling well emotionally and he does his best to comfort me. Now I have never made him feel that it his responsibility to take care of me, but God works through him to melt away the sad moments. I know that there are those moments that all of us parents go through wondering, " Is my child's behavior a punishment for something I did when I was a child?" If God has a sense of humor, then in my case, I would have to say YES!! Bottom line, the point I want to make is that I don't take my child for granted and I try to give him the best of my love and support and guidance I can. Besides, when I get older, I want him to be nice to me and not put me in a nursing home if I can't care for myself. LOL!

* The second picture is that of Quante' and his brother by his dad. i don't think Dwaine and I will jump back into the parenting pool again.