The Greatest Joy

My son. My dearest friend Brian, always says there is only one guarantee in life... death. That simple statement is so true that it is almost hard to accept. I say this only because there are those closest to me who have been challenged with this exact realization. As little girls we are taught that our lives will be fullfilled with marriage and the birth of a child. The truth is no one tell's you that you may never get married and they most certainly do not tell you that you may never be able to have a child. I have been given the greatest gift of all. I may not be married and very well may never be, but God has given me a beautiful healthy little boy whom I believe I fall in love with more every day and this is a gift I will cherish and will never take for granted. What I see when I look in the eyes of my son is love in its purest and unconditional state, that is a love that can only be found between a mother and her child. This is the kind of love people search a lifetime to find... and it found me.