Gabriel’s Story Part 2
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or register to receive blog updates via email so you don't miss anything. Thanks for visiting!
As Gabriel has grown-up, everything comes slowly.
He does things; he just does them slower and more delayed.
Therefore, everything is celebrated more.
Gabe is tender, huggable, loving and a warm fuzzy guy.
Gabriels has taught us several lessons…
1. Whereas Gabriel may have retardation of his intellect, there is none of the spirit.
His worth has very little to do with his intellect or ability to contribute to society.
2. Societal worth is indeed a relativistic concept.
3. We’ve learned to give without expecting anything in return.
This agape love is a decision that begins in the seat of our will.
We must decide daily, how and whom we will love.
My commitment as a father begins with loving my son, resourcing him
in every way to maximize his potential. I also need to maximize my
potential to love, accept, understand, and help Gabriel in any way
possible. My commitment is also to help my family to love Gabriel, to
be patient with him, our society, and our family.
So my goal is this: "to personally and practically love, accept, and
go forward in raising my son to his fullest potential with God’s help".
As I do this, I know that Gabriel has the potential to be the best
darned janitor ever.
Popularity: 7% [?]
Posted on July 6th, 2007 by Scott Hammond
Filed under: Fathering
Leave a Reply