Calling Me Home

by Julie Kibler

“All you can do is act the way you’d like them to act,” Miss Isabelle said now. “They’ll watch you, and then they’ll make their own decisions. You cross your fingers over your heart and hope to God they make good ones. But you’re not going to let them down, Dorrie. No more than any imperfect mother who loves her children more than she loves herself.”

This quote reminded me so much of my own mom and her wisdom. She’s always told me “Never say your child will NEVER do…”. I live by that. We do our best to shape them into the best humans but ultimately none of us are perfect. They will mess up. And I hope they know that when they do I will always love them through!