Be Your Child's Hero

September 11th is here. Again we re-live the horrific details of that fateful day "the world changed". It is a day of remembrance. Remembering the lives that were lost, the lives changed forever and the heroes that risked it all!

Let me tell you about a hero I saw this morning. As I drove my children to school, we were stopped for a school bus as kids from an apartment complex made their way to the bus. I saw a woman, who appeared to be dressed for her day at work, walk her two children across the street to the door of the bus. She saw them find their seat and walked back across the street. As the bus pulled away she turned around to wave to her children. That's a hero.

"You did it!", I wanted to yell from the car window. You woke up early, showered, got ready for work, prepared for your work day, woke up the kids, got them ready for school, packed their lunch, fed them breakfast, washed the dishes, helped them with their shoes, brushed their hair, reminded them to get their backpacks, walked them to the bus stop, got them on the bus and waved them on their way! They were loved today and knew it before 7:30 in the morning!

We are all heroes to our children when we love them, encourage them, pray for them. On this day when we remember the heroes of September 11th, remember that you are a hero today! Spend time with your eternal Hero and thank Him for the example He gave us to love others.

"CBM"