I wonder

I wonder how my kids are doing. I think I know but I don't know everything. That is tough for a parent. I know I have to let them alone and live and learn but I don't want there to be any hurts or anything. At the same time I realize that they need to fall down and experience failure and success. As long as there is more success than failure, I guess life is good. I don't know why I am writing this but I was contemplating my children. My oldest son, driving truck, away from his family too much. I wish I could help him but he has to provide for his family. I hope he can figure out soon how to find something local and go to school as he expresses frequently. I wish we spoke more. My oldest daughter in Georgia. Going to school full-time, busy in church, with 4 kids, involved in other things and a great husband. I wish I could make her life easier but that crucible fortifies and helps one appreciate. My oldest single daughter, going to school, discovering her major, experiencing her passion, I wish I could get her through school and onto a career of her choosing and with the correct person in her life. My green-eyed daughter, working full-time, going to school full-time, figuring out how to do things in school again. Discovering the joy and frustration of learning and studying. I wish I could help her get through this first year so she can realize that it is possible to do. My single son, away at school, studying and touching lives. I wish I could help with his largest problem now but he has to take the steps to work it out and make arrangements. He is learning and growing in way that he couldn't anywhere else. My baby girl, I wish I could help her through the learning process of math (I am not an engineer for a reason although that is what I initially thought I would be, aeronautical, to be precise) and help her get through the first part of her new athletic endeavor. Again, crucibles forge strength and resilience and self-reliance. Through it all, my wife is there, comforting, calming, loving and reminding. Where would I be without her, I wonder...