How to Bless Your Children

yet, through all this ​ instant​ maturity, I felt at the same time secure in the knowledge that you both would be there for me whenever I needed you - and that's the best security of all. All these emotions had been inside of me, fighting for some semblance of order in my mind, but they came to life only after your sincere utterance of that powerful prayer. I did a lot of growing up that day. And thanks to you both, the blessing proved to be the stepping stone on which I took my first tentative step out into life. Thanks, mom and dad, for your loving guidance and your Christian example. If I'm only half as good at parenting as you two are, then I'll consider myself a success. I love both of you very much!” -Lisa, age 21 “As a younger child, probably right up to the age of thirteen or fourteen, I was blessed by both of my parents right before I would go to sleep each night. If they would forget, I would usually remind them to make sure that I got their blessing. As I recall what I thought about while they blessed me, I realize that the blessing meant several different things. The first thing was that it was sort of like my parents telling me that I was all right. It was a sign of their love, and it improved my self-esteem. And not only was I accepted by them, but by God as well. It was as if God were talking through my parents, telling me that He will always be with me and He will always love me, no matter what I go through. Both God and my parents were telling me that I was loved and that they will always be there for me. 14