The Resilience of Children

The Thanksgiving through New Year holidays were a time of great loss in our family, but through it all we were sustained by the shining resilience of the children in our family. My beloved dad, Brian Fisher, became ill in November and then passed away on December 1st. I honor his dedication and incredible loyalty to his family. He was ALWAYS there for his seven children and his wife. My husband's loving dad, Philip David Blake, passed away January 5th after several months of illness. I honor his quiet unconditional love and will always be grateful for his example of expressing affection. He was always interested in what his kids (including daughters-in-law) or grandkids were doing.

Even though our kids lost both Pappy and Papa in one season, they have helped all of us adults cope with the hardship through their unequivocal ability to keep laughing and having fun, even through tears. I’m so grateful for the kids in my life, and not just my own two children, for giving me constant reminders that life is good, and that depth of feeling, whether sorrow or joy, can simply be part of the movement of life that impels personal growth and progress.