I Would, If I Could

I've learned not to count on much. There are very few people that I can say, with all certainty, I can count on. Life moves too fast to count on any one thing for too long. If you do, it will prove you wrong.

I've learned not to become too sure of anything ... or anyone. And I've learned the more things change, the more they stay the same. I used to say that I was the only person I could truly count on .... but now I can't even say that anymore. But I will again. Once I find the things about me which are seemingly lost in the muck and mire of life's turmoils. I'm there somewhere.

I know that I am a mother first and foremost. I would do anything, give anything, go anywhere, for my children. If I could, I would change places with them when they are in pain .... I would gladly take it from them and make it mine. If I could bear the pain of life and love which shatters their hearts and brings self-doubt unto their spirits, I would -- in a heartbeat.

That .... I am sure of.