tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350726286124176693.post3903672787269481715..comments2014-07-27T14:39:54.711-05:00Comments on Beef Tips: ChoicesJerylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166868579669508386noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350726286124176693.post-62865055466675048002010-02-22T14:09:17.320-06:002010-02-22T14:09:17.320-06:00Good post, Daddy, and great thoughts. It's the...Good post, Daddy, and great thoughts. It's the concept of loving and losing... "Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all" doesn't always FEEL true. I mean, I am utterly grateful that I've never had to endure the tragic loss of someone I love but I believe the concept is about vulnerability. If I choose to love, choose to be vulnerable, choose to give of myself, there is a chance that I'll be hurt, misunderstood and/or heartbroken in the process. But, somewhere along the way, I've decided that the reward is worth the risk. I feel a little bit this way about Laila... I am SO in love with this little girl. I have given her my heart completely and she has the absolute power to break it but, even if she did, even if the thousands of "what ifs" were to occur, I would still choose to make myself vulnerable to her in this way. What a scary way to live, so completely on the edge. What a risk love is! And, yet, I would choose no other way. <br /><br />And, while I'm here, I'm beginning to understand the way that you and Mom love Clay and I; this way, abandoned and without condition and you've made yourself completely at risk with us. Thank you. You've taught me to do the same. I love you, Papa Bear.Chelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322142129742959800noreply@blogger.com