If You Only Had One Wish …
Posted on July 16, 2009 by FoBaM-Jamie
As moms, we want only the best for our children. We do everything in our power to ensure that they are well cared for, healthy, and happy. We work hard to provide as many emotional, financial, and educational advantages as we can.
Before my daughter was born, my mother made a beautiful teddy bear for the newest member of our family. With a soft mohair coat, dark eyes, and a pudgy belly, Constance – as we later named her – is a treasured member of the family who will one day, I’m sure, be a bona fide heirloom. Part of what makes Constance such a special bear is the secret message that my mother lovingly stitched into this soft and cuddly friend. On a piece of parchment entwined with silk cord and natural crystals, my mom wrote down her heart’s wishes for her unborn granddaughter. Even I do not know what those wishes were, though I can guess most of them.
I know each of you would wish the best of everything for your children, but what if you only had one wish…
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You’ll notice I left out the obvious things like “happiness” because that would be cheating.
So, what’s your choice? How do you try to create the opportunities for that wish to be fulfilled in your real, day-to-day life? Do you think you and your child would choose the same wish?
I would def have to say true love. If you have true love, everything else will work itself out. No matter if you live a long life or a short life, no matter your finances, anything else, a true love relationship is what its all about.
Perfect health- you can’t buy that!
Actually sometimes u can. never heard of meds?
I choose health because my daughter was born with the genetic disorder called PKU. She is healthy because her disorder is managed by diet, THANK GOD! However if I had one wish it would be that she did not have this disorder and that she could eat whatever she wants. She eats very healthy but she has MANY limitations. I am lucky to have her! She is a little miricale, angel baby! Thanks!
My son has PKU too! how old is your daughter??
I would choose salvation, a true relationship with Jesus Christ, over all of those choices.
I wish salvation was one of the choices because I was thinking the same thing you were Diane. Since salvation was not one of the choices I choose health. What is the point in having influence, wealth, and true love when you dont have your health…
I agree.. You couldn’t ask for anything better than that!
I agree; this is why I chose “True Love” as well. It shapes all other areas of our life.
Amen. As a new parent it is on my mind often. I want to live a life that will point her to the one who created her. What a big task yet there is nothing more important. May God bless you and yours.
You can have health and still be unhappy… same with wealth. Influence really doesn’t matter so much. But TRUE LOVE is happiness… and that’s what I would wish for my daughter.
Health, health, and health for my three children. None of the other things matter in the least without health. Health is that thing we take for granted, unless we no longer have it. I have three children with Autism. We take NOTHING for granted around here.
I had a hard time choosing because if your child is sick then without wealth they cannot get the resources to be healthy, True love is a tricky one because not everyone falls in love and sometime when they are in love things can turn bad really quick if the guy is mean, I wish happiness would have been a choice, because as long as your happy, money love, success all mean. I just wish the best for my child.
That’s an easy one. I would wish that my child knew Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. That would take care of eternity.
I def would grant my child perfect health above the rest. The reason for this is you can’t have anything else unless your healthy enough. If a person has perfect health then you can find something to make you wealthy, like a good job, and true love you will find all on your own. If only wishes did come true, but I believe in prayer above all. You can always wish all you want but the power of prayer is amazing.
I have 2 boys, 1 is epileptic, the other has aspergers syndrome. I would give my life for their perfect health!
Health…I never want to see my son suffer with any illness.
I agree with Diane. A relationship with Jesus is the MOST important of all! One of my sons is struggling with epilepsy so I if I had one wish it would be that he wouldn’t have to struggle with that anymore. But I have better than wishes. I can pray ask my Lord for the desires of my heart. That’s what we’ve been doing and he has gotten better:) We’re believeing for the full miracle this year!
I would definitely choose health for my child. He has been in an out of hospitals, doctors offices, and to every specialist you can imagine since the day he was born. He is 4 now and this is just no way any child should have to live, or spend their childhood. As a mom, its absolutely heartbreaking/gut-wrenching to watch him go through all he has endured. So most definitely, my one wish would be for health for my child…and I really think he would choose the same.
This was such a hard question…..but if I had to answer it truthfully my only wish would be that my children would get SAVED! I know that God would take care of the rest!
With having my parents both die young….I definitely chose HEALTH…If you have your Health then you can attain everything else in life…Love my boys~
I would wish for health, our first babygirl Katelin was born with a heart defect and died 9 days old 15 hours after her surgery. We are expecting again, and I wish for that new baby and me and my husband that she will be healthy.
I wish for my children to live full, healthy lives where they are being challenged yet rewarded and are always learning. I wish for my children to have just enough financial success so that their needs are met and their struggles are few. I wish for them to know what it is to love and be loved in return and above all to know the love of the One who created and them, who watches over them and protects them and loves them more than I could ever think of!
I definitely chose health! I feel like there a chance that everything else will fall into place if my child is healthy!!
I would wish choose health and a cure for Juvenile Diabetes. This would not only cure my daughter of this horrible disease that no one should have to deal with but it would also cure millions of other children.
I would definetly say health. As long as they are healthy, they can achieve the other stuff on their own. Health is the start to everything….happiness, being able to work hard to achieve goals, and just being able to enjoy life!
I chose true love – but that can be interpreted in many ways. First of all, true love is not simply the feeling between a man and a woman/husband and wife. God is our true love for He first loved us, even while still sinners against Him. He sent Jesus to us freely to show us He still loved us, even to the degree of death on the cross.
So, for my daughter – I wish true love in two parts: 1) to know and love God first and 2) to marry the man God has set apart for her.
I would have to say health. Since my little one already has one ailment like me, I wish for her to not have to spend her childhood in and out of the hospital as I did. She needs to be able to go and do anything she wishes without having to think if the doctor will approve of the activity or not.
I truly feely known of these things can be achieved unless you have “true love”… When you can love and be loved there is nothing in this world that cannot be accomplished. Life is limitless when you are loved.
Health! I grew up with an ill parent and unfortunately, I have RA which causes a lot of pain and limits what I’m able to do with my children. It’s true that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone. Health is soooo important!
I chose true love because the truest love anyone can have is a relationship with God and Jesus. God already loves my children but I want them to have a true love relationship with Him
I would grant my children good health because they could accomplish the other things if they are well and healthy.
I would choose salvation with Jesus christ, it is the best gift than i can give my children.
i would say tue love, love is so rare these day to loved completelty and totally for u and what u r is a blessing in itself, so for my daughters i wish u love
I would wish for health because with health, you can gain wisdom which is followed by happiness. If your happy then you have all the wealth you need!
I wish both my girls perfect health with great health they can achieve anything else they set there minds on. I do have healthy girls and I also have good health but with out that you could not achieve anything else in life. I also hope and pray they stay in God’s will and he will see to it they are happy and find the right person for each of them if they stay in his will. I pray every day God will take care of them and see to it they live their life on the right path and meet a great christian man and be happy and you do not have to be rich to be happy true love always makes a person happy!!!!!
I would wish for health, its the only one you cant compleatly control , true love will come one day when you are least expecting it its not something you can go looking for ….wealth, influence or professional success… they all come with working hard , if you really want to be wealthy or professional you need to work at what your good at , and not give up…. you need to have to will do to something you enjoy doing even with the hard time – that will be there – nothing in life comes easy but , If I had to choose I would choose health to help carry her threw all the easy and not so easy times of life , cause we all know how hard it is to deal with stress if were not feeling well
I would wish for my son to be able to eat pizza, bread, pasta, ice cream & cookies. I would wish for him to eat foods that symbolize childhood. My 3 yr old son suffers from Anaphylaxis & has 8 major fatal food allergies.
True love is what I picked. Everything in life is better with love, and nothing is quite the same without it. It can be love of a child, love of a partner, love of family, but love helps.
I choose health. While health is affected by our choices, I believe all the other options are more heavily influenced by actions and attitudes – choices we make.
I wouldn’t want to cheat my kids out of the character development that comes by making the choices needed to find true love or be successful or influential or wealthy – those are all things best enjoyed when you get them for yourself!
I thought about spiritual salvation too, but there again, God wanted me to come to Him by my own free choice and I want my kids to come to Him of their own will as well. If I were to give them anything along this line, I would ask that He give them a wise mother capable of leading them spiritually.
I would choose a deep, close, personal relationship with Christ.
All else will fall into place through applying the insight in a life lived for God
Life without health is no life at all…
I choose health. Without health, none of the other options matter. For those who have never had to deal with health issues especially at a young age, you would not understand how important the option to be healthy is for some people whom lives are stricken by illness everyday.
why isn’t wisdom on here? i wouldn’t choose any of that for my child. wisdom is the true gem of life.
I would hope for her to have Godly influence. May she be a woman after God’s own heart and point others to Him.
Too Live A Happy and Healthy life
I have to agree with most of the veiwers, without good health, none of the others are possible. My prayers go out to all parents with a sick child. Bless you all!
when you have true love everything else falls into place. If you’re wealthy with no one to share it with, what good is that? If you’re healthy with no one to grow old with, what good is that? Influence only matters when you need to impress and if you have true love, influence doesn’t matter and professional success comes with wealth… and as I stated before if there’s no one to share it with…. so TRUE LOVE is what I wish for my sons. It will make them happy and if they’re happy, life is good.
If my son has perfect health all else will fall into place, if your not healthy you can’t have the rest of the choices.
I voted health. Without health, they cannot enjoy all the other things that our morals and values can help them acheive. My husband and I try to instill hard work, respect, patience within out children. With those quatilties, my children WILL BE equipped with the tools the need to find wealth, success, and love.
I chose perfect health for my little boy, Jeremy. He is 4 years old and he was diagnosed with scoilosis at 7 1/2 months. He will be having periodic surgeries until he stops growing which will probably be 16-18 years old. He is the sweetest boy and the love of my life. He is very healthy considering but I wish his life could be easier for him.
I would chose health. If you have health you can have more opportunities to achieve the other choices. If you don’t have health, life can be a hardship and constant struggle. Definately health is my choice.
HEALTH- If your in the hospital dieing of cancer what good is ANYTHNG else? Other than the love of God (which was not a choice). If you dont have health you cant find Love, Happiness,and who cares about money!? If your lucky enough to find all the happiness in this world and find yourself with a terminal disease does it matter?????
right on kim. . . . I so pick health too….. my daughter has a lot of health issues and so do i and like half my family …. life would be so much easier and better if we had perfect health and the love of god. My daughter is only 2 1/2 and has been on meds her whole life and has been to the hospital plenty of times…
For sure perfect health for my daughter
True love CAN conquer all. But I would not just want that love to be in a companion forever but a true love of the Savior because then you really can conquer everything.
I pray that my child will have a deep and intimate relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. God will provide the rest!
I voted for health. One of my sons has Cerebral Palsey and while mild, everyday kid things are still a challenge for him. My other daughter has Aspergers and I wish she didn’t have to struggle like she does some days. As someone else said, good health takes you far in life.
I believe it is true love……and ditto April (7/16/09)!!!!!!
def health for all my children. i’ve had health problems so i know firsthand what that’s like. you don’t realize how important it is until you don’t have it, health is taken for granted by healthy people.
working i the hospital and being around ill patients, I realize that I would want perfect health for my children… I cant help but look at the 92-year-old man lying in bed all alone thinking, one day that might be my son… i hope there are compassionate people like me to take care of him…. I always think that was someone’s baby, now look at him suffering…. it breaks my heart.. nothing else matters but perfect health
I would choose true love. None of the other stuff matters if you do not know how to love and receive love and the love of God and Him for us is the greatest and truest love. Without that we cannot love ourselves or others.
What good is health or wealth without love? Lonely is a horrble way to go thru life.
I chose health because my daughter has epilepsy, I see her day to day struggles and would give everything I have to make this go away. Watching her struggle just breaks my heart, yet it is making her a stronger person, She is learning to overcome all the obstacles that are placed in front of her.
Perfectly said by Stephanie, I too believe with love and devotion to our Lord, he will provide what it is he wants for His children.
Health, is my choice for my sons, everything else falls into it’s right place.
I think Wendy said it perfectly. I picked true love for those two reasons exactly. I wish I had more too add but she took the words right out of my mouth. I love my baby girl and I pray everyday that she will always be healthy and truely happy and to feel God’s love in everything that she does.
I choose health because my twin daughters both have epilepsy. It’s a lot to deal with for 15 year olds, for anyone for that matter. I would give anything to take that away from them.
Health definately. My son had cancer and that is the only wish I’ve ever wanted for him since he was diagnosed.
I truely hope he is doing well & will pray that he lives a long & happy life. May God bless you & your family.
What would be the point of being healthy if you didn’t have someone to share life with. I’d rather my child have a life partner to share their ups and downs with rather than be healthy and alone.
Anyone who has ever had a sick child…I mean really sick, in the hospital in pain, will definately pick health. It is the worst feeling of guilt and helplessness in the world to have a sick child and not be able to do anything about it! I would definately pick health for my daughter so I would never have to watch her suffer again!
i chose health b/c my 2yr niece passed away 2yrs ago yesterday and if I could’ve given her this wish…I would’ve traded anything
I picked wealth because of them all only true love you can’t get with money and I believe you have to make that. As well as you didn’t say they couldnt have anything else just what we would give them.
Outside of these obvious wishes,as a single Mom of 7 children and being blessed with 9 grandchildren,I’d wish for each of my children to see ahead of them.Not forsee the future,but see where their choices lead..good and bad..I tell them all to look ahead..try to figure out if this decision today will help or hurt you on down life’s road..I only pray that if they follow any of Mom’s instructions it will be this one..
I chose health but what I would really choose is self acceptance, self esteem. My son has alopecia. This is definitely not a serious disease but something that will for sure effect him the rest of his life. I just want him to be able to accept who he is and be happy.
No doubt health for my kids!! I want my kids to have a long, happy life and if you don’t have great health then that may not be possible. I’m a cancer survivor and don’t want my kids to have to go threw anything bad with health….Health all the way!!!!
I chose health. My daughter is on Day 75 in the NICU. She was born 3 months early because I developed preeclampsia. There is nothing I want more in this world than having her home with us and healthy.
As long as they have their health physically and mentaly, they can provide the rest for themselfs when they become adults. As a mothr of two small boys, I never like when they are sick or nor will I ever. I hate feeling so helpless. I pray daily that the lord give us all health.
Love conquers all. For each of my children I have prayed for a relationship with Jesus Christ our Savior. Without love we have nothing. We are just a tinkling cymbal.
I would choose health. At the age of 3 my oldest son almost died of Type I diabetes. And if I could change that for him, that would be my wish. That he would never have to prick his finger or take another shot to live.
That would be my hearts wish.
WOW! That was a tough one…. Having Teenagers and going though the trials of life with them there are so many wishes. I have a son who has been diagnosed with Aspergers and then being involved with a wonderful man who has a little girl that has CF, the health one is imporant also. Everyday is a special day with her because it is one more day that God has given us to celebrate life with her and our family. There are so many things that I wish for for my children. Most of all other than health, I wish that my children could have wisdom. Sometimes our children make dicissions based on others…. I want them to be able to make discissions based on the correct path, not the easy path.
“Life is not measured by the number of breath’s that we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath”
I chose Influence for my children. I pray that in any situation they may find themselves in, health/illness, wealth/poverty, success/failure, etc…they would continue to be strong and positive examples of Jesus, in whom we find our greatest hope.
I agree with Stephanie. I would love for my children to have a true love relationship with the Lord, and he will provide the rest. However, I do honestly wish that my children find the one true love of their life.
I asked my son because I couldn’t choose… Even he was stumped! I didn’t let him see any responses, and he picked love… and if that is his choice, then that is what i choose for him… Not bad for a ten year old. Really thought he’d go for wealth…lol
I chose health. I believe true love will find you when the time is right, wealth means different things to different people. So as long as you have your health you have the opportunity to find all the rest. I was blessed with two wonderful son, both healthy – making my life wealthy!
Definitely health for my little princess. If you have health, you can achieve the other choices.
I chose health because, I was in a situation recently where my brother who I loved so dearly passed away at the age of 19. I watched my mother go through so much, from crying and stressing to worrying about how much longer we had with him…He had sickle cell anemia…My daughter success is very important to me, but her health is way more important, I want her to live her life, to see the world without having to deal with any illnesses…If I could hold her close I would…I was having a conversation with a friend about this yesterday if someone had the option of giving up life for someone else would they….So all together I choose health….I continue to pray she stays healthy…
I would choose health, specifically a cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Two of my three boys are affected by SMA and a cure would be my greatest wish.
i would definately choose health!!! my son is in remission from leukemia for the second time and it,s not nice to see your child go through something like that.
True love for a Savior who can provide all the other things listed! If my children truly love God and serve Him, He will certainly take care of all the rest!
Health… if you don’t have health you have nothing. All the money in the world cannot cure you if you have something incurable. All the love in the world can make you comfortable when you are sick but still can’t cure you. As for professional happiness and influence… if you are really sick you cannot work or be influential to anyone.
I chose true love because it was the closest to my real answer. If I could have one wish for my child granted, that would be Godliness. I wish they have an unbreakable walk with God. That’s true love.
I would not choose any of those. I want to grant my children peace. Peace so that no matter what may come, they will be ok. Not hippie, world peace- Jesus peace.
We all live and die, but not many of us know true love.
I think most moms would choose health. That is, after all, our biggest fear, that our children become sick.
I choose infuence. I am so scared for my children when they become pre-teens and teens. Any decision they make during this time could change their lives forever I choose influence.
I chose when my children were little to pray asking & believing God for my children to find their soul-mates (TRUE LOVE). I believe true love brings MANY things to life like the HEALTH many of us mothers desire for our children like happiness & contentment in their lives which leads to sound minds. Clear heads make good desisions & that leads to success in all the other areas of life we mothers could possibly want for our kids. It is awesome to watch our children grow into grown adults who have families of their own to care for & they really know how to with TRUE LOVE.
I chose influence because my husband and I are the number one influence on our child and we have put our faith in God and raise our child in church and on God’s word. We live what we believe and when you influence upon your child to trust in God, everything else falls into place. If we did not have the peeks and valleys of life would there been any reasons to look up in hope or look down in sorrow? We have all emotions for a reason and they are the things that heal us inside. Tears, laughter, anger…all have healing power. God provides our every need. Influence is a powerful thing if it is done wisely
FOR MY SON: TRUE LOVE WITHIN HIMSELF…FOR TO LOVE YOURSELF IS BEING ABLE TO LOVE OTHERS AND BE CONFIDANT IN ALL YOU DO, AND KNOWING YOU ARE LOVED WILL CONQUER ALL.
I choose true love, meaning not just significant other true love but true love from all those who are in her life. Every child deserves to be loved and grow with that love continually in her life. Of course mommy loves her unconditionally but what about those harsh, crooked individuals???
I chose health, but I mean much more than physical health. Just as important, and maybe even more, is emotional health. Confidence, good self-esteem, positive self-worth, and resilience can get someone through so many things in life. Those are things I’m still developing and refining in myself, and I hope she learns positive things from me and my efforts.
There’s nothing more horrendous than having a child who is ill and having to depend on someone other than yourself to make them well. Hanging on a doctor’s every word and treatment and feeling so helpless because their well-being is no longer in your hands. Absolutely horrible!!!
Truer words have never been spoken!
it never showed that I was replying to someone elses post when i said truer words were never spoken- the person said health-
heres what they said and I agreed but it didnt post-
There’s nothing more horrendous than having a child who is ill and having to depend on someone other than yourself to make them well. Hanging on a doctor’s every word and treatment and feeling so helpless because their well-being is no longer in your hands. Absolutely horrible!!!
Health is the true gift! My 7 year old daughter was diagnosed with Epilepsy at 6 months of age, every day that she does not have a siezure is a true gift. My 2 year old twins are healthy and I thank God for that Gift.
I would choose health as well…i have epilepsy and it was a gift that she and i both survived when i had her…she is now 6 months old and hasnt had any signs of epilepsy and I pray everyday that she will not have the horrible disease i have. Im now on a medicine where i havent had a seizure in a little over a year and i pray that i wont have one ever again. I dont want to wake up and not know i even have a daughter and i dont want her to go through the same pain. I would love if she would have perfect health it would be such a blessing.
I had to go threw brain surgery to get rid of my epilepsy.Maybe this is a option.
Wow that is touching. I have your health and that of your daughters in my thoughts and prayers
I can’t choose any of those. The one gift I would wish for….is a solid sense of self. No matter what life throws at them, I want both of my kids to love themselves.
What I would have chosen was not on the list. I want God’s salvation for my children. The other things are temporary. I was torn between health and true love. I chose true love because if you have real love (not just romantic love) you tend to be happier. Happier people are less stressed and are often healthier. Just my observation. God bless!
I would choose health. Wealth, Influence and Professional Success can be earned through hard work, True Love can be found but, Health is something you don’t get to choose. I want my daughter to outlive me by MANY years.
Just enjoying Everyday with my 4 kids
i have been a mom along time and all moms would have to agree that they would want good heath for there kids before anything else in there lifes.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was a hard choice for me because I want my children to always have the best of everything life has to offer. I chose true love because even with all the others…what is life without love? Of course, I pray for their health everyday. My oldest son is serving in Afghanistan right now. If, God forbid, something were to happen to him….I know he has felt true Love from me, his family, friends and God.
I voted for for health, because my child can’t have the rest without good and long health.
I would grant my child health because no mom likes to see their children sick. And with perfect health the wealth and true love will follow.
Everything listed is possible by the will of God. However, I chose health for my children because without good health how can they have the strength and presence of mind to be the best I know they can be?
I would definately wish for health.My 18 year old daughter has had a chronic disease since she was 4 and it has been a very hard road.
I have been a mom for a while now and have 3 children.My oldest daughter has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair and developed having seizures over the years which is controlled with medication now.My other 2 children are healthy.My only wish for my oldest daughter would be health.It is so hard to watch your child not be able to walk,run and do all the other things that a healthy child can do.She is a very happy girl though besides her disability.I love her no matter what just the same as my other 2 kids.
I wished for perfect health. That is something that you cannot totally achieve on your own. The other choices are obtainable.. maybe not easily, but they are possible.
Health also includes mental health. Before I leave this earth I want to know that all my children are secure in who they are as a person, that they are comfortable in their skin and that they are being true to themselves. Nothing is worse than watching your child go through a mental health crises, an identity crisis. All we can do is be patient and supportive, and continue to love them even when they push you away. Love will prevail, and so will the child.
my daughter has been through more than enough in her life. i wish for great health for her with n more complications.
I am surprised by the number of people who have chosen health. I choose True Love because if you have your health and no one to share your life with what is the point? Having been very ill myself, I know what it is like to be sick and desperate. It is the people around you that love you and make this life worth living. Love is our motivator. If you don’t have love.. then I don’t think you really have anything worthwhile at all.
i would rather mykids be healthy than anything, because we have not had the best of luck in our family, my brother’s son was brown with Down Syndrome, then few years later, diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Luekemia. he is in remission right now, but for any parent to go through that is just horrible. my nephew is very braqve as is my brother he calls his oldest son his hero. and you know what? he most certainly is!
has to be health. a few years ago my then 22 year old daughter (the baby of three girls) was diagnosed with breast cancer. A mastectomy and chemo followed. Thank God she’s almost 2 years cancer free now but it was the most horribly helpless time of my life. When you have your health, you truly have everything.
i chose true love, though it was tough.
my youngest son has a severe heart defect (Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome – basically, he has half a heart) and has already had 9 surgeries, including 2 massive open hearts. our lives are filled with meds, clinics, hospital admissions, home nursing, surgeries, trips to emerg, and on and on and on.
but i didn’t choose health for him. he is the happiest, most normal child i have ever met, and he is absolutely the strongest, toughest person i know. and as much as i hate to see him suffer, i know that he was made this way for a reason. i’m not saying that his wonky heart and all his other health issues define him – absolutely not. but they have shaped his character, and the characters of my other children in such a way that nothing else could have, and have made each of my children (because the older 2 suffer from this in their own ways) the most beautiful people i know. asher’s heart is as wonky as they come, but he goes through life with the brightest spirit i have ever seen, never letting anything stop him or slow him down. the struggles he endures now will shape him into a wonderful man, and even at 2 and a half, he is full of love and compassion for everyone he meets. i believe he was made this way for a reason, that his life just the way it is has a purpose. there’s something of the Divine in that heart of his, and to take that away, i believe would be stealing a little bit of his true spirit from him.
i wish true love for my children. i wish for them to find their other half who will love, cherish, respect and accept them just the way are. someone who will journey with them through life through the good times and the bad, who will feel their hurts and celebrate their joys, and for whom they can do the same.
I have always prayed for health, security and true love for my children. If I could grant them one thing it would be true love.
Spending your life with your true love is worth more than anything money could ever buy. I pray that their true love will love them, support them and encourage them.
I want the best for my son! I want him to have the things, that I didn’t have! I want what is best for him! I want love which he already has. I want health! I want him to be well off, to where he won’t have to worry about anything!
I agree with previous posters..my 2 year old was sick a TON as a baby and there is nothing worse than seeing your baby struggle through serious illness and feeling so helpless. It is terrible, and health is something that many people-including myself-tend to take for granted!
My wish is that a cure for juvenile diabetes be found so that my son and all of the other children out there could go back to normal lives. And so that no other child would have to endure this horrible disease.
The one wish I would grant my children is knowledge of Jesus Christ. Once they have Him, health, success, influence and others just happens. We need to remind our children that there life is about how long you live but, how you live your life.
Simple: Autism for my daughter and food allergies for my son, gone!
My twin girls were 10 weeks early and they had some health issues for awhile. Now all we have to worry about is there asthma when it arises (usually when they are sick). They are spoiled as it is and of course you always want the best in everything for your children. But I have to say that if you don’t have your health, then how can you achieve wealth & success! Thank goodness my kids are healthy. We thank God everyday!
I chose health. One of my daughters was born with a condition that almost took her life numerous times before she was stabalized enough to have surgery at 1.5 months old. It was one of the most terrifying experiences of our lives. Our babies are all healthy and thriving now. All I can do is pray they continue to grow in good health. Everything else on that list can be achieved by hard work. “There is no perfect person, but there is someone perfect for you”- true love comes in many forms, MOTHERHOOD being one of them!!! I am grateful for and absolutely adore each of my children and will always wish the best for them. I thank God daily for His gifts and pray that He continues to watch over and protect them.
If our children are healthy, then all those other choices are possible if they work for them. If they are not healthy, the world becomes much more restricted. So I choose health!
I would wish Good Health for all my kids-grandkids-friends-everyone-because if you have good health you can face anything&with God’s help along the way get through anything
This was a hard one but I chose TRUE LOVE. First I was leaning towards health but then I thought. You can be healthy, wealthy, successful, and influential and I do wish those things for my children but what are all those thing with out true love. Not just from a husband or wife but from family and friends as well. If your not truly loved by the people around you what a sad and lonely life that would be.
When I divorced my husband my family was there for me, they love me. When my brother needed surgery my hole family staid at the hospital taking turns so as not to leave him alone, we love him.
If you have it all except love wont it be sad if your sick and dieing and nobodies there to hold your hand and tell you they love you. You lose you job, you lose your money, your influence. You’ll be alone or surrounded by people trying to get something out of you.
I truly love my children. So…TRUE LOVE it is.
“Spiritual Success” was my first option, but it was not listed. I believe that every child should find the will of God and live by it, and when they do so, God will bless them in all of these areas.
Amen! I thought it odd, the most important thing was not a choice.. guess it is just the worlds way…
I chose wealth. In reading over some of the replies, it seems that we predominantly choose that which we ourselves have had to struggle with. People with health problems (or with children with health problems) usually choose health, those without love choose love, etc. I’ve had to struggle financially my entire life. There’s alot that i would have been able to do were it not for the monetary limitations I have.
Obviously as a mother I don’t want my little girl to have to go through even a single day of pain or illness. But if she *did* God forbid fall ill, having the money for the best doctors and the state of the art treatments would go a long way to perhaps making her well again. As for love, I’m going to try to instill in her a strong sense of self and the ability to love herself. And the old adage is true. When you love yourself, others will love you too. I’ve experienced it myself.
I look down at her sleeping right now and the only thing that I could wish for is that she never want for anything.
I would choose health for sure! My husband has diabetes and now my 4 yr old just got diagnosed. Both have type 1. I would give anything for my little boy to have health and not have to deal with the effects of diabetes and the constant struggle with shots and finger poking. My 6 month old now has an even greater chance of getting the disease. Plus we would all save money if we all had perfect health! =)
I would pray that they come to the full knowledge of the LORD JESUS CHRIST.. because that is the only way to true life and eternity!! Everything else on this earth fades away and is eaten by moths but true treasure is stored up in heaven. “But seek first his kingdom {GOD} and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matt 7:33
I choose True Love because with true love you can always make it through what ever else life throws at you. Youll allways have someone beside you to help you through the hard times, you cant take sucess or wealth or influence with you when you die and you have to die eventully, not that I wish my child to be ill half her life but without true love you dont have someone beside you to help you through your illness, or when you need financial help and its much harder to do something on your own then with someone else.
I would wish that my kids are successful in EVERY aspect of their lives:) That would pretty much cover everything. Out of the ones listed, I would pick health. I think it is very important to instill good eating habits at a young age, to help achieve lifelong health and wellness;)
Healthy treat-
Banana Popsicles
Cut peeled banana in half, put on a popsicle stick, dip in yogurt, roll in granola, freeze and eat!
i chose health, because my son is 22yo and he is having problems with his b/p and the dr. can’t figure out why. He is at west point right now, if he doesn’t have his health, he can’t fulfill his dream
Salvation is my first choice! Once I know my children have been saved
anything else after that is an added blessing. I want to have my children with me in heaven for eternity. Nothing on Earth compares to that!
Without question….health. I lost my precious daughter, Makinley, to Krabbe disease at the age of 15 months. I would do anything to have her healthy and back in my life…..anything!!!!!!
I voted for health hoping that includes mental health. My son is autistic and although he is very high functioning, he will always be “different”
I chose Health as well, for my child has Cerebral Palsy……….although she is disabled I try, along with myhusband ( her stepfather) to show her fun times jus like any normal child, we bought a handicap assess boat, and she even has her own tube to go tubing in ( idle speed of course lol), I try to involve her in everything, and I treat her normal ( to an extent that is)…….so if I had one wish, I wish she could talk, walk, run, play get into trouble, all the good and bad things kids do………..
My son has food, environment, and drug allergies. My daughters both have allergies to medications too. I just pray that God will heal them and that they can live a healthy life.
we had a daughter that had luekemia i wish that she was her right now,, RIP Janice…
Perseverance. Life is tough and the ability to get up, dust oneself off and keep trying is crucial.
I have to agree with you 100%
This is a hard choice because as a mom I want them all for her, I want the best. I have to go with one not there, which is the characteristic of wisdom. Through wisdom comes what I wish for my daughter. I wish her the love of God, health and wisdom above anything else.
I would chose Health,In order to have a open mind you need good Health to clear your thoughts of anything else in the world,then you could be in love and so on…..If your children are taught young to become leaders and Teachers of the Word, through Jesus Christ they will find the love and happiness they need and deserve.However some children do stray about and do their own thing in life, they will come back to where they belong eventually and find that true love they’ve been longing for it is written in the book and I believe that this would be the best choice if I had the option to chose for the love of God I pray that I never have to choose to let them go…….I will pray for the Mother’s and Father’s that are going through the despair of losing a child or really bad health issues please hang on and know that there is a plan and a purpose for everything under the Sun…God Bless and Keep your Faith!!
I would hope that my son grows up to be a good man. That would encompass all good things!!
I chose health because, as I sat with my own mother today while she received chemotherapy, she said to me: “if you don’t have your health, you have nothing.” I am so blessed to have two healthy children and pray for those children who are afflicted with any illness.
I would wish my son life.
He died five years ago so I would wish he could have lived longer. I promised him he had many years of life to enjoy. He died at 31.
Thanks.
I chose health because being nothing makes you feel so helpless than having a very sick child. I have 4 children and my oldest was very sick in her high school years and I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. Having good health is the most important thing…….everything else will fall into place.
I would hope my children have a pure and true love for God. I would hope they live their lives according to HIS word and have a great relationship with HIM.
I wish my two wonderful boys health; love; and peace of mind. I want my boys to always know that with GOD on their side; they can succeed at anything. GOD is wonderful, and he sent his only begotten son to die for our sins. I want my kids to have a close relationship with GOD and praise him everyday no matter what.
I would have to say health as my 8 year old has a rare skin disorder which causes blistering and wounds to the skin. There is no cure and the only thing we can do right now for him is bandaging and wound care. Epidermolysis Bullosa is the name of what he has and while he copes with it beautifully,it can be extremely painful at times. Things like sports and certain activities most other kids can do are out of the question for him.
My daughter is about to have her first child, we just pray that this baby is healthy and ok, she has lost 2 other babies.
I wish for my daughters to find true love. If you have someone to share the ups and downs in life the burdens are always lighter. Life can be so cruel as you can see from some of the other postings, I wish my girls will always have someone to lean on it times of trouble and some one to share the joys of life with.
I would wish life. My daughter would be three months old and I miss her so much. Three days just wasn’t long enough to spend with her. What I wouldn’t do for just one more day.
Our son Brennan has Hypodidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia which affects his ability to sweat, have a mouthful of teeth, and causes skin and sinus problems. I wish he could play outside as long as he wants without feeling sick from the heat…… I wish he had a mouthful of pearlies to eat anything he wants ….. I wish he never got nose crusties or skin itchies again.
I figure if you don’t have good health then the all the other stuff is somewhat Insignificant. I am not saying that there is not some great people and children out there that are in poor health that are absolutely amazing and inspiring.
If we raise our children right, they will be successful in all of the things that they do. They will be given all of the right tools to find true love, professional success, wealth and wonder influences. The one thing that we do not always have control over when raising our children is their health. We never know what is in our genes. I have had alot of health issues and would pray that my three daughters will never have to go through the same.
true love, the greatest true love they will ever find is to love the Lord with all their hearts.
We may wish for any of the things above but we must know that God is in control. I said health because that seems the ” most” important of the list. But I pray to a saviour that they have all the above. The Lord said ask and it shall be given , so I ask , its much better than wishing !!
My choice was health. The other 4 options are attainables…something that a child can strive for, but good health is something to wish for. Yes, you can take all the precautions for your child and try and keep them as healthy as possible, but disease can still strike. So I vote for health and hope that they work toward the other 4.
I wished her health because shes always the one whos sick. She is hopefully outgrowing her seizures, that would be SOOO awesome!
THis is so hard because right off the top of my head i want to say health but she has sensory integration disorder and she is gonna be just fine!! Now on the other hand i have a best friend who lost her cousin 20 to brain cancer!! Now i can deal with any special needs but to see my child loose there life i cant handle that!! So i’d like to say love and health but i know i can only pick one and its impossible because you can have perfect health to, but a life with out love is like a life not really being lived!!! What a question, in the end being a christian i think i would have to go with love and just say that love will conquer any aliment and have faith that my children if they at very worst would have some sensory issues then i’d say we’re pretty blessed!
I would choose love. I cant imagine anything worse than not being loved.
As a mother of the two most amazing little girls, Jordan & Jaydan, I definately have to say health. Jordan, 9 has Crohn’s disease. This is a condition with no cure at this time. Jaydan, 5 has ADHD. I would not take anything for them, however I do pray daily at least one of my children will have comfort. Jordan is on daily meds as well as every 8 week infusions. Jaydan does take a daily med & is scheduled to see a Nuerologist in Aug. So health is very important to my family!!!! :0)
I choose health.My son walked out the door to school 3yrs ago and had a stroke.He is doing great now but it has been quite a road.Your health is the most important.
I am so with you on this !
Health!! There is nothing more important tan health for my 3 babies. They already know love husband from me & my husband & everything else will follow.
I would give him the ablitiy to have no regrets. Live life to the fullest. Enjoy all the wonderful things that life has to offer. My motto live, love, and laugh
I agree with the comments regard faith in God. He guides us and we need to acknowledge Him in all ways and He will direct the path for us and our children. We are here only by His grace and will need to enstill the Fruits of the Spirit within our children and live by them ourselves.
Health, out of the choices I would choose Health for my boys, with Health and God the rest will work out just as plans unfold. My son’s are forever in His care.
I wish for my son to have the Best of health and true love! He is a fine young man with a wonderful girlfriend. He has been thru a lot in his young life (26). War 3 times & losing his sister, now it’s his turn to be happy.
As for my daughter. I wish that I could trade places with her, but I can’t do that. I know she is in good hands with GOD.
I pray for health because my precious daughter has experienced the other accomplishments. It is good health that she needs. I pray that she gets that and continues with it. I love her so. When our children are hurting – we hurt. Only the Lord can intervene and take care of them – we just have to trust Him with them.
health,health and nothing ese,i wish for my little baby girl….
I asked that my son has success. It is hard to find a good job and I feel that if you are financially secure than it does make things a little easier. Than maybe he will get a chance to enjoy life and see what is really out there. He is blessed with health and he has his main true love that is me until he adventures into adult life.He has good values that I raise him with. My son is a happy child always has been and for that I am thankful and bottom line our life story lies in the man above.
I would definatly wish for pure health
Our wish would be health.Nothing else matters.Our youngest Son (7) has Cystic Fibrosis, finally dx at 18 months of age.One out of 32 people are symptomless carriers.Both parents must carry the gene and then there is a chance of passing it on to your kids.We never knew we carried this abnormal mutation as we are both symptomless carriers, no family history and there was no screening like there is today.He has an older Brother 9 who is not even a carrier.We are truly blessed with our boy’s and take every day as a blessing to all be together.
A mother only wants the best for her children… And i picked for them to have health cause without that how can they be happy,successful,and strive to be the ultimate best if something is standing in their way! In all fairness no matter what path they choose in life they will always be my children and I will be proud no matter what!!!!! Any good mother knows that un conditional love is the key to anyones happiness.
I wish I could grant true love to my two wonderful daughters. During the most important time of their life (teen years) they needed that positive father figure. They would have then known what they were looking for in a mate. They are bright intelligent compassionate young ladies looking for love in all the wrong places. If I had one wish I would wish they could see how beautiful they are and know there is someone out there who will allow them to feel beautiful. Someone who will love them for who they are unconditionally. As I loved them from the moment I knew I was pregnant.. with all my heart.. “how can you love someone so much you have never met”.
I voted for “true love”, I guess I was thinking along the lines of being healthy but not having someone you truly loved & truly loved you to share that life with. That would create loneliness, & the thought that my child would walk the Earth alone just seems so sad to me. They may be content that way, but the chance that they too will bring children into the world is greatly improved if they have someone they love in their life first! I want them to have the gift I was given, the chance to parent & love beyond limits, until they place that precious child in your arms you just don’t realize what a precious gift you’re receiving!
Health is what I have choosen for my children.
My daughter was born with a very rare cogental heart defect that was not found until she was 4 months old. The first 4 months of her life every breath she took could have been her last. She has endured more in her short 2 1/2 years than I ever could have. Open heart surgery & a very long recovery that at times I wasn’t sure she was strong enough to survive. Spending 89 days in hospital 9 meds a day, 2 needles a day, a feeding tube in her little nose & countless tests. Than coming home with her waiting for a heart transplant. The pain that it is felt when your child is so ill is like no other. But through it all she smiled & somehow her own heart began to heal it’s self. Some people have said to me that it was the strength in my heart that got her better but I have a hard time believing that. My son who is now only 5 saw the pain his baby sister endured everyday when she finally got home. She has taught us so much about life. To see my son hold his sister’s hand & walk down a country lane is the most simple thing in life to most but to me it means that all is well in my little part of the world. It means they are healthy enough to walk together hand in hand through life.