A journey into instant parenthood: prelude

It all began with a boy and a girl. 

The girl is now my wife. The boy is now her ex-husband. 

When you are sixteen, you feel like you are old enough to make your own decision. You feel like you should be an adult and have most, if not all, of the answers. 

I can imagine as a parent of a teenager, you just pray that your child doesn't make any life-changing mistakes decisions. When you have a plan for something (your life, your child's life, the day...) you think that's the best or only way for it to go. So when something goes astray, it is a "mistake" or a bad thing. But it can also be a blessing. 

Well, that girl (Jessica) got pregnant with little Braxton by her boyfriend in high school and decided to marry the father. The result of the marriage was a tough divorce and a beautiful girl named Cadence. The two kids that would change my life forever came from this "bad" relationship. 

It's all a matter of perspective. At the time, no one would have said that Jessica getting pregnant was a good thing, but now we can't imagine life without Braxton. Looking back, Jessica marrying the father of Braxton, was a mistake but then we wouldn't have Cadence. I believe that everything happens for a reason. A lesson to learn, a blessing in disguise, an experience to help someone else out later in life. We just don't know what it may be, but there is a reason for everything.