Would I if I could?

Recently, I've been asking myself this question, "If I could stop every hurt, everything painful from happening in my children's lives, would I?" On the one side that's a very easy answer, "YES". I want to keep them from painful experiences. Yet, on the other side, do I? I know from my own life that it's only in the hard times that I grow; that I become more the woman God wants me to be. Could I want anything less for my children? No, of course I want them all to grow up to become strong men and women of God, but can they do that without the pain. Growth requires pain. I know this. Everyone knows this. Yet, there is a small part of my "Mommy's Heart" that wants to shield my children from this pain. I want to fight their battles. But am I called to. Or am I called to teach them how to fight their battles? Or am I called to give them the tools to live lives that honor and glorify God? How can they ever learn these important lessons unless they suffer some hurt? Unfortunately, they can't...