If only I had a
nickel for every time someone said, “Don’t blink. They grow up too fast.”
After Jase was born,
I’m sure I heard that every single day.
When it’s your first child, you tend to brush it off.
Now, 5 years (and
another baby) later, I find myself giving the exact same advice to friends with
newborns.
And so, here I
am. My baby boy is just a few days
away from starting Kindergarten.
My heart breaks just
simply thinking about it.
This is all we’ve
ever known.
Us.
Together.
every. single. day.
I worry about so many
things.
Will he be
scared? Will he make friends? Will he be bullied?
Will he be able to
tie his shoes? Will he need help
finding his classroom?
Will he be able to
open his bag of chips at lunch?
Will he miss me? Will he cry?
It pains me to think
about all the things that COULD go wrong.
That he might need
me.
But then I remind
myself: This is all a part of life…
a stepping-stone.
I’m sure there have been millions of
mommies who have had the same worries and concerns that I have.
And I’m positive I’m
not the first mommy to ever cry at the thought of their baby being away for 7
hours… 5 days a week.
Again, I remind
myself: He’s not a baby anymore.
He’s a little
boy.
And he’s becoming a
young man.
Talk about WORRIES!
There are so many
things in life that I desire for my kids.
While I can provide some of them, I can’t make decisions for them.
I can’t ensure their
happiness.
But I can light the way
and hope they take my advice on the important matters in life.
I can lead by
example.
And I can pray.
every. single. day.
This morning, while I
was scrolling through Facebook, I found a blog post that speaks volumes.
a prayer for
sons
It’s better than
anything I could come up with.
She spells out all of
the things a mom could think to hope for her baby boy.
I plan to keep this
close and pray it often.
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