First Day of School

Thoughts

I haven’t posted the last few days due to a pulled muscle in my back that has put me in a total  bed rest situation. On top of that, I got a “bug” last Saturday and have a terrible case of stomach flu. Who said life gets easier as you get older?

Yesterday was a very big day for me. My youngest child started kindergarten. It was a day that I had looked forward to and, at the same time, a day I had dreaded.

I have had, and still have, such wonderful experiences with my five children. I have been blessed to be a day-to-day witness to each and everyone of their different stages of growth. They have all exceeded my greatest expectations. There is not a day where they don’t amaze me and make me proud. They are my greatest treasure.

So it was just a matter of time that my youngest, just five years old, would start school. He had been preparing for this event for the past year. He has learned to read and write and he has learned a lot of math. Both my wife and I have worked with him on this starting journey of learning.

Yesterday morning, he was up early. He couldn’t wait to put on his school uniform. When I saw him with his uniform on I wanted to cry. I realized that I was losing him to the next level of his life. He would no longer be my “baby” anymore. His life will expand and his interests will broaden. New friends and events will change his focus on “Mommy and Daddy” as his only world. But, at the same time, I was extremely proud of this wonderful child who seemed born just a heartbeat ago.

I have enjoyed the last five years with this wonderful human being and I look forward to this next stage of his life as an exciting period of my blessed life.

I, like so many people, have many problems in life. My wife and I struggle with day-to-day financial decisions and I have my share of medical problems but we have been blessed with wonderful children and a deep love and faith that is the glue that holds our family so very close.

I have traveled a long and hard road through life to get to the point where I am now. When I reflect back on that journey, I realize that I would not change anything as it would have caused a different outcome and  I love the outcome far too much.

To my children: I am truly honored to be your father and I hope that I will be around a long time to see your continued successes on your journey towards adulthood.

To my wife: Thank you for accepting me as your husband and I hope that I can work hard everyday to deserve you. You are the greatest gift I have ever received in life. I love you.

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