A New Chapter, A New Me!!
Today has been a pretty good day for me so far. I woke up and attended church service and then made it to work as usual, but something about today seems a little melancholy. Ah, I know what it is; Christopher leaves in two weeks!! Christopher is my 18 year old son that has graduated high school and about to embark on the college life!! I am so very proud of this young man!! God has truly blessed me and Chris in so many ways that is surreal.
Chris is my only son and we have been together, just the two of us pretty much all of his life!! We have hung out together, went to the movies, dinner, games and whatever just to have fun. We have sat up on late nights doing homework, watching movies and just "hanging out"!!! He is my heart and I will miss him dearly!!
Now, I am in no way saying that everything has been peachy, but the good outweigh the bad. We have had the usual teenage drama and battles, but we endured. We have went through the sicknesses, viruses and football related injuries that were not always simple. We have yelled, argued and cried at/over one another; but we endured. I have done double time as a mother whenever Chris was admitted to the hospital for a stay because I refused to let anyone else stay with MY baby!! I am his mother and it is my responsibility to take care of him! I still feel that way to this day and will always feel this way. He is and will ALWAYS be my baby!!
Despite all that we have been through, I am very proud of the young man he has turned out to be. He is very respectful (a rarity for teens of this day and age), helpful and loving!! He loves his family and loves to have fun with his friends as well. But what REALLY sticks out to me is that no matter how many times I have failed as a parent......He ALWAYS tells me that he is PROUD of me and he will NOT let anyone talk down on me at all!!! Even while I was incarcerated and embarrassed about the situation, he never put me down. That really touched my heart because I could have lost him, but God was in the midst of our storm and kept us together. It actually brought us closer together and for that I am grateful!!
Now, as my friend and son are about to leave and embark on a new chapter in his life; I too am entering a new chapter in my life. This is not a sad occasion, but a joyous one because I have the opportunity to "find" me!!! I can focus on myself now. I have raised Chris the best way that I know how and instilled in him all of life's valuable lessons but he has to grow on his own now. I can only continue to pray the hedge of protection over him and the blood of Jesus Christ over him.
So, congratulations Chris!! Momma is so proud of you and I love you with all my heart and soul!!! Continue to strive to do your very best and make me proud!! :-)
Chris is my only son and we have been together, just the two of us pretty much all of his life!! We have hung out together, went to the movies, dinner, games and whatever just to have fun. We have sat up on late nights doing homework, watching movies and just "hanging out"!!! He is my heart and I will miss him dearly!!
Now, I am in no way saying that everything has been peachy, but the good outweigh the bad. We have had the usual teenage drama and battles, but we endured. We have went through the sicknesses, viruses and football related injuries that were not always simple. We have yelled, argued and cried at/over one another; but we endured. I have done double time as a mother whenever Chris was admitted to the hospital for a stay because I refused to let anyone else stay with MY baby!! I am his mother and it is my responsibility to take care of him! I still feel that way to this day and will always feel this way. He is and will ALWAYS be my baby!!
Despite all that we have been through, I am very proud of the young man he has turned out to be. He is very respectful (a rarity for teens of this day and age), helpful and loving!! He loves his family and loves to have fun with his friends as well. But what REALLY sticks out to me is that no matter how many times I have failed as a parent......He ALWAYS tells me that he is PROUD of me and he will NOT let anyone talk down on me at all!!! Even while I was incarcerated and embarrassed about the situation, he never put me down. That really touched my heart because I could have lost him, but God was in the midst of our storm and kept us together. It actually brought us closer together and for that I am grateful!!
Now, as my friend and son are about to leave and embark on a new chapter in his life; I too am entering a new chapter in my life. This is not a sad occasion, but a joyous one because I have the opportunity to "find" me!!! I can focus on myself now. I have raised Chris the best way that I know how and instilled in him all of life's valuable lessons but he has to grow on his own now. I can only continue to pray the hedge of protection over him and the blood of Jesus Christ over him.
So, congratulations Chris!! Momma is so proud of you and I love you with all my heart and soul!!! Continue to strive to do your very best and make me proud!! :-)
*Applause*
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