Leslie Nelsen
03-12-2007, 03:15 PM
and not the happy :hop: announcement kind. ;) (I do LOVE being able to post that kind.) This one is a little bittersweet to me. My oldest son is 14 today! :eek: When did he become a young man?!
I've written about him on my blog. I hope to add a picture of him to it later. One from today when he really is 14. He is such an amazing person. I find him to be interesting and so much fun to be around. I really enjoy him. I just don't want him to grow up? (I know that sounds silly, but hope you know what I mean. Its the leaving home part that I don't want to see, not necessarily the maturing part.)
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Yesterday I was with some friends and one mentioned Christopher's birthday. I commented that it was hard to see him getting older and knowing that it wouldn't be long before he was grown and gone. I couldn't help it and the tears started flowing. One friend commented that it would be alright as I would still have others at home. I replied that it wouldn't be the same. The dynamics of our family would be forever changed when he wasn't living here. The thought just makes me sad. :cry:
I realize that with all that is going on over here that a lot of things make me sad. I cry very easily and often. Even so, I know that milestone in the future will be a hard one for me.
Putting that aside, I am soooo very thankful for this precious child that made me a Mom! :hcry: What a lot of beautiful memories I have of our years together. I'm glad that God made me a "boy Mom" first. I've always said that after Rebecca came second. I grew up with only 1 sister and my Dad travelled a lot. We had a very girl-oriented home. (Didn't know how much practice I was going to get in the boy department either. :lol: )
Thanking God publicly for the wonderful, interesting and amazing son He gave to us 14 years ago! My life is much richer, fuller and happier as a result of having Christopher in it!
Thanks for sharing in my joy.
I've written about him on my blog. I hope to add a picture of him to it later. One from today when he really is 14. He is such an amazing person. I find him to be interesting and so much fun to be around. I really enjoy him. I just don't want him to grow up? (I know that sounds silly, but hope you know what I mean. Its the leaving home part that I don't want to see, not necessarily the maturing part.)
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/LeslieNelsen/
Yesterday I was with some friends and one mentioned Christopher's birthday. I commented that it was hard to see him getting older and knowing that it wouldn't be long before he was grown and gone. I couldn't help it and the tears started flowing. One friend commented that it would be alright as I would still have others at home. I replied that it wouldn't be the same. The dynamics of our family would be forever changed when he wasn't living here. The thought just makes me sad. :cry:
I realize that with all that is going on over here that a lot of things make me sad. I cry very easily and often. Even so, I know that milestone in the future will be a hard one for me.
Putting that aside, I am soooo very thankful for this precious child that made me a Mom! :hcry: What a lot of beautiful memories I have of our years together. I'm glad that God made me a "boy Mom" first. I've always said that after Rebecca came second. I grew up with only 1 sister and my Dad travelled a lot. We had a very girl-oriented home. (Didn't know how much practice I was going to get in the boy department either. :lol: )
Thanking God publicly for the wonderful, interesting and amazing son He gave to us 14 years ago! My life is much richer, fuller and happier as a result of having Christopher in it!
Thanks for sharing in my joy.