Christian Momma

Michael came home yesterday from school all excited.  He had been preparing for this trip since the beginning of school.  The time had come to pack his clothes to go to camp.

Mommy, on the other hand, has been worried about this trip.  This is the first time that Michael has ever spent the night away from family.  Now, he has spent time away from us, but it’s always been at Grandma and Grandpa’s or at his Aunt and Uncle’s houses…never overnight without a family member.

This morning, I got him up, he got ready to go.  We put Noah on the bus for school (Michael wasn’t able to ride the bus with his bags), and we headed out to the school.

This morning was a time for me to let go.  He’s growing up.  All those memories of me putting him on the bus that first day of Kindergarten came flooding back.  This felt the same way, except, I won’t see him until Friday afternoon.

As tough as it was for me to leave him at the school for this trip, it felt good too.  I know he needs this just as much as I do.  He needs to grow to be a healthy adult…I need him to grow and become his own person.