It Begins Gradually

by Lori

No more kisses goodbye in the car.

No more tucking them into bed each night.

These are the little changes that occur while your child is growing up before your eyes.  If you are like me and seem to be going in many different directions, these are the things you may not notice until one day you look up and they are grown. Mom use to tell me she always placed my brothers hand in her hand to compare the size, until one day she looked down to notice my brother’s hand was bigger.  She looked down one day to man hands.  Now it is my brother’s hands that consume my Mom’s hands.

Today I noticed.

I noticed this week when he jumped out of the car each morning to go to school it is now “bye Mom.”  Before, he leaned over and gave me a kiss each day.

I noticed he is big enough to put himself to bed.  I use to always go tuck him in and say prayers, but lately he kisses me good night, tells me he loves me, and the next thing I know he is in bed with the lights out.

I dream about the kind of men my boys will one day become.  I dream and pray for their future wives.  Watching them grow up and mature is exciting.

But today as he jumped out of the car I saw my little boy leap into becoming a teenager.

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  • How sweet that he kisses you good-night and tells you about his love for you :) ...

    Yes, time flies when you go here and there. You don't notice it first when they are grown-up...

    Praying that you have a blessed day in the Lord.
  • Wow, do I get this! My baby boy is 14 going on 15, and I miss him at 10 and 12 so much! It's good to stop and notice now, and I'm glad you did.
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