My life changed forever in a big way today.
In the wee hours of the morning, I checked the time on my watch. I didn’t have to be awake for another half hour, so I put my arm around my wife.
I felt my son kick for the first time.
I had seen images of him in the ultrasound. I’ve watched the picture of him moving around inside his mommy. But today, I FELT him for the first time.
I smiled the biggest smile I’ve ever smiled.
Driving home from work this afternoon, rain falling, I thought about how much the world has changed since I was a child. How different it will be for my son growing up than it was for me.
I thought about how scary it must be for a parent to let go on the first day of school, the first sleep over, and when your baby moves away for college.
I guess that’s where faith comes in. Knowing that there will come a day when you’re no longer around for your child. Knowing that the world will change in ways that none of us can possibly imagine. But having the faith that God will provide in all things and be watching over, even when we no longer can.
That no matter what we do in this life, tomorrow is never guaranteed, so all we can do is be the best friend, the best brother, the best husband, the best educator I can be each day that I have.
