Day 21. Letting go with faith was definitely today’s theme. Thank you, God, that my son and his friend had an amazing day today, and thank you for keeping them safe as well.
Two Things I Am Grateful For
- I am grateful that my son could add another new experience to his bucket list this year. He had spoken about wanting to attend a Sharks rugby match over the last few months. He called it out as a goal for next year. He must have wanted it quite badly because God decided to move the timeline up. I am also really happy that he was able to experience it with one of his best friends. Of course, letting him attend without me took a bit of faith on my part. A lot of alcohol flows at these events, so my only prayer was that they didn’t encounter any drunk people who were also looking for trouble. Thankfully, God heard that prayer, too.
- My son has been blessed with many firsts this year. His firsts included a cruise, a trip overseas watching his favourite soccer team play at their home stadium, and even seeing amazing exhibits at the museum in London. He saw some of the exhibits in his textbooks and was thrilled to see them in real life. He used to enjoy visiting the Pietermaritzburg Museum as a pre-schooler, so I was thrilled to know that he hadn’t lost his love of museums. I am grateful to everyone, and especially God, for making all of my son’s new experiences possible this year. He has really been blessed.
One Moment of Joy
Just having my son home again has been a real joy. I have barely seen him today but it doesn’t matter. What matters is that he is sleeping in his own bed tonight. Tomorrow, he is off again, so once again, I have to loosen the reins and have faith that he will be ok and enjoy his time away. When he was younger, I used to worry that he would enjoy his time away from me so much that he wouldn’t want to come back home. How much more self-absorbed and insecure could I be!🫣 I know better now. I know now that while he might not miss me when he goes away because he is enjoying the moment, he will always love me as much as he always has, and he will always be grateful to be home when he returns. I guess I am also just preparing myself for the day he goes to university. I only have two more years with him at home.
Well, that’s it from me today. Thanks for popping by.
Bye for now.
Grounded African 
I know from my and my friends’ experiences that children ned to get away so they can come home again. Most of the people I know needed to get away from their parents as young adults, only to come back as slightly older adults and built a new relationship with their parents as grown ups and not children.
I’m so glad your son was able to experience so many new & enjoyable things this year, but that he was also able to appreciate them. Sometimes kids can take these experiences for granted.
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