7 days

In 7 days, my son who is my youngest child, will start his adult journey and leave for Navy Boot Camp.   I am excited for him, yet sad to have my baby boy go away for this length of time.  He will leave his one-traffic-light town that he has grown up in and return a man.  A wiser, more mature man, with an education enabling him to create his own dreams.  I pray that he finds happiness in his travels.

It is now September 7, 2018 and I briefly spoke to my son, as he just woke up at 6:30 pm.  I don’t think this will happen in 4 days from now.  He leaves on Tuesday, 9/11 – how ironic is that?  Why was this day chosen?  
As we only spoke for a short length of time, I could tell he is a bit frightened.  As he will be leaving his childhood home to go to a  place where he doesn’t know a soul.  Being his mother, I just wish that I could go back in time and hold him in my arms again.  O Lord, please keep him safe.