"First Day of School! First Day of School!"

Mason's all ready for Kindergarten!

I can hardly believe it, but I am now officially the mom of a Kindergartner! Yikes! How did five years go by that quickly? Mason had his first day of Kindergarten yesterday (and yes, we do year-round schools here) and he did, well, fantastic! I, on the other hand, took it a little harder.

I totally cried! (only in the car on the way there) He's my little guy. My buddy. He's Momma's Mason. But he was great! He gave me a kiss and said goodbye and that was it. He's so ready to be in school. He's Mr. Social, he's reading and loves to learn. So I begin to understand that he is God's first and I slowly let go of all the things I can't control and simply trust in a loving Lord who loves my son even more than I do.

Mason coming downstairs (with a huge smile) on his first day of school

Momma and Mason

Mason and Daddy

I have had the absolute privilege of being a Stay at Home Mom (SAHM) with Mason and it has blessed my socks off. I've enjoyed every minute of being with him and watching him grow into such a beautiful, strong boy. As a mom, life happens so fast as you watch your little one get older. Even so, I still find myself asking,"Could I have done more? Savored more of the moments?"

And as absolutely blessed I know I am to be able to do this even once, I can't help but wonder if I'll ever do it again. I think that somewhere inside, I'm a little worried that I was careless at times thinking I'd have another child here with me by the time Mason went to school. I thought I'd have this one covered. It's just one more example of how our future is in God's hands and not our own.

So I embrace this new season of my life, even with all of its uncertainty. I treasure what's happening now with a hopeful expectation of what's to come.