Spreading His Wings

Yesterday, Malakai began a whole new season of life... afternoon Kindergarten. He could not have been more excited to get going. New backpack, new shoes, a few new pieces of clothing and he was ready. But was I? I dropped him off and thought, "This is no big deal. He did preschool for the past two years and I'm not the "crying mom" type." WRONG! I gave him a hug and a kiss goodbye and turned to walk back to my car and waves of the reality came crashing over me. I was surprised at what I felt. He would be riding home on a big yellow bus for the first time. Does he know who he is and what decisions to make when peer pressure hits? Is he ready? And the LORD spoke to my heart. Yes, Regina...he is ready for this next step and so are you, momma. 'Tis healthy for all of you. More focused time with my dear little 11 month old daughter and 2 1/2 year old son. More quiet time for myself and more individual time with Malakai when he returns from his day at school to unwind and recall the events of the day. So ready or not, here we go....on the learning curve together.