He isn't producing acorns yet.. but he is sure enough got what it takes to produce more than I ever could!
If you have not guessed or known already.. this is my son..
Jamie Lee McCain. Born on Nov. 1 (All Saints Day) 1983.
He has taken a while to get there.. but he is on his way to getting the degree in Marine Biology Engineering that he has always wanted. The only problem with that is the fact that, to do this, he has to move eleven hours by car away from his Momma.. ME..
sigh..
I always knew he was never going to be content to simply be another number in a factory, or only connect with a few people he had known all his life. In other words.. my boy is moving to Knoxville, Tennessee, this Thursday the 5th of August, and I already miss him terribly!
When he was born, I was scared to death of him, and asked his father .. okay now I have got him on the outside.. what do we do now?
His answer was simply" We grow this little sucker up"... and so we did.
Now it is time for Momma to let go a little bit more.. but, I think maybe he is having a hard time a little bit too.
He is somebody I have come to repect and admire in his ability to see the big picture and pinpoint that section he wishes to enter and maybe change it a bit, or just sink into it and live life fully.
And then ... this is the awesome portion of my son that he did not inherit from me..
He Actually Does It!
Yeah.. not all talk.. and a whole lot of walk.. he has courage and I suppose he has that a little bit cause he knows I am behind him in case he falls down.. not to scoop him up and make it all better.. nope!
I am allowed only to listen to him if needed and give advice if asked.. and hug a lot all the time!
Since he waited a while before starting to school in earnest, he has had to go back to Junior College and pick up some basics, and since UofA does not offer the classes he needs to get the degree he desires.. he had to transfer to a school that did.
He applied to and was accepted, so he will enter into the University of Tennessee in this fall semester, with all of the basics caught back up and add into the mix Calculus and Chemistry..
all A's my friends.. all A's!
Yeah.. That's.....
MY BABY RIGHT THERE!
Thank you Lord for Helping me out when I had to be both Mom and Dad when we lost his Dad. when he was at the tender age of fifteen.Wiithout that guidance, I don't know what I would have produced, but it sure wouldn't have been someone as wonderful as this young man is ..
Please pray for him ..
he is trying so hard..
so please pray for my son..
he is worthy.
Mom Loves Jamie ..
You are not here merely to make a living.
You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement.
You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
(Woodrow Wilson)
The Future is So Bright.. I Gotta Wear Shades
lockerridge
You did a wonderful job "growing the sucker up!"
ReplyDeleteHe seems fantastic and I know your his Mum so may not have noticed in that way, but he's quite cute too. ;) You sound like you're really proud of him and so you should be and yes you should be proud of yourself too!
ReplyDeleteI sure will pray for him Terri.....he's a good looking dude and you did an awesome job! I know because he's ready to step out from home. He's gonna love Tennessee.......it's so beautiful there! When you go visit you wont want to go home either yourself!!!!!!! It's gonna be ok ma......I know what you aren't saying.......I'd be the same way myself.....
ReplyDeleteisn't it amazing to watch them grow & reach for their dreams ... just takes my breath away sometimes :)
ReplyDeleteHad a lot of help from a lot of great people.. and God. Thanks OJ.
ReplyDeleteI am pretty sure I have to be the most prejudice parent on the planet, but when it comes to my son.. he has always been my favorite person in the world.. he and I look alike, think alike, like the same foods, and love the same televisions shows and music.. but he is totally himself and an individual and some of the things he does baffles me sometimes.. but then I figure it is a symptom of youth and we all outgrow that sooner or later.. thanks for the sweetness you spread on my page Dory..
ReplyDeleteYou know me too well. He is really nervous now that it is here. I am kind of nauseous ... LOL.. I love you sweet sis.. I really do.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that he is twenty seven years old has me gasping for air, without him going anywhere! LOL.. I mean it seems like it was just last year when he was running around in his training pants and his Dads boots and my Dads old straw hat.. God I miss those days..
ReplyDeleteI think you could be 'one' of the most prejudice people you know, I think my son is absolutely awesome too, I think it's just a proud parent thing, but when you have children to be proud of, it's not a problem. :) Awwww shucks. *Blushes and leaves chocolate for you and your lovely son*.
ReplyDeleteBetsy, my youngest has been talking about moving to TN, she drove thru there on the way home from VA & fell in love with the countryside, lucky for me child custody rules in OK say she can't move more than 60 miles away from the other parent ... now she's talking Marble, AR cause it's 59.4 miles. lol
ReplyDeleteBets saw the pic ... her first words were WOW ... I know why. Jamie has those same blue blue eyes that her daddy & now her son has. Then when I said he was moving to TN she said, "Oh I want to gooooo." haha.
ReplyDeleteHas he settled in there yet? & how are you doing Lockie?
Hey Peg.. yeah my kid is known as a "hottie" in the circle of females he is associated with.. what can I say.. he looks a lot like me! LOL... yeah he is there and settling in okay.. he called today and seems he likes the neighborhood and the house he rented online.. he is checking in with Olive Garden there where he has transferred to today and getting his classes lined out.. I miss him a lot .. but he sounds okay and I must admit we had a weepy session together which really helped me out a bunch!
ReplyDeletebeautiful blue eyes. Alrighty.. I'm reading this in Oct 2011... Now I ask Terri, 'even tho I read your reply to Peg' How is Terri doing.. It's tough .. .. ((The fact that he is twenty seven years old has me gasping for air, without him going anywhere! LOL.. I mean it seems like it was just last year when he was running around in his training pants )) oh, I know.. Walking calendars they are.. Love ya, Dani
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