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