A done deal!

Well... I guess since it is a done deal I have to say it out loud... Tanner joined the army! There I said it! I have so many feelings going through me right now. It is something he has wanted to do for a very long time. And I am proud of him for wanting to do it. I can only imagine how handsome he will look in his uniform, he is so tall and skinny and cute that he will most definately look amazing. But I am his mom. So I can't help but worry. And worry I will about this child in particular. For Tanner has his own set of trials that are his alone to carry, but as a mother, I can't help but wish I could carry them for him. He has a piece of my heart that is his alone... and in the quiet chambers of my heart I cry most often for him and the burdens that he bears. This will likely be a great learning experience for him. I pray the discipline is what he needs to become the man that is waiting inside of him, the man that I see, but that I believe he sometimes doubts is really there. I hope he finds the strength and the confidence he needs to allow that man to shine and to live up to the greatness that lies within him. I hope that he realizes the dreams that he has! This has been one of them for a very long time. I hope if nothing else, he takes with him the knowledge that he is loved, cherished and prayed for. I hope that he remembers who he is and what he true purpose in life is and that no matter where he is, no matter what he is doing, he will never ever be alone. The the Lord will carry him through everything and that through his trials he can become a great, extraordinary man! Oh how I love that boy of mine!