Seems like just yesterday you were running around the neighborhood, playing in the creek, getting muddy and then running home to get food all red faced and sweaty. Not much has changed...other than you're a LOT taller! You still play in the mud, only now its with Darla, your big black GMC 4x4 Truck.
Tonight is your graduation from Harrison High School. I am a basket case!! Where has the time gone? It seems like I should be dropping you off at a friends to go skateboarding, getting a cast for said activity (three times) or watching you fish & ride 4-wheelers at Grams. I just cant beleive this time has come. My heart is so full of so many memories....Great memories!! I won't say its all been easy or even fun, but all of it has made you the man you are today. The good, the bad, the heartbreaking, the crazy and the moments that have kept us all laughing. It has all shaped you into who you are and who we are. And I wouldn't change one single moment!!
At Baccalaureate Sunday, the pastor asked if you wanted to leave memories or leave a legacy. He encouraged you to leave a legacy. Well, I think you need to leave both! We have made great memories over the years!! I hope that you always hold those close to your heart. When you're older and have kids of your own it will be a wonderful thing to share with them, I think it;s important that you have those memories to laugh at, look back at and fill you with joy. You will have these memories to pass on to your children just as Dad & I have passed our memories on to you and Laney. You and Laney are my Legacy. Most definitely! But tonight at graduation....there's one more memory for us all. This is a huge day! So in your journey through life, make sure you make memories and leave a legacy!! Your legacy will most likely be covered in mud.
I'm sure tonight I will cry. I don't mean just a tear...I will most likely do an "ugly cry!" So, let me apologize in advance. I just have so many emotions running through my head & my heart. Here are just a few of them...
- I wish my mom & dad were here to see you graduate and hold my had during this whole thing.
- I don't want you to grow up!!
- I keep thinking of you running through the house with your pacifier and your trucks
- I wonder how you're feeling...are you nervous? Excited? BE excited!
- Always be my little boy....always! Even at over 6'5...be my baby.
- Do you know how much you are loved Jake?
- Do you know what a gift from God you are?
Well, that's awesome! Now I'm crying so much I can hardly see and I have to de-puff my eyes and re-do my makeup to go to graduation!!
So, to you my little Jake-Jake, my Shorty, my sweet baby boy.....Enjoy this night!! Know that we are so proud of you!! You are an amazing man! You will always be my baby!! Remember....I love you big as the sky!!
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