We didn’t know what tomorrow would hold …
As any parents waiting with eager anticipation on the birth of a baby, we had dreams of what the future would be like for us, and our newborn baby.
Our dreams, our thoughts and imagination, about the future were much like that of any new parents.
We dreamed of one day hearing the crack of the bat as our son hit his first homerun in little league.
We dreamed of one day sitting in the line at the DMV as our son took his drivers test, and passed!
We dreamed of one day when our son would walk across the graduation stage having finished in the top 10% of his graduating High School Class.
We dreamed of one day when our son would leave the nest and head to college, or after a few years of hard work master a trade and live on his own.
We dreamed of one day when our son would bring home the girl he couldn’t live without and we would welcome her as a new daughter-n-love into our family.
We dreamed of one day when our son would creatively share the good news that he too would soon be a father.
But the truth is, none of those dreams have, or will it seems, ever come to fruition.
What we have is a life of dreams for our son, that have died.
In their place however, we have a genuinely fine human being. We have a son who loves unconditionally. We have a son who randomly gives his mom a kiss and walks with his dad holding his hand. We have a son who loves God with his whole heart, and others with open arms and a tender touch. We have a son who still enjoys a walk in the park, a ride in the boat, and riding his bike in the driveway.
In other words, we have the perfect son for us!
P.S. – And we wouldn’t trade him for anything, and I mean anything in this world!