Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much

I have two sons that have blessed my life beyond words. They have become and are still becoming valiant men. They have loved me, inspired me to be a better person, and have taught me to live outside many of my silly restrictive boxes. (small ex. You can eat cereal in a tall glass using a long teaspoon, when all the bowls and regular spoons are dirty.)
I have a saying I picked up along the way as we raised these joyous blessings, ” You don’t raise children you raise adults.” Meaning somewhere along the parenting journey you have to let go, stop doing so many things for them or controlling their behavior and teach them to grow up, do things for themselves, make decisions,give them room to become themselves.

My youngest son is moving out today, I have loved this mothering journey with him and feel those bitter sweet moments this morning. He is so ready to be on his own, I believe with all my heart he will be a great success~~ Sweet. I will miss his everyday presence in our home ~~Bitter.

We have prepared our sons to live in their own homes pay their bills, cook, clean, tend a yard, we have provided love so that hopefully they know that when the world knocks you down, there are people that will help you up, cheer you on and give you a hand along the way.

It was all so much faster than I ever dreamed possible when I was just beginning this journey. Babies grow up at the speed of life.

My sons, men, brave, honorable, smart, funny, loving, adored by me, able, my heros.

I collect quotes, and found this one in my computer folder this morning titled boy quotes, I LOVE IT for this day.

“You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. If you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.”(Walter Schirra, Sr.)

They are my HEROS,
Tanya