Some of the most wonderful joys in life are so simple. Yesterday, our son received his EMT certificate. As I watched his face glow with pride I was taken back to when he was small. School awards, sports trophies or just an amazing picture he drew. I could see it so clearly and it made me realize how amazing God and his plan is. Because Reid quit his job he had to move back in with us. That propelled him to make a career decision to get moving and join the fire dept. After a long, hard month of EMT school and the National Registry test, his hard work paid off. If he hadn't been living with us, I would have missed that moment of him smiling as I handed him his mail and realizing what was in the large white envelope. I got to watch him slowly open it and gently pull the certificate out. I got to see his eyes light up and the curve of a smile come on his face. I witnessed my sons joy! I witnessed a pivotal point in my sons life. A new season where anything is possible and where hard work and determination pay off. I am so honored and blessed that I was afforded that joy.
When they get older those moments are supreme. You are right, if he hadn't quit his job, had to move back in, make a career choice, work hard to achieve something, you would have missed the moment. You would have gotten a phone call, but that face, you would have missed that face.
ReplyDeleteTell him congrats and maybe I'll see him in the field one day. (As a nurse who's called 911, not as a patient who needs CPR)