Jason......and the world on his little shoulders

The other day I took the boys to school.

That doesn't happen very often.

Usually Matt takes them.

But he had to be to work early, so I took them.

Ryan & David are always dropped off first.

Then off to the Elementary school I went.

Jared hugged and kissed me and hopped out of the car.

Jason was a little more grumpy, or a lot more :), and stayed in the car longer.

I let him take his time.....sometimes I'm nice like that.

When he finally decided it was time to go, I watched sadly as he slowly went to the doors of the school.

I couldn't help looking at him go, thinking he looked like he had a lot of  weight on his shoulders.

I just kept watching him, even after he was inside and I couldn't see him anymore.

I thought about this crazy, crazy world we live in and I couldn't help but wonder what I was sending my little boy into.

What kinds of things was he going to have to face that day, and every day.

No wonder he looked like the held the world on his shoulders.

In so many ways he does.

It's not a fun world.

So much evil...........

But there is also so very much good.

I know there is!

I have lots of it in my life:)

See......

My Jason is one of those many good things in my life.

And I have so many more!

The gospel of Jesus Christ is there for me.

My faith.

The peace I get from knowing what I know.

Knowing who I am.

Where I came from.

And where I am going.

And most of all that families are eternal!

The world may be full of sorrow, but within the walls of my own home I can and do have peace.

Well, most of the time anyway :)