My Gutsy Guys

Nov 29, 2011 // by Rick Dancer // Blog // 2 Comments

My youngest son Jess is on his way to Argentina to join us with his big brother Jake.

The two of them are going to tour South America for the next three weeks.

They will travel from Argentina through Chile and end in Peru with a trek to Machu Picchu .

I cannot tell you how proud I am of both of them. The world is a big place and most people are afraid to step out and explore it.

As parents you always hope your kids will do more than you did. You hope that they will make different mistakes than you made and already I see that they are creating their own footsteps while learning from their parents.

Kathy took Jess to the airport this morning. I walked out the door and then came back in because my desire to pray for him was overwhelming.

We stood in the kitchen and I said a prayer over Jess and his brother.

If I were honest I would have to say it made me nervous to pray with Jess. I didn’t want to scare him but I wanted to bless him. I may have done both but during the night I kept waking up thinking about both my boys being thousands of miles away and it made me nervous a little scared and a bit weepy.

I know they will have a great time. I hope they learn something about each other and themselves on this trip. I know they will come back and never be the same and that’s what bothers me.

They were always “My Boy” and the transition to “My Men” is one I’ve never navigated before.

Growing up is hard to do, not just for the kids but also for the parents.