I remember falling in love with Jaxson. He was just the cutest little guy ever. I never believed that someone so small could take so much room in your heart. As he prepares to leave on a mission, I am trying to prepare to have him gone. Not a small task.
We decided to put a world map up so everyone could "guess" where he will be going on his mission. I kept putting off getting the map. It was really hard for me. I even subtly tried to get someone else to get it. For me, this was one of the final steps that I was struggling with taking. Finally, I went to the map store. I was telling the worker why I needed it. Of course, I started crying. The lady looked at me and said, "Should we laminate this?" This laminated map hangs in our family room. I hung it on the wall and cried as I stared at it. There are SOOOOOO many places he could go.
The other night we were looking at all the guesses. The conversation went something like this....
Jaxson:"Who guessed Sudan?"
Me: "Emmie"
Jaxson:(joking) "She must not want me to come back."
Emmie (who we didn't realize was even paying attention): "What? I don't even want Jaxson to leave." Her eyes filled with tears.
If you know Emmie at all, she rarely gets mushy. It was the sweetest moment.
I never want to forget it!
