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That is one of my all time favorite pictures. Micah at about a day old just chilling in his bassinet in the hospital. He slept like that often and I think that is how he was all curled up inside of me and it was just a natural and comfortable position. And who doesn’t want to be comfortable?

Fast forward to today.

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Presenter at some conference, all grown up and handsome, working hard to move the work forward in finding cures for lung cancer. What mom wouldn’t be proud?

Goodness, when I think about him turning 40 today I get all emotional. How did we get here? But it is what we hope when we raise children. We want them to grow up and be good humans and in our case both of our boys have proved that they are indeed that. It’s hard to let go of them at times but it is essential as a parent to set boundaries and allow them to grow and become who they are born to be.

So today please pardon if I am a little emotional and teary because my boy is forty which somehow seems like a milestone of sorts. Happy Birthday, Micah! I love you.