Home To Stay

Not forever. Aaron came home to stay seven years ago tonight. To stay was supposed to mean he wasn't going back to MBA as a student. Freely one day, sure. Aaron would likely go many places. But he came home to stay and he stays  forever.

I woke with trepidation that morning. Same today. I wanted my expectations met then. Same today. I deeply wanted to believe my son in everything he would say or do. I wanted his intentions to be pure. I didn't want to be fooled. His sincerity, I probably thought I needed it to be significant. Aaron lived the remainder of his life accountable with integrity.

I thought he had forever ahead.