Kindergarten Rocks!

You pause for a breath and it is five years later. A rainy morning. A new lunchbox with his name spelled out on the side. A boy who is just as brave and confident as the dinosaurs guarding his sandwich. A Mommy whose excitement battles with her fear of the unknown.

A little sister who cannot imagine the days without him.

He wants to race inside,  not a hint of nervousness only joy about the start of this journey.

He hugs the new woman who will help tie his shoes and teach him to love reading and numbers. The person whose wisdom and gentle spirit will guide his days now. 

And he is gone. To Kindergarten.