My son got married this weekend.

It was a two-day celebration filled with fun, laughter, old friends, family, dancing, and love.

So much love.

Love for who they were as little ones.
Love for their younger days.
Love for who they are now.
And love for who they are still becoming.

It is almost impossible to describe because it fills places in your heart you did not even know existed.

It is the quiet letting go of something while taking in something new and beautiful.

Watching them share their first dance felt magical. In that moment, I did not feel like I was losing a son—our family simply expanded as we welcomed his wife into our circle.

She is one of us now.

Fully.

Because if he chooses her, so do we.

It is such a tender transition. They shared their first dance, and then he and I shared ours. It felt like a beautiful handoff—honoring the love that helped raise him while celebrating the love that will walk beside him in this next chapter.

His heart now belongs to her, and truly, that is what I have always prayed for.

God answered my prayers.

He chose “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd for our dance. At first, I was surprised. I did not know the song well, so I began listening to it on repeat.

And then I understood.

I am so honored that was the song he chose.

It is about a mother’s hope for her son: that he stays true to himself, remains humble, finds joy in what matters most, and grows into a good man.

I will remember that dance forever.

It is tucked deep into a place in my heart that no one can ever take away. It now sits beside the days my children were born, the last moment I shared with my dad, and the day I married my husband 31 years ago.

Life really does come full circle.

Watching my son and his beautiful bride begin their life together was a blessing, an honor, and a privilege.

There is something profoundly tender about realizing that the little boy you once held so tightly has grown into a man capable of loving someone deeply, choosing someone fully, and building a life beyond the one you gave him.

That is the goal, I suppose.

Not to keep them close forever, but to raise them with enough love, steadiness, and faith that they can go forward and create a beautiful life of their own.

So be a simple man, my precious son.

Love her deeply. Hold her close. Live with integrity. Stay kind. Stay humble.

May you always be something you love and understand, and may this life you are building together feel true to what and who matters most.

No matter where life takes you, there will always be a place in my heart that belongs only to you.

That, sweet boy, will never change.
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