It melts my heart just like when he was little

Thomas works at the university pool that is right across from the church we attend.  Because of this, oftentimes he parks at our church instead of paying for parking on campus.  Our pastor is aware of this, and our church secretary said he should just use her spot when he works since it's rarely while she's working.  This spot is near the church office, and there have been a couple of times I've heard him when I've been working (Hondas have very specific horns).  Today was one of those days.  I heard the horn, and opened the door and waved.  Thomas smiled and waved back, and oh goodness, memories and emotions came flooding.  I remembered how, as a fifth grader, he would twist and turn in his bus seat to wave at me until he drove out of sight and couldn't see me anymore.  I remember how my heart felt on those days, knowing it wouldn't be that way forever.  I remember back to his Kindergarten days when I would drop him off each afternoon and watch him run up the steps and into the school.  I remember how it used to pull at my heart, as though it was literally leaving my body and going into school with him.  I'm not at all sure how we got from those days to these days so fast.  Thomas has 39 days of school remaining this year.  That's it.  We have 39 days remaining of public school parenting.  Wow.  My kids always have my heart with them where ever they are, and it feels as though so much of it is going to be so far away, so very soon.