Independence is a wonderful thing. It is also a very precious gift to have.

I was working the other night, I was getting everyone relaxed so that they would have a good nights sleep. I was preparing for the next day, which consisted of 3 weddings and a family reunion. The guys were going to one of the weddings. I made sure that there shirts were well pressed, and that they all shaved. I said goodnight to each of them as I was heading off to bed. As I open the door to one of there rooms, I see he is still watching some t.v. and I let him know that it will be a long day for him tomorrow and he should get some sleep.

He looks at me, puts his hand up and says,"I'm a big man Jessica, I'm a big man."

He caught me off guard.

All I could do was smile and think to myself, "he is a big man, a grown man."

That night, he found his voice. I feel honoured to have been there for that moment.

12:20 p.m.