My 3 year old has started repeating the phrase “I go where you go Mom”. Sounds cute, right? Except sometimes I’m going to get away. Sometimes I’m going to the bathroom. Sometimes I’m not going anywhere. There is an unconditional commitment that I am receiving from my son when he says this. Despite not always wanting this dedication, whenever he says this phrase, it brings me to Ruth. 

Ruth 1:16 “For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.”

Allegiance at all costs. 
What are we aligned with and what is aligned with us? 

Most days I can’t shake my son no matter how many times I duck into the bathroom. What am I doing with this kind of an audience? As an introvert, it’s hard for me not to just attempt to dodge the company. Then I think of the days he will not go where I go. The days I will not know for certain where he is. In these days now of a three year old shadow my hope is to lead him through the actions of my day to propel him towards actions of integrity later. So that even when we are not physically together he will still “go where you go Mom”.