I am beginning to see
she’s not walking away
from the life we have built
but walking toward
the life she is building
for her future…
and she’s not walking alone.
My daughter headed back to college yesterday after her ‘spring’ break. It is so hard to say goodbye but I am so proud of her. She knows what she wants and she is making it happen. I would not want anything different for her. And so my heart breaks at the same time that it soars. This is what all those tough parenting moments bring us to…and it is so bittersweet!
litcoachlady 
Although my own are not quite there, I find myself contemplating that time with a hint of anticipatory sadness. Also how do you make your photos look this way, like art?
I am using an app called Prisma. I love it.
We’re there, too. One kid off to college and another on the verge of graduating this spring, and leaving. A third left home, wondering: it’s just me, now?
🙂
Kevin
This fills me with anticipatory bittersweet (I can’t think of another way to say it), though I have years before I will experience this. What a lovely reframing. What a beautiful way to send your daughter into the world.
How wise you are to realize she’s walking toward the life she’s building. And it will be a good life, which you’ll be part of (albeit in a different way) because of the amazing foundation and love you have given her.
This is so beautiful and bittersweet. One of my favorites of the month so far.
You will be a huge part of her next steps. It will be different, but I still think of my mom as my best friend, and I’m old!
It is so hard to let them go, but there’s always that safety net of mom, just in case. Very cool picture to go with that heart poem.
Even grown, when my kids leave, my heart breaks. I remember crying in the car every time I left my parents even as an adult. But you’re right, she moving in the direction of her future.
I have tears in my eyes thinking of all the tough parenting moments I have yet to go through, and how many parents face these challenges so quietly every single day. This is beautiful, as is the photo/drawing next to it. I am very curious how you did that??
Thanks, Mel. I use an app called Prisma to edit my photos. I would highly recommend it-I love the effects.
How lucky for you and Him that she loves coming home for breaks. A lot of college kids go somewhere warm!
We DO feel VERY lucky. 🙂