I'm having trouble getting my groove back. Life is throwing little changes every which way...and I've never been good at changes!Though the nest isn't empty here at home, my daughter's absence is definitely felt from the banter with her brother in the morning to the sound of her petite frame on the stairway at night. I miss her. A lot.
Last weekend she saw one of her classmates off on his own journey as he joins the Navy and heads off to see the world. While his high school frien
ds now gather in student unions and attend ballgames, he'll be studying to become a nuclear engineer. A little boy no more. And the world keeps spinning 'round...I remember when my daughter was just a few weeks old, I would push her in the stroller around our neighborhood. Having quit my job to stay at home full time and being somewhat isolated from my fellow adults, I felt a bit trapped, wondering how life would ever be 'normal' again. And it wasn't. At least not in the same way. What I didn't know then was that it would become a new, different kind of 'normal', and that every day would be an incredible adventure filled with challenges, joy and love.
Now when I look at my daughter, I see a road towards growth and independence before her...and another new 'normal' emerging for us both. It may be awhile before we get it completely figured out, but in the midst of all the complexities, questions. and moments of missing lies the invisible tie that always keeps us close at heart.
3 comments:
Change is hard my friend. I am praying for you and know that you will get through this. You know it too!
You have raised a child that is a lovely gift to this world of ours...she will influence others with the goodness and grace you raised her with.
I hope you and yours are warm and dry this wet, wet weekend!
alan
Change is that one thing that I wish would just leave me alone...and, ultimately, it has granted me my wish.
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