Moving On

Its a beautiful Sunday morning and i am completely enjoying the tranquility of the moment. The fish are swimming carefree in the pond, there is a gentle breeze blowing the sweet smell from some unknown flower into my window, the sun is sparkling on the stream, and the birds are filling the air with a beautiful song.

Today is the day that i closed out the journal i have been keeping for you, my precious daughter! There isnt any sadness in this moment as i had once imagined there would be. There is a feeling of anticipation and excitement. Closing your journal seems to be a step to a new future with you - one filled with new adventures and new journeys. It is a small step in releasing you to worlds yet unknown and a chance for me to see just how well i have done in raising the precious child God blessed me with 18 years ago. I am excited!

I hope that as you ponder through the pages of thoughts that i have kept since 1991 you will discover things you didnt know, remember things you forgot, and cherish the years as much as i do. The past is full of treasures that we hold. Hold them as a means to help you grow, not as a way to dwell on things you cant change. What is done is done, what is ahead is still undetermined, but what is here today is right in the palm of your hand. Grab onto each moment and live it well, live it right, live it with love in your heart and joy in your feet. Let God be the one who leads you, and remember that my love and support is right by your side always.

God bless and lead you (and me) as we venture down new roads and discover many new lands. Im right here with you PeeDee, and we are gonna have some fun!
Love, Mom
XOXOXO

God Blessed Me By Making Me Your Mom!

What a day! Its the one you think about as your little baby sleeps snuggly in your arms. Its the one you imagine as you put your child on that school bus for the first time and they hold on to your neck for dear life and you have to peel their little hands from you and watch them cry hysterically as the bus pulls away. Its the one you think of as they begin their first day of high school, knowing all too well the next 4 years will pass in a heartbeat. Its the day that makes you realize that God gave you a job to do and you have done the best you can. You have made it to this day and from here on out things change. You are in semi retirement now and your teaching takes a backseat to the worlds sometime hard and cold lessons. Yet you have a new function. One that could hold many new moments to treasure and many opportunities to share life experiences, in a new and almost exciting way. Now you get to deal with that precious child as a precious young adult. The lessons will be new, the outcomes will be interesting, and God will still be right there guiding and leading me forward on this new adventure. I look forward to it, and i look forward to watching my precious little baby girl, my exciting and vibrant little girl, my beautiful and wonderful daughter as she becomes a woman. Enjoy your adventures - every one - and know that im still right here for you always and i will never leave you for one minute. I love you PeeDee.
Mom
XOXOXO