 "Girls, I see all that is good and right about the Universe in your eyes." ~Mom. As my daughters struggle with the stark reality of being "all grow'd up", my first instinct is to protect them from every damn thing that knocks them down and kicks them in the teeth. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way, no matter how much we wish it did. Responsible, loving parents know that no matter how painful it is to do so, we must shove our baby birds out of the nest so that they can learn to fly on their own, while we sit back, cheering them on and holding our collective breaths in the hopes that the aches and pains incurred won't be too God-awful. It is a heartbreaking and helpless feeling to watch our children, no matter how old they are, in pain. The secret to surviving it, however, is to have faith in the foundation you've helped them build and the knowledge that truly amazing things often arise from the ashes of broken things. My oldest daughter shared the video below with me awhile back, saying it reminded her of her Mama. I share it (again) with all of you now in hopes that it will inspire you, whatever struggles you are facing. And to my daughters, specifically...I will always be your "Point B". "Here's the truth; your situation is never permanent. It's what you make it. Life isn't solid, it's fluid. It changes." ~Your Inner Sparkle
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I grew up in rural North Carolina. When I was only nineteen, I moved away and became a military wife. My only aspiration at that tender time in my life was to create an adult life that "fixed" all of the "injustices" of my childhood. Secretly, however, I wanted to reach for the sky! I wanted to be a writer and find ways to "save the world" (my mother used to say, "You have Save the World Syndrome".). Mostly, I wanted to matter. Archives
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