 "A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future." ~author Unknown
I'm not a fan of shopping this time of year, but today is an exception. In a few minutes, I'll be out the door with my oldest daughter for a day of Christmas shopping, lunch, and general "girl time" together. This is such a rare treat that it can't help but be a fantastic experience. I am greedy for every moment with my girls, and even more so when I get the opportunity to spend one-on-one time with them. After reading this first part to her, my Hannah responded with, "Yay!" When asked what she thought about our pending shopping excursion, she quips, "I love it. I miss it. I was thinking about when I was little and we used to shop together for school stuff or holidays. We haven't gotten to do it in awhile and I really miss it." Having both of them grown up and away from home is a very difficult thing for me. I have to work hard at not freaking out that I'm not there with them, watching over them, etc. I have to trust that they're safe, intelligent, and can face whatever comes without me (...man I hate that almost as much as I love it)! I am ridiculously proud of the strong young women they've turned into. Just knowing them makes me exceptionally happy! Being their Mama? Priceless!
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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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