“DRIVING HEAD ON” into a new relationship with my daughters

My baby…my itty bitty…who is now inches taller than me, got her driver’s license! The places she can go, the experiences she can have…now she can have them without me by her side.

Oh the fear!  Not the fear of her driving, (although there is always the safety concern) but the fear that she is growing so fast and I might miss something.   One day, I’ll be waving by the front,  like I do every day when my girls leave the house, (silently praying for the Lord to keep them safe), and it could be weeks or months until I get to see them again. 

I’ve always been one of those mommas who tried to suck up every moment of their little lives.   Hubby and I wanted to show them the world and let them experience everything they could.  We took them on little adventures every chance we could get. 

I’ve also been one of those mommas who hated seeing her children grow so fast.  As they grew, I missed all those great adventures.   I missed experiencing all the new things they were learning and watching them change.  I was looking behind me, mostly being a bit nostalgic but also realizing that with each year that passed, my babies weren’t babies anymore and they were one step closer to walking out the door and living on their own,  AND that our little adventures were going to stop. 

At some point during the teen years I’ve begun to look forward instead of backwards.  I’m dreaming of prom dresses, graduation caps, wedding gowns, and maybe, one day,  even seeing maternity clothes on my girls.  

So while I’m watching my babies turn into women, and literally drive away from the house,  I’m anticipating all the new adventures that we will have.  Looking forward is always better than looking back!

…Oh the adventures that are yet to come!