tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335087494258260106.post7893178061092301355..comments2023-10-26T04:17:07.468-04:00Comments on grace every day: Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119943581970095780noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335087494258260106.post-15538964071512286512008-01-21T21:37:00.000-05:002008-01-21T21:37:00.000-05:00Letting go is very hard, isn't it.We want to keep ...Letting go is very hard, isn't it.<BR/>We want to keep on picking them up (if they fall) but we can't.<BR/>When our daughter was 18, she got on a plane (not for the 1st time, though) and flew to London, England to work for 6 months! Talk about hard!KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335087494258260106.post-51630538619379372862008-01-20T19:12:00.000-05:002008-01-20T19:12:00.000-05:00I know! I know! Gina was a high school senior wh...I know! I know! <BR/><BR/>Gina was a high school senior when she took her first flight to a college in NC. Alone. To meet strangers for a campus tour and weekend with the swim coach and swim team. I watched her board an Amtrak to NJ to do the same thing. I remember sobbing on my way home from the station.<BR/><BR/>While she was in the air to NC, I did not and could not work at the office. I worked at the high school Gina attended and visited the guidance counselor's office. Carol was a good friend and knew Gina. <BR/><BR/>These words are for you, too, Beth. Carol said,<BR/><BR/>"What in the world are you worried about? She'll be just fine. She's a confident and independent young woman. You raised her to be that way, whether you know it or not..."Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335087494258260106.post-1370741148014287292008-01-20T07:06:00.000-05:002008-01-20T07:06:00.000-05:00Knowing that I'll never experience this makes me r...Knowing that I'll never experience this makes me rather melancholy, but I know that Sarah will be fine, because you put down such strong roots. Love and hugs to you Beth.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335087494258260106.post-1147902022468659122008-01-19T21:46:00.000-05:002008-01-19T21:46:00.000-05:00Very eloquently written Beth. Having experienced a...Very eloquently written Beth. Having experienced a few to these moments myself, I can identify with the feelings you write about. I hope you have now heard from her that she has arrived.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640313956929464854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335087494258260106.post-66226185212801497472008-01-19T17:16:00.000-05:002008-01-19T17:16:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for this Beth, I'm not there yet...Thank you so much for this Beth, I'm not there yet but one day in the not too distant future... <BR/>It's tough this parent bit, but so rewarding.. much love my friend... <BR/>I know what you mean about the part of your heart that didn't even ripen until after their birth - that is such a good way of putting it..<BR/>Take care, Katie<BR/>xRainbow dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17831181728077823123noreply@blogger.com