Balancing Life!

Balance, that truly is the greatest challenge in life! Learning how to balance your time, your emotions, your energies and on and on. I read a quote yesterday that seemed to be written just for me, it went like this...

"LIFE IS A BALANCE OF HOLDING ON AND LETTING GO!"

That is the balance that I have been working on this past month and really trying to focus on today. When you have a child leave home, no matter why they are leaving... you start to question things. Many of the questions that I am asking myself this morning, are the very same ones that I asked myself when they were little and left for their first day of school.

DID I TEACH THEM EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD?

DO THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT IT EXPECTED OF THEM?

WILL THEY BE A GOOD CITIZEN AND MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD?

WILL THEY REMEMBER TO SAY THEIR PRAYERS AND STAY CLOSE TO THEIR HEAVENLY FATHER?

HAVE I TAUGHT THEM TO BELIEVE AND HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES?

HAVE I WARNED THEM ABOUT ALL THE DANGERS IN THE WORLD, AND WILL THEY HAVE THE SELF CONTROL TO STAY AWAY FROM THEM?

DO THEY BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES AND HAVE CONFIDENSE AND A HEALTHY SELF-ESTEEM?

HAVE I TAUGHT THEM HOW TO BE HAPPY?

HAVE I TOLD THEM I LOVE THEM ENOUGH?

 

All the WHAT IFS are still roaming around in my head, but I am trying to push them out and remember this quote... "THE ARE OF MOTHERING IS TO TEACH THE ART OF LIVING TO CHILDREN." ~Elaine Heffner

Yes, I hope I have taught Lauren enough? Actually, I sometimes believe that my kids have taught me so much more about life, than I ever taught them. What a blessing!

"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." -Angela Schwindt

 

Ok, I need to remember to just BREATH!!!!!  She is on her way...the sky's the limit!  Wish me luck!  :)

"Whether your daughter is still a little girl or a grown-up woman, she'll always remain as your girl and will hold a special place in your heart." ~Unknown

"Why does it take a minute to say hello
and forever to say goodbye? "