To have your heart broken & mended in the same moment:
This is the only way I know to describe the feeling of watching your children grow into adulthood, and become less and less dependent upon you.
Our hearts as parents feel broken bcuz we suddenly have to say goodbye to the dynamic of family which has been built since the day your son or daughter was born.
Yet they are mended again, bcuz you know you gave them your ALL.
You did ALL within your power to raise them well.
You gave ALL within your ability to see to it that they wanted for nothing.
You risked ALL that you could to insure their protection from knowing that the world outside your home was much harsher than the imaginations which danced around as fantasy in their heads.
You did your best....
And now, your best has hopefully readied them to go out and begin the next chapter in the book of their own life.
You are proud to see how much they have grown, and can only trust that the seeds you planted and watered in them will fully flourish throughout their lives.
