Spent the last few days taking my oldest daughter to Oklahoma Christian University. A 19 hour drive. She is our first to break the apron strings and strike out on her own. I must confess, it was hard to do - back out of the parking lot with her standing there crying. I had visions of a little two year old standing in the doorway crying when I would leave for a youth retreat or camp. Where as the time gone? (I hear the words to "Sunrise, Sunset"coming to mind).
As I was driving home this thought hit me - up to now, all her memories have been with her family; now her memories will be made without us. Kinda made me sad.
No doubt this will be a major transistion for all of us. She has been a part of our daily lives for 18 years.
I look forward to the new relationship we will have - and the joy of seeing years of planting begin to yield its crop of maturity as she navigates the winds of college.
As I look back on my college days at Harding (1976 - 1980) the transistion was hard, but those were some of the best years of my life. I hope the same for my daughter.
Any advice for you that have been through these waters? Do's? Don'ts???
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Make sure she has my number and other info . . .you are 19 hours away, we are 2 hours away and I will do anything I can to help ya'll out if needed! we love ya'll and are so proud to know you all.
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