"Suddenly, through birthing a daughter, a woman finds herself face to face not only with an infant, a little girl, a woman-to-be, but also with her own unresolved conflicts from the past and her hopes and dreams for the future.... As though experiencing an earthquake, mothers of daughters may find their lives shifted, their deep feelings unearthed..." ~E. DeboldHow very true....
Someday you will look back on this time and understand it all much better. Contniue to seek His face and he will bring peace to your heart.
ReplyDeleteCheryl
Cheryl is right, time changes everything.
ReplyDeleteWow, how true! If you haven't visited my blog yet, please do. It seems we have this in common today. Have a lovely day!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing quote. I just looked at my verysoontobe 21 year old son today and thought "he's really a man"...it shifts everything as we accept our children as adults...some days it's easy, some days it isn't. The mother/son relationship is different from the mother/daughter in so many ways.
ReplyDeleteWell, I don't HAVE a daughter, but I AM one of course :) Your bouquet is really my style :) Did your daughter get it for you? Or is it her birthday?
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine had a baby girl today :)
Thank you for my card!!!! It is so soft, silk I guess?! I haven't see one like it before! You are so sweet!
Beautifully written and so very true. I have two special daughters of my own. :)
ReplyDelete~Michelle
We are definitely experiencing the earthquake here, both in emotions and in the amount of discarded clothes on the floor of her room! LOL
ReplyDeleteBut yes, having a daughter is so much more of an emotional earthquake. :)
xoxo,
Mary
It is a complicated relationship we share with our grown children to be sure! It seems to be one of blessing and pain. Erma Bombeck's question, "Where does a mother go to resign?" is something I have asked myself more than once! Wishing you many blessings.
ReplyDeleteThe earth is really quaking in Virginia these days....I've been through it once and that daughter is now my best friend.....so I'm hoping my 15 year old will turn the corner too...until then I wear my armor.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a daughter....four sons for me.
ReplyDeleteBut I remember being a daughter to my mother. She is gone now. I remember calling her one day when I had children of my own and FIRST, apologizing to her for my crazy antics as a child and teen. And SECOND, thanking her for being there for me, even when I didn't think I wanted her to be.
Hugs,
Penny
WELL SAID, MY DEAR FRIEND
ReplyDeleteGreat picture! Awesome post. I have a 21 year old daughter and I find that I am so inspired by her...
ReplyDelete~Liz
I read this and realized...as I do every single day...Just how much I miss seeing my beautiful daughter....I miss her so very much..
ReplyDeleteI have never seen that before...so true.
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