Encouragement for the Waiting

NAtlantaStudio
Fri, 20 Feb 2015 04:08:34 +0000

Just wanted to take a minute and post something for those moms and kids who are now in the process of waiting… waiting for the next part of your life, waiting on an answer (sometimes praying for ANY answer), waiting while your friend’s kids or your best friends are already making their plans because they already know the school they are going to attend and might even already know their roommate situation. Know that IT IS going to be okay, you are going to move on to the next place in your life. Take the time to love your family, love your friends and LOVE yourself. As crazy, draining and exhausting as this time is right now, it is a time you will look back and have some great memories.

My daughter is now 2/3rds of her way through her first year in college and she is LOVING her program. So are her four best friends who are at 4 different MT programs… some big named schools and some lesser known schools. The good news??? ALL of them are growing and learning at pretty much the same pace.

Yes it does get stressful and there is always that gnawing fear that you haven’t done enough or auditioned enough or that your child may not be good enough. Try to breathe and remember you are a great parent in spite of or despite of the school they end up going to. You have been a warrior for your child…this is a brutal process and you have helped your child down a path to chase their dream. For that reason alone you have done enough. You are enough, they are enough. As my favorite verse says, “This too shall pass.” I can’t believe we were just in this place a year ago, it actually feels like a lifetime ago. Now the memories that I have are of the times my D and I had conquering the process TOGETHER. No one will ever take that time I had with her watching her step into her life. My prayers are will all of you… if ever you need a shoulder, please feel free to message me anytime!!