I’m trying to stretch my writing wings a little so attempted something new yesterday…..”Story Tweeting”! Basically telling a true story in tweets on Twitter. The prompt was to write about a time you held your breath. I didn’t expect to write about this situation and was surprised the raw feelings were still there! That’s a mom for you! Being it’s Mother’s Day tomorrow I guess it was exactly what I was supposed to write! Funny how that works.
“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”
1 Corinthians 13:7 (NLT)
We hugged. I didn’t want to let go! It felt as if my heart was being torn in two and I didn’t think it would be possible to feel whole again. A lump formed in my throat constricting my breath. One last look and I turned.
Out the door! Down the stairs! Through the crowded lobby! All the while holding my breath because I knew I was going further and further away from the scent of her and once I exhaled it would be gone and the tears would come. And of course, I did and they did.
Leaving my baby, my daughter at college left ME full of emotion. Pride, excitement, fear, sorrow all weaving around into a tight knot around my heart. I didn’t know how to be a mom without kids at home! It seemed impossible but there I was heading back to an empty nest.
Taking me by the hand, my husband gently told me to put one foot in front of the other and to just breathe. Sounds simple doesn’t it? This momma’s here to tell you it takes practice and lots of prayer! And just when you think you might make it, you get a call….She’s engaged! Oh boy, here we go again!