Today my baby daughter, Candice and her husband Cameron, closed on their first home. It's a cute little home and one that I'm sure they will be very happy in.
After closing, a bunch of volunteers met to pack them up in our trucks and move her into their new home.
As with any move, you never know where to put things and have to wait for direction. Candice was decisive at times. She also sought out opinion and guidance.
At one point, she exclaimed, I own a home!!! I thought about the joy that was in her voice and also the disbelief.
As the clan drove to Perkins for a bite to eat, I realized that this baby girl that I had protected, taught, and guided all her life was a woman with a husband and about to make her mark and start out on her own.
It's scary and amazing and sad all at the same time. She belongs to her husband now and is merely my daughter.
To say that I love her is minute. To say that I am amazed at what she has accomplished on her own will and determination without her mom, is huge.
I don't think we give our children enough credit for what they can accomplish left to their own devices.
I can only hope and pray for their happiness and health and hope that she will always remember her roots and know where home is.
With all my love
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