Moms have super hearing. Your child can be across the house whispering and you know what she is saying. It's true. I tried this with my daughter, and she was amazed by this ability. But I guess this comes with the territory. When you're a mom, you're always on call, always listening, always aware. All it takes is a whimper or a whisper in the middle of the night to get you out of bed. Your child could be in a large group, and you recognize that unique cry among all the others.
But what do you do when your child goes out of hearing range? She starts to take baby steps which get bigger and bigger until she's leaving the nest and flying away.
I had my first taste of this last night when my daughter drove alone! at night! far away! (at least to me) to meet her dad for dinner. I think I was more worried than she was nervous. My vigilance can extend only so far because I'm limited by time, space, and mortality. But isn't this the way it should be?
As our kids get older and mature in life and faith, they should depend less and less on Mom and Dad and rely more and more on their Heavenly Father. But parents have a similar lesson to learn. We learn to trust less and less in our vigilance and commit our kids to a God who never slumbers or sleeps.
My daughter is in much better hands than mine. I need to believe that and rest.
But what do you do when your child goes out of hearing range? She starts to take baby steps which get bigger and bigger until she's leaving the nest and flying away.
I had my first taste of this last night when my daughter drove alone! at night! far away! (at least to me) to meet her dad for dinner. I think I was more worried than she was nervous. My vigilance can extend only so far because I'm limited by time, space, and mortality. But isn't this the way it should be?
As our kids get older and mature in life and faith, they should depend less and less on Mom and Dad and rely more and more on their Heavenly Father. But parents have a similar lesson to learn. We learn to trust less and less in our vigilance and commit our kids to a God who never slumbers or sleeps.
My daughter is in much better hands than mine. I need to believe that and rest.
Easier said than done, isn't it? Glad she was safe!
ReplyDeleteP.S. - Love your header!
"Easier said than done, isn't it?"
ReplyDeleteYup. Which is why I was praying for her safety and my worrying. :)
Ha! I think this is one of the most difficult lessons for a parent to learn - how to let go . . . and not worry.
ReplyDeleteSo painful to have a piece of one's heart cut out and then to have to replace it with faith. Has anyone ever suggested that faith comes easy, painlessly? Perhaps. But it doesn't, making us cling ever harder to Him who IS faithful!
ReplyDeleteBlessings!