Letting Go

A wise woman once said that having a child is like having your heart walking around outside your body. My heart will be walking in California today and to unknown places for the next year. My soul feels heavy in my chest, like an exhausted muscle trying to hold a heavy weight. We have poured our lives into this life for today. For the day when she stands on her own two feet, pursues the dreams and goal that God has given her, even when her parents are not so sure, even when it will take strength that she did not know she had, even when its scary. Leaving is hard. Letting go is even harder. And yet, this is what we are called to do today. To let go and let God.