Monday, March 17, 2008

Birthday Blessings

Happy Birthday to you, my Darling Daughter. Today you are officially a teenager, though you've looked (and acted!) like one for several months now. Happy, happy 13!

I'm tickled to see how pleased you are about being 13. I remember my own 13th birthday and the excitement that went with it.

You're a fantastic girl, moving quickly towards being a fabulous woman. I see you on the path to being a happy, responsible, caring adult. You're an amazing person and you're going to make such a mark on this world!

I know this is great thing. Yet, my heart breaks a little, for each step you take toward going out in the world feels like a step farther away from me. I know that's the way it is supposed to be. I remember taking those steps away from my own mother, and not thinking twice about it. There's a world out there to be discovered!

Now you, my Darling Daughter, are emerging from your cocoon of childhood, taking these steps away from me, and I realize what my mother went through.

I love you, my Darling Daughter, and I'm so very proud of you!

I just hope you remember to come back to me now and then.

And now, I think I'll go call Grandma.

6 comments:

Lois said...

I love you, my Darling Daughter, and I'm so very proud of you!

I just hope you remember to come back to me now and then. Mom

nutmeg said...

Happy Birthday to her! 13 in our house means pierced ears!

Kathleen said...

Happy Birthday to your daughter! :)
Ahhh... to be 13 again LOL

Anonymous said...

Ohhhh 13, ahhhhh that sounds like fun...maybe.

Betsy, short for Elizabeth, formally known as Esther said...

WOW! 13, I can't believe it. Mine is FIVE. We will be at 13 in a blink of an eye! Happy Birthday to you momma!

Jenn @ Juggling Life said...

I know how you feel, my littlest one, Social Butterfly, is 13.

Watching them grow up and away is bittersweet.

Thanks for coming by my place.