Launching a Daughter

A dear friend of mine shared her perspective of some of the wedding with me this morning. She said that she had watched a lot of parents work through the emotions of "giving away" their daughter. She said that most of them struggle with the concept because they are sad or haven't processed the idea. She told me that she felt like we did not struggle with the idea because we had raised Katie for that day. I took that as a huge compliment.


Not because I felt like I had done anything right or well but because I felt like our prayers for our daughters were honored in her statement. We made a decision a long time ago that we would not raise our children with closed arms but with open arms. We chose to look at each season as a launching not a losing.


So today I am thankful for the first day of my sweet girl's new life. She is back from her honeymoon and home in her own house. As weird as it feels here, I am so happy for her. Her new season has begun and with it comes a time of change for all of us.


But she is ready. So am I. My heart just hasn't caught up yet...

A man’s greatest treasure is his wife—

she is a gift from the Lord.

 Proverbs 18:22