219 - Grown Children

As I write this, E.G. and Reid are somewhere in Colorado, driving west to Los Angeles, where she has decided to move, having graduated from college last Saturday. They are sharing the driving, something neither of her grandfathers would ever have permitted: more evidence of our confidence in her abilities. My heart is divided: sadness that she is moving so far away, worry about her in an unknown place, anticipation of her new adventures. Stay tuned.

Two Hundred Nineteen

Grown Children

We send our children out into the world.
Fledging them, our hearts beat like birds’;
Help us to sort anxiety from reality,
Counsel us with trust in Your care.

Calm us with memory of preparation,
Lessons that have brought us to this day
When leave-taking is obvious,
Necessary evolution of our nurturing.

As You are our Good Parent,
Supporting all stages of growth,
So may we acknowledge this transition
With soaring joy, with eagle’s courage.