A Daughter, A Parent and A Promise

Today our daughter Beth found out who her roommate is for next year.  They were exchanging email after email.  There were giggles and shrills of excitement.  The emails contained valuable information like who has a fridge, who has a t.v., who has a game system - the list goes on.  They talked about their favorite books, t.v. shows, favorite music, what they like to do - the list goes on.  The time has come for us to pack her bags and all of the other stuff.  I'm teary eyed just thinking about it!

As a parent, I'm concerned for her.  What if she has an emergency. Will she be taken care of?

As a parent, I'm excited.  She's going to meet so many people, have so much fun and learn great stuff!

As a parent, I'm going to be stretching my pennies.  College is expensive!

As a parent, my heart is broken.  

I will miss her being in our house every day!  Did our parents really go through this?? How could they have felt this way, while I had no idea?  I guess it's the excitement of that time in your life.  I can see the excitement in Beth's face every time she talks about school.  It's my hope and prayer that the excitement spills over into her classes, activities and new friends.  It's my hope and prayer that she will meet some awesome Christian friends to share in her life.

I stand on God's promise for her life, "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6

I also stand on God's promise for our life while she's away, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you, let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27

God is so Good!!!