From Where I Stand

from where I stand, my heart is both joyfull and breaking wide open. You are growing so fast and while I love so much the young woman before me, I dread the inevitable separation that comes with one trying to find their way in the world. I know you are torn between the little girl who puts her parents on an unrealistic pedestal, and a young independent with a mind that reaches far beyond the walls of this home and the knowledge within. Through it all, know this: you are loved beyond reason, and whatever storms come your way, you will always have the shelter of these arms