Brittany... happy graduation...

this week... I am overwhelmed...
my baby girl graduates from high school...
I am so very proud!!!

My very best wishes and all my love and prayers surround you as you begin your journey through life... without me by your side!

Enjoy the SMILEBOX SLIDE SHOW below... it shows a few pictures through the years...
because, for once... I don't think that words can describe what I am feeling...

maybe pictures can help...

I am overwhelmed with memories...

the pure elation of holding my baby girl in my arms for the very first time...
teaching this small sponge... about manners... and God... and life... and bugs... and hurts...
the wonderful, small, seemingly insignificant moments that I have cherished and carried in my heart as I have had the privilege of raising her...
the "over the top" joy in watching her grow...
the feeling that part of me was missing, when I was not able to kiss her good night!
the complete desolation as you watch your child fail...
learning about "tough love" - it is... by far... the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life!!
the raw, painful, feeling of having your heart ripped apart, as the child your brought up to have wings, ventures out of the nest into independence...
the feelings of "wanting to make it all better" that just get more intense, the bigger the child is...
the feeling that... I blinked... and somehow, 18 years have passed...
The way my heart, still reaches out to my child, even when I cannot hold her...
the feeling that I felt on Sunday... that I will never loose her love - no matter what - as she sobbed in my arms again!!

It has not always been an easy journey... but it is one I would do all over again... in a heartbeat!!
Today... and every day... I am so thankful for this beautiful, sweet girl...
and for all the feelings that I will always cherish for having been blessed with the title... "Brittany's mom"
Happy graduation - baby girl! I will always be your biggest fan!! I will always love you and remember... I'll be...