Letting them Go....and being Sad....but also Proud!!
Today my daughter leaves to move to Ensenada, Mexico. She will be
working in an orphanage and a migrant worker camp and working with
Doctors from "Operation Smile" who volunteer to repair childhood facial
deformities. ( http://www.operationsmile.org/) I guess you would say she is doing "missionary work".
She will be doing many things that she probably doesn't know about. I am
sad that she is leaving and worried about her safety. I am still her
Dad, her protector and I can't be there to help her and make sure she is
okay. Yes, she is 21, and just graduated from the University of Oregon,
(GO DUCKS!!!), but she is still my baby girl, my only girl and my
youngest child. And I am blubbering like a big baby right now.
I am so proud of her.
She has such a big heart and wants to make a difference, maybe not in
the "World", but in just one human beings life. She already has, on a
trip to El Salvador to help a group of health professionals from Peace
Health, she worked mainly with a group of eye Doctors helping people see
and see again. You can read her blog about that at: Alyssa's Blog
She has worked during the summer in Mexico building homes and helping people who really needed it. SHe is a wonderful young woman, and I miss her already.
Writing this is helping me. It is helping me put things into perspective. My "loss" will be many people and children's gain. They will be blessed by her and she will be blessed by them. Thank you for putting up with me and letting me get this off of my heart. It does help!
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