Life is a Balance of Holding on and Letting Go' - With College Students and Parents in Mind

Fall is a time when life's routine changes for many household who have children.  School starts and it seems as it is just a routine of last year for a very long time.  However, it is always and ever changing because if you are a parent, you realize little by little that your child/children are growing up and the time will soon be here that they will leave what seems to be a routine of fall activities.  

It is amazing that most parents can hardly wait to see their 'little one' start kindergarten.  Wow! And, than, we see them, actually, starting the class where we can count the grades into years. Their first grade and than we look around and they are in middle school.  Not too long afterwards, here comes high school and the licenses to drive a car.  Wow!  And, in just four short years, they are graduating.  They are walking the walk where they are handed their diploma that they have worked so hard to receive.  

Than, a short summer passes by and it is time for fall, once again.  However, this time the fall brings more permanent changes than ever before.  Our child/children have reached a milestone in maturity and they are leaving the 'parent's nest of home', to enter college.  Unbelievable!  So, who is excited the most?  The parent or the child?  This is a hard one if you have ever been a parent and if you have ever experienced graduating and leaving home to go to college.  

With this in mind, I have chosen this writing for today as there are many that are experiencing similar emotions this fall. 

There are no 'pat answers' for parents and/or the child/student.  Each parent, father or mother, will have different emotions and ideas as they walk this path.  
So to all of those out there this fall, I wish you the best.  

A parent's love is like no other.  I read recently and experienced that a parent's love is always and ever.  There are no circumstances, experiences or memories that can cease the 'heart's love home' of a parent.   I realize that this might not be every parent's belief or feeling.  

For the child, it is a time to start anew in a way that they have never experienced.  It is an adventure!  It is an experience that they will never forget!  It is a place that is a privilege to have reached in their lives!  It is place that all children deserve!  It is a place that most parents long to see develop!  It is place for parent and child that represent: 'tough love'!   

As we let go of past routine and experiences and move forward; it is important for all to remember: Life is a Balance of Holding on and Letting Go.  

Until next time, 

God Bless

Doris