from mom to daughter

This one is specifically for my daughter. I'm sorry to drag the rest of you thru this. It's amazing how hard it is to say what's in your heart when you are with each other...mostly because we are both crying so hard we can't speak a word and the noses are running faster than the Waterton River (which really isn't a very fast flowing river, but it never seems to stop).

We spent some wonderful time together last weekend - I'm finally in Canada and got to spend my first weekend here with her. I'm so glad I was able to be there for this important time in her life. Forgiving her dad will be a life long project - until she can actually see him again in the eternities. But I'm so glad she has reached the stage to begin the process. We cried so hard we were both ill the next day, but it was SOOOOO worth it.

Yes, Cathy, you are very much like him. I've been saying those words in my head for many years now, but couldn't say them out loud because you would be completely and totally offended. But God has taken those similar character traits and bent them to shape you into the woman you are today...and will continue to do so until you are refined and ready to stand before Him again.

Thank you for continuing to pick yourself up. Thank you for choosing the right. Thank you for not giving up, even though that is exactly what you wanted to do a million times already in your life. Thank you for having backbone and standing up for what you believe to be true. Thank you for forgiving me. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for still turning to me, even though I live so far away. Thank you for understanding all that, even though it makes your life more difficult.

You are amazing and I am blessed to have you in my life.

Ok, enough blubbering - have a great long weekend everybody.