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FaithS · 11-15-2008, 03:53 PM

DD is turning 19, and leaving to serve in New Orleans with a church organization which repairs and rebuilds homes damaged by disasters.

I am so proud of her. I recently found out that, in 5th grade, she wrote a paper for school regarding plans for her future, in which she already indicated that she wanted to do some voluntary service after high school. She will be the third generation of people in my family who has spent a significant amount of time volunteering through a church agency.

But, it's hard to let her go. She plans to go to college out-of-state next year.

I grew up in Canada, met a Kansas man, and have spent my adult life in Kansas. It's often been hard to be so far away from my family, and, I know that, when my daughter leaves home, that it is possible that there will be events which may also lead her not to return permanetly to her home town. I've already spent a couple of decades away from my family. I hate to consider spending another couple of decades doing this with the next generation.

My son is a senior in high school, so he will likely be going off to college soon, too. However, he plans to stay closer to home, and remain in the state.

Thank goodness for cell phones, and email, and other things that make keeping in touch over long distances easier than it used to be.

~ Faith