Blessings of the Years

Jan. 15th 2011, yesterday, was my daughter's tenth birthday.  Time is a funny thing.  In some moments it seems it has been a long ten years and at other points it doesn't seem it has been ten years at all.  I would say the majority of time, it seems that it hasn't been ten years.  It does, indeed, pass very quickly.  I have been blessed to have this time with her.  I have watched her grow in so many different ways. 

Some of the amazing changes I see in her, I am glad to see and others I am not.  Do not misunderstand, they aren't bad changes necessarily they are just changes that mean she is growing up.  I try to always be mindful of the changes and remember what it was like coming through different stages of growth and becoming a young lady.  Parents and family members can really cause growing children stress and humiliate them when they do not intend to do so.  To be always mindful, is a goal of mine.

Today I seek to recognize all the blessings in watching her grow and not to be sad about the changes.  It is so easy to dwell on wishing they were small again and wanting to slow time down and keep them at a certain place in time.  But, we can not fight nature and only cause ourselves grief by doing such.  I am blessed to have every day, every moment with my daughter.  I am blessed to be able to watch her changes, embrass and enjoy them fully.  Each change, each stage brings new ventures, new lessons and wonderful blessings.  I am blessed to have been given this wonderful little "blessing" called "daughter".