To my Marissa whose is graduating....It feels like yesterday, when you were born. On one hand you were just small, so helpless and I blinked and there I was watching you walk across the stage as your name is read.
Well, you did it.
You made it through.
I know it hasn't been without the bumps and bruises of life. I am sure there were days when you questioned yourself and if you were cut out for all of this. And other days where your patience was gone. And days where you felt like you were messing up.
But sweet daughter, you are here. Now.
And it may not have been perfect. It may have been great. It may have been trying. It may have been normal. But for all those days you doubted, you survived.
Time can feel like you have forever and yet time happens in a second. It's okay to let the tears fall, it's okay to wonder how time passed, it's okay to feel. All of that emotion, it's love.
For me, It's the buildup of years of giving and showing up and loving and caring and hoping and nurturing and fighting and not quitting and caring all wrapped up in a tassel flip.
It feels like yesterday you were small, like I took a breath and here we are. But then, then I remember. I remember the small things, the moments, the quirks that I was blessed to learn to love.
I celebrate you. I celebrate and honor your story, your heart.
I love you with every fiber in my being. I’m here always to be your support system. To cheer you on.
My advice to you as you step into this new chapter…
Work hard, enjoy your college years, put yourself out there, gain confidence, make lifelong friends, be smart about your decisions, be accountable, hold on to your faith and know that we are always just a phone call or text away.
I can’t wait to see your many successes in life.
XO
Mommy
