As a sorority recruitment advisor I found recruitment to be exhausting, but really fun. As a mother.....it might be a little bit of living hell on earth! Waiting ALL day and evening to know how her day was that started at the crack of dawn was- torture!!! Things not going very smoothly for your baby girl- BRUTAL TORTURE and certainly a testing of the wings! Encouraging her continually that God's plan for her life will ultimately prevail was the only encouragement that could be offered during all of the unknowns.
For all of you that have to be a mom of a daughter going through recruitment in the coming days- I recommend you get your knee pads and start praying, but remember that God has her best interest at heart and His perfect plan WILL prevail with the perfect thing for Her!
Some scriptures I sent her throughout the process:
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you. Psalm 32:8
A man's mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure. Proverbs 16:9
Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you your heart's desires. Psalm 37:4
We prayed that God's will and her hearts desire would line up!
Ultimately we knew that whatever happened was His perfect plan for her! What a blessing for me and my sister (and of course for her!!) that at the end of the torture she became a member of our sorority! We will get to share so many special things with her and my daughter becoming my sister is pretty cool.
While it was so wonderful to see her, feed her, bring her the things she needed, do some more setting up and organizing her dorm room, it lingered in the back of my mind that I was going to have to do another "see you later". I am not a fan of those!!! This one certainly was interesting! While at a bid day celebration patio dinner, that was lovely by the way, as things were wrapping up the heavens began to pour. There was a mass exodus of the restaurant. All of the girls were headed to their buses to continue their celebration and I couldn't see her anywhere! Finally, outside the entrance to the bus I was able to give her a quick tearful hug (tearful for me) in the pouring rain! My poor sister had to have me blubbering in the car off and on as we headed back home.
Getting home last night, I just fell into bed, but today has been another day of puddles. I just miss her. I like to see her big brown eyes, her beautiful smile, and feel her amazing hugs. I am uncertain about when the next time will be. I am holding great hope that it will be labor day weekend, but we shall see!
Thankfully, so far, my little ones wings are being supported by THE ONE that loves her even more than me and I believe she is starting to soar!
One thing I have really learned this week.....I am really relieved to only have one daughter!!!!
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