Riding the Waves

Just when you think you have your life under control, life has a way of turning it upside down.  This seems to happen to so many of us.  Maybe it's a good thing that these extreme challenges tend to come in waves - waiting for one wave to crash and turn to gentle foam before the next one comes crashing down.  


I have been silent in my blog for almost a year.  Not because I have nothing more to say about my Gracie, but because our family has been struggling with another "monster" - one that has unexpectedly made it's appearance with another one of our daughters.  I will not be sharing information about this out of respect for her privacy, except to say that it is a lifelong emotional/psychiatric illness.   OCD was a familiar friend compared to what we dealt with this past year.  Our daughter is doing much better now, and we believe that she/we will manage this well and she will be highly successful.  


I am tired.  Tired of fighting so many monsters.  But then I look at my girls, and I think of the battles they fight every day.  They are the strong ones.  They fight battles within themselves I barely understand,  while still being loving, charming, giving, intelligent young ladies.  I am just lucky to be their mother.