You just never know...

I just got on my blog after a very long hiatus and reread my last post.  The last time I wrote, Emma was leaving for college and Connor was struggling with his illness.  It really wasn't that long ago, but things sure have changed.  :)  Connor is doing really really well!  :)  It has been a long road that is certainly not over, but we are in a really good place right now.  He is working and going to school, smiling and laughing and pretty much a typical teenager.  Some people would cringe at those words...  "typical teenager".  Not me.  I am so so grateful for those words!  You have no idea how lucky you are until you aren't.  I wrote about Emma leaving for college last time too.  Well, that has changed too.  Emma came home for Christmas break and just didn't seem like herself.  I was really worried.  Like any mother would do, I climbed into her bed with her one morning and asked her what was wrong.  She wasn't happy and that broke my heart.  I have to say that I would have expected myself to tell her to go back to school and give it another try, but I didn't.  I told her to come home, give herself the gift of time and figure out what her passion for life is...  I am so glad that I did!  :)  Emma is home and she is thankfully herself again.  She just wasn't ready to leave home yet and that's ok.  I used to teach kindergarten and so many parents are in such a hurry with their children.  They want them in kindergarten, moving fast, growing by leaps and bounds.  I know a lot of people who have told me that they struggled in reading or in math when they were a kid and you know what?  Each one of them is a very successful, thriving adult.  :)  I think it's ok to slow down and I am so glad I felt comfortable telling my daughter that she should take care of herself, body, mind and spirit. I'm not going to lie... I'm thrilled that she is home!