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Don't miss out on the little moments!

As many of you know raising teens is not easy. We have been through our own trials for certain. In fact our daughter turned 18, wrecked the car and moved out all within a couple of weeks. We were shocked! That was a teary eyed day for sure. My heart broke as she walked down the drive way carrying a load of her belongings and she looked up at me and said, "I love you mom and hope you will be at my graduation". My goodness I hadn't even gotten that far, I was still reeling from the moment. Since then my husband and I have worked and prayed hard to keep our relationship alive with our daughter. While we feel it is very important to stick to our convictions, we also do our best to let our baby girl know she can come home and we love her very much. I reach out to her regularly with invites to come over or go to lunch. So when she mentioned she wanted to take pictures for her announcements, I was on it!
    Each moment we have to spend with her grows our bond back to where it was. Every phone call and visit lets her know she can trust we will be there for her. We might not agree with her decisions and are very honest and open about this however we still love her. This last week my sweet girl and I had a photo shoot and it was fabulous. She makes me laugh and we enjoy time together. We had lunch after and we caught up on all her work and school news. I enjoyed this time with her so much. So make that time with your teens, even if its just phone calls to listen to what they say or a coffee at a coffee shop. These moments add up.

Take those little moments and run!

Wendee- 


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