Today is her day!

Today is her day! Today she becomes that young adult she wanted so much to be for so long. Today she is in a new town, new school this year, new life. Today she will celebrate with her other family. Today she will begin a new journey in this big world. 

There's a song that reminds me of Kayla, God makes beautiful things out of dust...by Gungor
God made this beautiful child and allowed me to be the one to speak into her life, to encourage her, to appreciate her, to watch her grow up into a beautiful girl, but most of all God gave me the gift of love. To be able to love my girl even in the midst of trials,  I am reminded even today in my devotion of these things:

You should make friends with the difficulties in your life, even though it may feel wrong to do this. God can fit everything into a pattern for good, but only to the extent that we should trust him. Every difficulty can teach us something, It can transform us into the masterpiece God intended for us to be. I do need to remember that, that very difficulty I am going through can become a stumbling block which can cause me to fall if I do not trust God in ths situation. 

The best way to get through these difficultys is to thank God for them. God may not remove the difficulty but hopefully will help me to see the importancce of being in the word and praying.

So today I celebrate from a far loving her, hoping and praying happiness for her. Today I pray she remembers that God loves her and I love her so much and miss her. Today I will continue to watch her transform into an adult and when I get sad I will think of her smile, her laughter and most of all I will remember God gave her to me. I will always be her mom.

Happy 18th Birthday dear Kayla!