I awoke this morning after sleeping in a hotel bed…after a flight down the east coast…after a 3 hour delay and sitting in the New England airport for five and a half hours…after rushing around at work to ensure my grade 8 team and my students were supported because of my absence today…thinking I’d wake up exhausted. Instead, I lie here in bed, after eating breakfast delivered by my adoring husband and magnificent step-father, with the covers up to my waist, with butterflies of excitement wrestling with the digestive juices in my belly.
My baby is walking across the graduation stage of the University of Central Florida in just a few short hours! Just that thought brings tears to my eyes and a lump in my throat. My heart is pounding with love, admiration and pride of this beautiful young woman!
I want to lose myself in this day, focus on her, her wisdom, all I’ve learned from her throughout her life and especially through these last years as she fought the prejudism inflicted upon her from her senior year of high school. People gave unsolicited advice at such a vulnerable time in her life, leaving her second guessing all the plans she had made. She persevered throught it all with strength and grace. She forged her own path, as I delighted in watching her take step after step into womanhood. She is an amazing young lady!
She is going to help heal the world! Before she does that though, I have today. I have her, my beautiful daughter, the part of me I love so much I can’t even put the feeling into words, my life-long friend, my inspiration to be the best person I can be.
Perhaps I’ll grow up to be like her one day!
I am inspired by my daughter.
Jodi! This is so beautiful. You are so blessed to have such an amazing daughter who exudes beauty both inside and outside. Congrats to sweet Miranda. I am so proud of her too. She is destined to do great things and I knew that her kind, generous spirit will continue to exude positive energy into the world❤️ Congrats to you as well for parenting an amazing person.
💕 my absolute best to your amazing daughter xo
Thank you as always Mh. You were one of her true inspirations in high school. I can never thank you enough for the special time you shared with her! So you won’t be surprised to know that she will be interning with the Refugee Council of the USA!!
Beautiful words Jodi! The world awaits you Miranda👩🏼🎓🙌
Congrats for Miranda, she really can do anything because she has an amazing mother to inspire to.
Thank you, Martha. I am only a reflection of you and Miranda both!
Congratulations 🎉
Thank you, Heather! Do we not learn and gain so very much from our children? Perhaps that is why we are given these miraculous gifts!!