First off, thank you for those who have prayed for us. It's been a V E R Y long 10 days.
As many of you know, my daughter Jade had a bit of a breakdown and was in the hospital. It's unclear at this point if she will return to school at LMU. Today was the beginning of the process...
I'm not sure I believe the quote by Mother Teresa "I know God won’t give me more than I can handle, I just wish He didn’t trust me so much!” It's one thing to go through things like this yourself but an entirely different thing to watch one of your kids go through it.
I know I need lots of prayer, grace and beauty to get through this, I just haven't found time yet for any of that. I'll keep you posted as to how we're doing.
Ciao.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Settling In
I write this today sitting in Mammoth Lakes, CA. It's so beautiful in this part of the state! See for yourself at http://www.mammothweb.com/index.cfm I really needed this for my soul, unfortunately I haven't been able to unplug as much as I had hoped, there's been lots to do for my uncle's memorial service this evening. I have been out for a walk and a run and today we're going to the top of the ski area
It's been a week since I moved Jade into her dorm at LMU, moving day I was a disaster, on more levels that one. Day 2 was better, they had welcome stuff for the parents and a wonderful Mass at 5:00 pm. I really love the Jesuits, if I could find a church like that near me, I think I'd go quite often. It was an emotional service, I felt really settled and very good about where she's at. I miss her like crazy but I'm adjusting to a new normal. Thank God for technology! Texting, cell calls and FB chat are keeping us connected!
Something I realized is that we went from having 3 kids at home to two, there was a time when we only had 2. Then, when Christian goes to college, we'll only have 1 at home and there was a time when we only had one....what a strange paradox. Then it will be just the two of us...like before kids. I guess that's when we've really worked ourselves out of a job.
I'm heading out for a walk, to just enjoy the majesty of the mountains. I'm finding beauty, I hope you are too.
Ciao
It's been a week since I moved Jade into her dorm at LMU, moving day I was a disaster, on more levels that one. Day 2 was better, they had welcome stuff for the parents and a wonderful Mass at 5:00 pm. I really love the Jesuits, if I could find a church like that near me, I think I'd go quite often. It was an emotional service, I felt really settled and very good about where she's at. I miss her like crazy but I'm adjusting to a new normal. Thank God for technology! Texting, cell calls and FB chat are keeping us connected!
Something I realized is that we went from having 3 kids at home to two, there was a time when we only had 2. Then, when Christian goes to college, we'll only have 1 at home and there was a time when we only had one....what a strange paradox. Then it will be just the two of us...like before kids. I guess that's when we've really worked ourselves out of a job.
I'm heading out for a walk, to just enjoy the majesty of the mountains. I'm finding beauty, I hope you are too.
Ciao
Friday, July 23, 2010
Update
Well, it's been a month or so since I updated this blog. I've been working a lot, which has been good, I love feeling productive. Unfortunately, my back has been hurting for about the same time. The thought occurred to me the other night that it might be grief. Sure enough, when I spoke that out some relief came.
The truth is, I thought I was okay with turning 40 and I thought I was okay with Jade going off to college, turns out I'm not okay with either. I've been doing the best I can to just put one foot in front of the other the last month or so. Jade had severe separation anxiety when she was little, I think I'm now the one experiencing it. Blah. So that's what I know. We're having a graduation/going away party for her on August 14 (one week after my birthday... I figure I'll celebrate at some point...my first born leaving kinda trumps all else). Move in date at LMU is Aug. 27....
The truth is, I thought I was okay with turning 40 and I thought I was okay with Jade going off to college, turns out I'm not okay with either. I've been doing the best I can to just put one foot in front of the other the last month or so. Jade had severe separation anxiety when she was little, I think I'm now the one experiencing it. Blah. So that's what I know. We're having a graduation/going away party for her on August 14 (one week after my birthday... I figure I'll celebrate at some point...my first born leaving kinda trumps all else). Move in date at LMU is Aug. 27....
Monday, June 21, 2010
Reflecting on graduation...
Well, I made it through yet another milestone. I can now say I am officially the parent of a high school graduate. The last couple of weeks have been really busy with all of the senior activities. I prepared myself by buying waterproof mascara, I thought for sure I'd need it and surprisingly enough I didn't. I think by the time we got there I was just happy. So proud of Jade and all that she's accomplished. I'd listened to her practice her speech several times so even that didn't make me cry.
The only thing that bothered me was that my dad wasn't able to be there. My mom and step-dad were there, as were my sister and brother-in-law (he videoed Jade's speech, I haven't gotten a copy yet, hopefully it came out well!) My friend who is visiting from Minnesota braved 4 hours on the freeway to be there. Jade's friends Kaylee and Brianna were there with us and Brianna said the sweetest thing on our way of the the stadium. She wanted to make sure we took a picture of just the 3 of them, they have one from each one of their graduations. *sigh* That meant so much to me as a mom, you hope and pray that you're kids are going to have good friends, and that just touched me.
So, this week Christian has promotion from eighth grade and Mackenzie has promotion from sixth grade. I keep shaking my head wondering where the time has gone. Oh, and Jade and I have freshman/parent orientation at LMU.
It's a beautiful thing to watch these kids and their friends becoming wonderful young people.
I hope you find something that fills you with beauty this week.
Ciao.
The only thing that bothered me was that my dad wasn't able to be there. My mom and step-dad were there, as were my sister and brother-in-law (he videoed Jade's speech, I haven't gotten a copy yet, hopefully it came out well!) My friend who is visiting from Minnesota braved 4 hours on the freeway to be there. Jade's friends Kaylee and Brianna were there with us and Brianna said the sweetest thing on our way of the the stadium. She wanted to make sure we took a picture of just the 3 of them, they have one from each one of their graduations. *sigh* That meant so much to me as a mom, you hope and pray that you're kids are going to have good friends, and that just touched me.
So, this week Christian has promotion from eighth grade and Mackenzie has promotion from sixth grade. I keep shaking my head wondering where the time has gone. Oh, and Jade and I have freshman/parent orientation at LMU.
It's a beautiful thing to watch these kids and their friends becoming wonderful young people.
I hope you find something that fills you with beauty this week.
Ciao.
Friday, April 9, 2010
The college journey with Jade 2
This week the college journey with Jade came to a close, or at least a chapter has been closed. As of Wednesday April 7 she has officially decided to attend Loyola Marymount University. Our day started off early and a bit rocky. We left the house by 7:15 am and were making good time until I was rear ended on the 105 freeway at about 8:20. I was going about 5 mph when we were hit by a Stanley Steemer carpet cleaning van. The noise was so loud that I thought for sure the back of the car was in bad shape. Surprisingly, there is barely any visible damage, I haven't had a chance to take it for an estimate yet, so we'll see. Neither one of us were hurt, (well, my neck hurts a little) but I was shaking for an hour or so and was very nauseous. We got to LMU about 9:00am, I dropped Jade off, and went to Whole Foods to get some kombucha to settle my stomach. On my way back, she called to tell me she signed the commitment card!! I was surprised because the night before she still wanted to visit Occidental.
Actually, I wasn't all that surprised. She's felt like she was supposed to go to LMU for months. As I was driving down Lincoln Bl. over to Whole Foods, I felt like I'd come home. We used to live in Marina del Rey and in some ways the area has changed a lot, in other ways not so much. It was funny to see the places we used to shop, the P.O. Box place, where I used to get my hair cut, etc. I can't tell you how many times I've driven past the hill that has LMU on the side of it. Who would have ever thought Jade would end up going to school there....its kinda like we've come full circle.
We had a great tour of the campus. It is gorgeous. They say the Sacred Heart chapel is the heart of the University, they have about 1000 students for mass each week. It's bigger (or at least it seemed like it) than most of the other campuses we've visited. They've got an amazing gym/fitness center that is included in the costs. There's 2 farmer's markets a week, nearby and I just found out there's a Costco close by! That will make stocking up on things for her easy.
After the campus visit, we had lunch at California Pizza Kitchen. I drove Jade around Marina del Rey, showed her where we used to live. We parked at the beach in Playa del Rey and walked along the channel...it was a really good day. I'm relieved we don't have to do anymore campus visits! Even though Pepperdine was my first choice, I think LMU is a better fit for who Jade is.
Oh and LMU's mascot is the lion! Aslan is on the move.
(If you'd like to read Jade's blog here's a link http://jadesayshi.tumblr.com/post/504923273?ref=nf )
Have a beauty-filled week.
Ciao.
Actually, I wasn't all that surprised. She's felt like she was supposed to go to LMU for months. As I was driving down Lincoln Bl. over to Whole Foods, I felt like I'd come home. We used to live in Marina del Rey and in some ways the area has changed a lot, in other ways not so much. It was funny to see the places we used to shop, the P.O. Box place, where I used to get my hair cut, etc. I can't tell you how many times I've driven past the hill that has LMU on the side of it. Who would have ever thought Jade would end up going to school there....its kinda like we've come full circle.
We had a great tour of the campus. It is gorgeous. They say the Sacred Heart chapel is the heart of the University, they have about 1000 students for mass each week. It's bigger (or at least it seemed like it) than most of the other campuses we've visited. They've got an amazing gym/fitness center that is included in the costs. There's 2 farmer's markets a week, nearby and I just found out there's a Costco close by! That will make stocking up on things for her easy.
After the campus visit, we had lunch at California Pizza Kitchen. I drove Jade around Marina del Rey, showed her where we used to live. We parked at the beach in Playa del Rey and walked along the channel...it was a really good day. I'm relieved we don't have to do anymore campus visits! Even though Pepperdine was my first choice, I think LMU is a better fit for who Jade is.
Oh and LMU's mascot is the lion! Aslan is on the move.
(If you'd like to read Jade's blog here's a link http://jadesayshi.tumblr.com/post/504923273?ref=nf )
Have a beauty-filled week.
Ciao.
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