It's Not Goodbye - It's Hello

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This mama’s heart…

Was heavy driving away from that beautiful daughter of mine…standing on the curb…waving…blowing those obligatory kisses…

Bought peanut butter crackers for the trip…still the heart was heavy…a bag of gummy bears too…still the heart was heavy…had the most amazing time…and still…

It was sad saying good-bye…to so many things…good-bye to having an Iowa girl…to her school…the town she called home…

Good-bye to her people…her friends…that cat of hers…good-bye to the way things were…had been…good-bye…just good-bye to it all…

The phone rang…answered with hello…meet me at the buffet…says that husband of mine…I’ll treat you to the Mother’s Day brunch…

And so it is…the thing about good-byes is…they lead to hellos…hello new town…hello new friends…hello new job…and for that daughter of mine…hello to a wonderful new grand adventure…

And the excitement of that…makes a mama’s heart…just a little…bit lighter…
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And that husband of mine…agrees…