Article December 26, 2011 Issue

College transitions: a mom's prayer

By Beth Haden

Transitions can sometimes be hard, and to be perfectly honest, as a parent I’d been dreading the moment when our daughter would head off to college. 

We share a lovely bond, and for years I had envisioned myself, as if in some dramatic movie scene, falling apart at the seams and sobbing uncontrollably as we hugged goodbye and my husband and I left to return to the “empty nest.” Even though our particular “nest” would thankfully still be occupied by our younger son for a few more years, it still seemed like a huge upheaval was bound to occur because of our daughter’s absence.

I found to my relief, however, that the anticipated scene and the actual reality were leagues apart, and in no small part because of steady, prayerful preparation. This desire to hear God’s direction and follow His wise leading brought a host of angel thoughts to guide us during our daughter’s recent move to her college halfway across the country. God’s gracious hand was at the helm during the whole process, and we saw evidence of this in instances of provision and protection as well as in the calm assurance that God would help us handle all the details.

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