18 and In Love!
18 and in love! It seems so long ago. But I can still remember the excitement I felt knowing I was going to see him. I remember not being able to concentrate on anything because my mind was full of him. I would watch for his car to come pick me up for a date, then watch until it drove out of sight after the date. I didn't think I could see him enough; even though my parents thought we saw each other too much! I eagerly searched the mailbox each day he was away at college hoping there would be a letter, even if I got one the day before. Then I would read that letter 10x a day until the next one arrived. How my heart would skip a beat just hearing his voice after being apart for any length of time.
18 and in love! There were also those times of hurt, pain, and disappointment. Young love is full of hopes, dreams and expectations. When you set your hopes too high and your expectations go unmet the disappointment can lead to many misunderstandings and hurt feelings. There were plenty of misunderstandings in those days. But we would always talk them out and hopefully learn from them.
18 and in love! Now my child is in this wonderful and exciting stage of her young life. I pray for wisdom to be able to guide her and encourage her. What is more difficult is to watch her experience the heartache that can come with young love. No mother enjoys watching her child suffer, physically or emotionally. My heart aches for her. I pray she will grow through this experience and be stronger in her faith. I pray she will have the courage to do the hard thing, if she believes it is God's will. Having to expereince the pain will make the joy so much more joyful.
Beyond 18 and in love! I may not be 18 anymore, but I am still in love. I still look for his car to come down the street after he has been away for a few days. My heart still skips a beat when I hear his voice on the phone for our nightly phone call because he is traveling for work. I still meet him at the door eagerly waiting to throw my arms around him and get the kiss I've waited all week for. I still can't see him enough!
Beyond 18 and in love! I'm not looking at the world through those rose colored glasses anymore, though. Life has not always been what you think it should be like when you are 18. It has been so much more; more joy, more pleasure, more happiness, more love, and yes, more pain. But through it all I have known he loves me and I love him and our love has its foundation on the Solid Rock. So, I will continue to pray for my daughter through this new-found love, come what may. Whether this is the young man she spends the rest of her life with or not, she will learn many valuable lessons if she will keep her eyes on the Source of love.
18 and in love! There were also those times of hurt, pain, and disappointment. Young love is full of hopes, dreams and expectations. When you set your hopes too high and your expectations go unmet the disappointment can lead to many misunderstandings and hurt feelings. There were plenty of misunderstandings in those days. But we would always talk them out and hopefully learn from them.
18 and in love! Now my child is in this wonderful and exciting stage of her young life. I pray for wisdom to be able to guide her and encourage her. What is more difficult is to watch her experience the heartache that can come with young love. No mother enjoys watching her child suffer, physically or emotionally. My heart aches for her. I pray she will grow through this experience and be stronger in her faith. I pray she will have the courage to do the hard thing, if she believes it is God's will. Having to expereince the pain will make the joy so much more joyful.
Beyond 18 and in love! I may not be 18 anymore, but I am still in love. I still look for his car to come down the street after he has been away for a few days. My heart still skips a beat when I hear his voice on the phone for our nightly phone call because he is traveling for work. I still meet him at the door eagerly waiting to throw my arms around him and get the kiss I've waited all week for. I still can't see him enough!
Beyond 18 and in love! I'm not looking at the world through those rose colored glasses anymore, though. Life has not always been what you think it should be like when you are 18. It has been so much more; more joy, more pleasure, more happiness, more love, and yes, more pain. But through it all I have known he loves me and I love him and our love has its foundation on the Solid Rock. So, I will continue to pray for my daughter through this new-found love, come what may. Whether this is the young man she spends the rest of her life with or not, she will learn many valuable lessons if she will keep her eyes on the Source of love.
Great post Sherree! I remember so well being 18 and in love too :)
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