My Son and His Girlfriend

I love that my son has a girlfriend.

It was a little scary at first.

But you know when your son

who is so good at keeping

things to himself,

writes to tell you 

of someone he's met

and even sends you her picture,

you know he really really likes her.

It was only about a week or so

after they met that I got a chance

to meet her with a trip 

to my hometown.

I was a little nervous

but she was more so.

But as we sat side by side,

enjoying pizza and face to face,

I found myself thinking

what an awesome young lady she is.

She has a lovely smile

that is genuine and lights up her face.

She looks at you in the eyes

and you can see she means

every word she is saying.

She has that kind of heart

that finds the joy in the little things.

And those little things

are really big to her.

I love the messages she sends

and the little snapshots of her time

with my son.

They like to hang out

and they like to make food.

I can tell she dreams for big things

and isn't unlike myself

in a lot of ways.

Her heart for the hurting,

defenseless and abused

is just so huge.

Sometimes my little Mothers heart 

is afraid that they are going too fast

and I just have to give that to God

and trust Him for these special two.

It takes a lot of trust

that the things you taught your son

and lived out in front of him

will be continued 

as he builds his relationship

with her.

But when I think of how happy he is

and how happy she is too -

and how he has a loving place to go

and to hang out where he is wanted,

I feel happy inside.

Those kind of home atmospheres 

are very few.

Thank you sweet girl for your love

and opening your heart and home.

We love you and wish you all the best 

and look forward to your future

filled with good things!