Spring Semester

Today, Kris started the spring semester of her sophomore year of college. She called me at 8:45am so I could "walk" her to class. We go through this process at the beginning of each semester just like we have since the first day of kindergarten. She began three new classes this morning and yes, I walked her to each class.

I can remember thinking my baby was growing up too fast when she decided in the 2nd month of kindergarten that she didn't need me to walk her to the door anymore. It made my heart ache thinking she wouldn't need the security and comfort of me holding her hand as we walked from the car to the classroom. But as the first day of school rolled around each year she still needed that extra boost of encouragment from me.

Kris is taking 14 hours this semester and has only morning classes. The idea of morning classes is to free her time for an afternoon job....which is still only an idea. She earned a 3.87 GPA for the fall semester and is still shooting for that 4.0 GPA. (Little Miss Over-Achiever is making the rest of us look bad. haha!)

She will have two new classes tomorrow and I will await her phone call so I can "walk" her to each class. Kris may be out on her own but she is still my little girl needing that gentle nudge from her mother telling her, "I love you. It is all going to be okay. You'll do great! This is just another step along the road of life. Just think of the wealth of knowledge you will have at the end of the year." And she gives me that little wave and turns to begin a new chapter of her life.