Tiffany is a family friend who went to school with our daughter Jamie.I wrote this to her on the day she went back to work after becoming a new mother.
Dear Tiffany,
Today you leave your sweet baby princess for the first time of any length to return to work.
It’s a tough day for most new mothers and many repeat new mothers — that first day back to work — and today it’s yours. It will continue to be a tough separation for a while but it will get easier with time.
Soon you’ll be a pro at managing all the little details involved with leaving that special bundle who sleeps in her room under the letters of her name. It’s a room that shows a mother’s love in every detail.
We all understand what you feel today because we’ve been there. But that doesn’t lessen your anxiety or stress.
Remind yourself and take solace in knowing, she is not going to change while you’re gone and she’s always going to know who you are, i.e., the most important person in her sweet life. Remember also that God has his hand on you and her, and when God is in control, we get only the VERY best in our lives.
There are many more disappointments in store for you as your little one grows up. That’s motherhood. But those disappointments will melt away through the joys you will feel as you share your life with this new little one who’s taken over your every waking thought.
Your love will grow exponentially day by day, year by year, and a life of joy will totally overshadow the sadness of days like today.
2 comments:
Joyce I read this on Tiffany's page, and I pretty much started crying, after 5 years and 2 babies later, it's soooo tough being a working mom, I wish there was a way didn't have to, but being in the ministry I need to!!! Thank you for those amazing words!!! it encouraged ME even though it wasn't intended for me....
Thank you Christina. I always appreciate nice comments.
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