Distance

The physical distance between myself and my daughter has always been great. She lives closer now than she ever has which is wonderful since I can drive there instead of flying. With the approaching birth of my granddaughter this becomes most significant.

Now here is the rub: my work and life schedule at this point is to say the least most chaotic. I am on call each day and never know what to expect. This presents a slight problem but I'm in the process of correcting that. It has been settled that I will be there when Madison is born however. No matter what. My mother was in hospital when I had my daughter on the other side of the country and I would have given anything to have had her there with me. The one thing I'm most sure of is that mine will not have to deal with that.

My daughter and son-in-law want to move closer to their family and friends where they grew up ASAP and I'm pulling for them. This of course will increase the physical distance again but I have always wanted the best for her and with Madison on the way that feeling is even stronger. They need to be someplace they will be happy and have plenty of support. Not to mention a great place to raise children. Where they want to go would most definitely be the best so those of you out there reading this help by keeping them in your prayers and thoughts.

My daughter and I have worked very hard over the years to stay as close as possible despite the distance and I will do everything I can to make sure that Madison and I have the same relationship and closeness. It hasn't been easy and I've missed out on a lot of things with my child and know that the same will be true of my grandchildren. But just because there are a great many miles between you and the ones you love does not mean that you can not be almost as close as if you were in the same city; it just takes effort.