Talk about old!  Our eldest, fifteen year old Francesca Gabrielle Trinidad, a. k. a. Franki at home or Cheska in school, went to the prom last February 28, 2008!  I was somewhat still in denial when we went shopping around for her prom dress, which became a gown...even when I saw her try on about 12 dresses, it still didn't sink in.  It hit me hard when I brought her to the salon for hair & make-up, trying my best not to act like a "stage mother" hovering around her to make sure that the bading doing her hair & make-up would do a good job.  She metamorphosed into a young lady in front of my eyes, right there & then.  Waaaaahhhhh!  My baby is now a lady!
The young lady, however, quickly shrunk back into a little girl when she put on her high heels for the prom, & started to complain!  He he...she may look like a young lady, but she isn't quite there yet...
Time really goes by so fast...it seems like only yesterday when I gave birth to her...when I took her to meet my husband's family when she was almost a year old...the times we had to take her to the hospital for an emergency, or for confinement...when I brought her to her first day in school...when she had her 7th birthday party which she says she'll remember all her life...all of that happened SO QUICKLY!  So here I am now, wondering how it all happened so fast...
Believe me when I tell you, our relationship is not without it's problems, but by God's grace, we're getting there.  I'm just glad that I have the Lord as my refuge & my strength as I try to do my best to raise Franki in the ways of the Lord.  I'm also blessed that He gave me the opportunity to homeschool her for 2 years before she entered high school.  I realize that a lot of the apprehensions I have about Franki growing up in her teen years has a lot to do with my own "adventures" when I was her age, & you know how many sleepless nights I get, thinking she might be having the same "adventures".  Our good Lord reminds me that thankfully, my daughter & I are different from one another, & the most important difference is that Franki has the Lord now, while I didn't when I was her age.  So I can rest easy as I do my part the best I can...I praise God for my wonderful blessing of a daughter, FRANKI!