Miracles Walk
"There goes my miracle. Walking away." There Goes My Miracle, Bruce Springsteen Six words, and Bruce Springsteen captured my world. I always wanted to be a mother. No, strike that. I always wanted to be a Momma. Being a mother isn't hard. You give birth. Being a Momma. Very hard. I wanted children. I wanted the love, the hope, the hugs, the dirt, the work, the chaos. I thought it would never happen for me. People are quick to tell you what your reality will be. People are wrong. Your reality is a combination of your hopes, your dreams, your work, and your prayers with a miracle or three thrown in. What your reality isn't is the words others use about you. Our sons are 21, and 22. They are headed off for their last full semester of college (fingers crossed, and more prayers). Children are walking away from you from the moment they are born. When older women told me it went by so fast, I couldn't see their reality for mine. Mine was clouded with dia...