So many mixed emotions. I don't want this time to end....yet there is the pulling away and the desire for independence on her part that sometimes make it difficult living in the same house. She doesn't want to be told what to do--I still want to know where she is--and remind her that she needs to study for finals and go to bed at a decent time the night before. I know she feels many mixed emotions--so many of her friends are getting ready to leave and won't be returning next yr. I remember the emotions--and at that time--I thought it would be easy to see my friends again. She says goodbye with the knowledge she may never see them again and if she does the visits will be few and far between. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:26 (NIV) I pray that she will understand and know what these verses mean.