Dear Momma who is letting go this month:

I know it's hard. I know it feels like a part of you is walking out of the house.

It doesn't matter if you have a little kid heading off to kindergarten or you have a big kid heading off to college, giving them wings to fly is hard.

I know you're thinking of all the things you didn't teach them, all the crafts you didn't make, all the snacks you didn't serve, all the times you weren't patient, and all the moments you didn't listen as well as you should have.

I know you're feeling all those feels because every mom does in some way. She's hardest on herself and when it's time to let them fly, the "should of's" seem to rise to the surface more than anything else.

Let me tell you sweet friend that you did well. You weren't perfect, but you did your best. Our kids need an imperfect role model because they are imperfect themselves. God used your imperfections to perfect you and your kids.

As you let go this month, send them off with a wave and then take that arm just a little further back to give yourself a virtual pat on the back.

You've worked for this day. Your job has been to work yourself out of a job--whether that's for a few hours a day as you have one heading to school or whether this is the launch into adulthood.

Remember, you are a mom, but you are also a woman knit together by God with passion and purpose. You may have lost touch with that along the way, but it doesn't mean it's not there. You just have to find it again.

Now give them wings and watch them fly. You've done well and there's so much joy to be found in the next season!