Emotions- How they creep up on us

Shopping for a birthday card for my son tonight almost brought me to a complete stand still. One minute I am fine and the next I can hardly see from the tears welling up in my eyes. Strange how one word on a card can invoke so much emotion to almost draw one up into a fetal position. The love a mother has for her children is such a strange thing. I try so hard to let go at the same time I want to hang on with all my might for fear of letting go! Crazy emotions! I surrender them to the leading of the Lord and pray for wisdom and strength to be a wise mother willing to let go and trust the perfect God to care for my children much better than I could even imagine. Praying that my card will now reach my son in a far off land and it would give him strength to know he is greatly loved and respected for following his dream.