The car is packed with aqua and pink and purple and green girlie things. My credit card is maxed out with Pottery Barn purchases that she doesn’t need but she wanted anyway. My heart couldn’t resist. Her hair is freshly cut, her laundry is done and her sister is trying her best to be nice. She’s going to college.

We’re on the road to Atlanta today, hoping to grab a shopping day tomorrow before we drop her off at school on Saturday. Kylie is a happy, weepy, nervous bundle of contradictions right now, and her momma isn’t far behind. But for now…a road trip calls. And the little girl I raised is getting ready to go out and prove that her heart is HIS heart and her future is calling.