Fly Away (Firefly Lane #2)

by Kristin Hannah

Sometimes you simply made the wrong choice and you had to live with it. You could only change the future.

“You will always miss her. I know that from experience. There will be days—even years from now—when the missing will be so sharp it takes your breath away. But there will be good days, too;

months and years of them. In one way or another, you’ll be searching for her all your life. You’ll find her, too. As you grow up, you’ll understand her more and more. I promise you that.”

“When you’re a mom, you learn about fear. You’re always afraid. Always. About everything from cupboard doors to kidnappers to weather. There is nothing that can’t hurt our kids, I swear.” She turned. “The irony is they need us to be strong.”

For me, it isn’t “fear” but always that immense concern for their well-being. Are they happy? Healthy? In the right career?, etc.