there are moments when i really feel..... or realize....... or deeply think about the fact that my kids are grown and moved out and have their own homes and families.
it is a weird feeling. i've got to say that it will probably take me decades to shake this feeling. maybe i never will?
i miss having them here under the same roof and i miss all of the things we used to do together.
........and then again,
i like this quiet time.
i can do what I want!
but the reality is that i do all the same things. it's just much more quiet.
i think about them all of the time. when i wake up, when i go to bed, all throughout the day. i pray for them. for their days, for their marriages, for their parenting, for their health and for their safety.
i think that a mother can't help it.
yeah.....it's an odd feeling this empty nest brings.
but it's not truly empty. not all of the time.
it is fuller. sometimes to overflowing.
and then quiet again.
someday maybe i will get used to the rhythm of this season.
and in the meantime i will enjoy it.
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