'The best wisdom I can offer you is to trust Him with all your heart, leaning not on your own understanding, but acknowledging Him in this season and all seasons to come, and He will prepare a path — a new path — for you.' - Laura Schupp
Truth be told, even though I leaned fervently on the Lord for comfort and strength, and told myself she was happy, and that this was a natural transition, it was still a very hard adjustment to make. I noticed the worst part of my transition was around 4:30 every afternoon when I began setting the table for four of us instead of five. It made sense this is where I’d grieve since our kitchen table was where we all came together at the end of the day. She had a place there, and now it sat empty.
After a few months of learning to be patient and allowing my heart to heal, an idea came to mind. My mother had made our family dinnertime a priority, not simply to fill our bellies but to foster communication and build a tie. In turn, I’d naturally done the same with my young family. Sadly, I noticed our culture was trending away from dinners together.
That Thanksgiving when our daughter returned, I relished in how much she had changed and grown as a person. She seemed more confident, self-reliant, and appreciative of us. We missed her but we had grown individually as well. We all had so much to talk about, sharing pieces of our new worlds. As the years moved forward, I’m happy to report each sibling’s college departure became a little easier.
For those experiencing the leaving years chapter of life, I hope my words of empathy, encouragement, and hope can be a salve to your aching heart. Even though I couldn’t imagine an end to childrearing, I have found a new season emerging, one that’s oh so sweet. I used to wonder what we would do without swim meets, scout meetings, Friday night football, and open house on Tuesdays in September.
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