Tuesday, May 17, 2016

They are both out the door

Catherine and Thomas are both out the door on their respective trips, and pieces of my heart are with each of them.  I feel a little lost, and I don't feel like I will feel complete again until Saturday morning when they are both back under this roof again.  I also know that I better get used to it, because my kids aren't getting younger.

I took Thomas to school this morning and dropped him off.  I was so grateful he was excited, although he had told both Andrew and I that he would miss us, and I walked into my bedroom and shed a couple of tears.  He also made sure to say good bye to the cats, and I also made sure we took a picture together before he left.  After I dropped him off, I drove to our church and parked in the lot.  I didn't feel the need to be in the building to pray, but being in the lot made me feel better.  I was fortunate in that I had an all-day training to attend and didn't have time to think about missing him.

Andrew is taking Catherine to school right now (late, late departure) and I'll breathe a sigh of relief when I feel they have arrived safely.  The traveling is the worst part for me, and it gets easier when I know the destination has been reached.  I am sure they are both going to have an absolute blast, but I will be so, so, so glad when my kiddos are home again!

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