This afternoon we drove Catherine to her new apartment...and then we returned home without her. Honestly, I wasn't that emotional, but I was also behaving as my mother did and planning to drop her and go. We did make sure she had plenty of groceries and left her with a generous grocery gift card as well. We also bought her dinner before we left, so I know she ate dinner. Because of scheduled medical appointments next week, I will be going to get her on Monday, and she will be home for about 48 hours again before she goes back. I have some concerns that she has moved in two weeks before classes begin, but hopefully she uses the time to find a job and make some friends.
I just keep thinking that this was all too fast. I know that I soaked up days at each phase and I'm not sitting here thinking, "Oh I wish I had done..." My undoing would be Thomas. He hugged his sister, and that made me teary. I also found out when we got home that he had given her one of his knives to make sure she had something to open boxes. Oh, that really tugged at my heart, him wanting to look out for his sister.
I know that we have entered a new phase of life. Needless to say, I lift up many prayers that she is safe and happy. That is all I have ever wanted for my kids!
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