About a year back, I discovered an influencer on Instagram named Esther.
Esther has meaningful posts about her “BIGS”
Bigs is referring to her children who have flew the nest…
Her posts resonate with me!
There is a virtual connection that I feel To Esther, like kindred spirits!
She pulls out of me the same thoughts, joys and concerns that are bouncing around in my heart.
I love how Esther validates our feelings, longings, and hopes that we have as moms with older kids.
You never stop being a mom!
When I feel like my kids might be annoyed by my reminders and concerns, blah blah blah
I remind them,
“Once a mom always a mom”
I’m guessing by now some of you are thinking oh dear, what’s going on with Jackie’s kids, Ha ha,
This spontaneous heartfelt post comes from this middle-aged mom who is learning to adapt and navigate what it means to be a mom of adult children that began some 23 years ago.
In all reality, I have never felt more peace and calm about my kids and their families.
On this side of eternity, (like a roller coaster) there will always be the ups and downs...
that's normal, that's ok.
My heart swells with joy in the happy, but it also feels the pain with the struggles,
that never changes, it starts when they are littles still under our care.
THIS ^ ^ ^
Prayer is my lifeline to God-
My kids and grands are covered in prayer every morning and occasionally thoughout the day.
They are such blessings and Im so grateful for them.
Yah, for me it’s a coin flip! ❤️
Life is not perfect, but in my mind my kids are! I especially love the relationship that they have with each other, they are best friends, they communicate often and have each other‘s backs,
THAT is more than I ever hoped and wished for my kids!
Rick and I won’t always be here and I want for them to have each other more than anything.
I often ask my kids to text me when they get to a destination, that involves some traveling.
Sometimes they do, sometimes they don’t.
I figure If I don’t hear from them no news is this good news, right?
Seriously though…
I don’t expect them to answer me right away, but when they don’t, I can’t help but
wonder are they in a ditch Somewhere [eye roll]
“ Once a mom, always a mom”
Here's mine...
Oldest..."about to leave"
Middle..."That's fantastic"
Youngest..."Headin on over unless y'all are gone.
I'd love to hear your responses. remember if you reply anonymously include your name!
We love you and are not annoyed! Haha. Xoxo. In two years, I’ll ask you what to do next with my adult child!
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DeleteMy adult children are a bit older than yours. They have also became best friends who love hanging out together. Recently the roles have changed, they now worry about us! How we are, where we are, ( tracking my phone when they did not hear from us and calling my cell saying, are you guys at St Marys?). Bringing food to stock up our freezer, books to read from Goodwill, vacuuming, and helping hands for anything that needs to be done. Yes, there is change happening that makes a momma proud but a bit sad that time has flown so fast and this stage of life has reversed. We are so grateful to have such wonderful children eager to switch to this role in our lives and thank God for them each day!
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