tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199834575705009097.post9107163505147646420..comments2024-03-28T10:23:15.561-04:00Comments on Encouraging Deep Roots: A New ChapterTerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15813884721045918546noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199834575705009097.post-5122159475255045362012-11-28T07:12:43.566-05:002012-11-28T07:12:43.566-05:00You are blessed that they are all still at home an...You are blessed that they are all still at home and doing well. The changes you are going through are preparing you for the "empty nest". :-)<br /><br />God is good,<br />DebbiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199834575705009097.post-73095874573521541962012-11-27T18:50:24.471-05:002012-11-27T18:50:24.471-05:00I was where you are at a few years ago, my boys no...I was where you are at a few years ago, my boys now are men 27,20 and my daughter married this year, many of the church traditions we followed, now are difficult with shift work etc, but i go it alone, and i remember such a time before the children came along, so i have learnt to adapt to accept, i find change difficult too, i know the Lord gave my children to us for a little time to make them the people they are, i know that one day one of them will be sitting right along side me again in church, and i will see them using our traditions with their children as they grow up, i pray and trust in God. My husband and i have realised that we will soon just be us two again and we spend more quality time together building our relationship so we are ready for the next phase of our lives together. Do not weep for what was but look to what will be.<br />God bless sue The warm fireplacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199834575705009097.post-5980017353799569482012-11-27T13:06:56.227-05:002012-11-27T13:06:56.227-05:00I can relate...we have been dealing with changes i...I can relate...we have been dealing with changes in our home too, I didn't think that having our oldest daughter marry and move out would effect it much, but it has!<br />Oh, the joys of parenting! :)<br /><br />Blessings!<br />~Nadine<br />Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975125019581254008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199834575705009097.post-57473389285858970002012-11-27T11:29:00.644-05:002012-11-27T11:29:00.644-05:00I can second Elizabeth :)
L.x.I can second Elizabeth :)<br />L.x.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832021443447502646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199834575705009097.post-10312304269787553682012-11-27T10:03:46.080-05:002012-11-27T10:03:46.080-05:00I don't know if it is at all cheering...but it...I don't know if it is at all cheering...but it does get better later!Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199834575705009097.post-23890454692213234162012-11-27T10:00:43.184-05:002012-11-27T10:00:43.184-05:00I have been struggling with my 9 year old getting ...I have been struggling with my 9 year old getting older, becoming more independent, and voicing her opinion A LOT! It's so hard to remember that she is not 4 or 5 and that I need to be teaching her how to be a young lady, but that requires me letting her making some of her own decisions. Knowing where the boundaries are as I enter this new phase in parenting has been difficult. <br /><br />We also have 3 other younger children and my husbands 14 year old daughter. This brings a whole new set of challenges because her mom's house it completely opposite of ours and not in a good way.<br /><br />Trying to balance all of this pushes me to the edge.<br /><br />Thank you for your transparency and for blogging about it. I am so encouraged, but your words. I may not comment often, but I read your blog a lot.<br /><br />You are an amazing example :) Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437101838209593588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199834575705009097.post-20099477931819319662012-11-27T09:55:45.230-05:002012-11-27T09:55:45.230-05:00((((hugs)))) xxx((((hugs)))) xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199834575705009097.post-34892995485570713892012-11-27T09:40:36.993-05:002012-11-27T09:40:36.993-05:00Ah...change. "Change isn't always good, b...Ah...change. "Change isn't always good, but no change is always bad." I cling to that when too much around me is changing too fast!<br /><br />She's growing into a beautiful young lady, Terri!Kate @ Teaching What Is Goodhttp://teachingwhatisgood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199834575705009097.post-48471028794590834412012-11-27T08:47:56.778-05:002012-11-27T08:47:56.778-05:00Terri - I know exactly how you feel. It is defini...Terri - I know exactly how you feel. It is definitely a struggle. Enjoy the changes and appreciate you are still fortunate to have them all at home. Two of my 3 girls are in other states. It's very hard not having them pop in anytime and it's especially hard during the holidays. Thanks to modern technology we're able to skype with them. Love it when the phone rings and one of them is at the other end. I'm sure you'll adjust. I know it's hard to accept sometimes but they do grow up. What in the world did we do????Damarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199834575705009097.post-79726657042379480772012-11-27T08:24:27.878-05:002012-11-27T08:24:27.878-05:00I'd love to talk about this over lunch sometim...I'd love to talk about this over lunch sometime, Terri. It was an interesting process for me, too, when my two boys were becoming men with their own schedules, and I had a teenage daughter in transition at the same time. It can be rocky, for sure, but it is also a sign that you have raised and trained them well and they are all transitioning to responsible adulthood. Sometimes I think that is more of an adjustment for us than for them.Melissa Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617837463419485494noreply@blogger.com