Looking at my little cartoon on top of my blog makes me realize that I have the right blog header.
Having a 21-year-old son living at home can be very challenging. Where can I find the comfort that we have raised him the way God wanted us to raise him? Where can I find the strength to continue to encourage Daniel? I pray! I pray that God will give me the wisdom to be the mother I need to be. I know deep down in my heart that God has already a plan for our son and I have to take comfort in that.
Many have asked me if I am okay with Daniel moving to Europe. I have to say: Yes! Sure, I will miss him being around, but I have to let go. I want to support him where ever I can, even if it means I have to raid my savings in Germany to get him a ticket to fly back ‘home’ to find a job. If this is truly what he wants to do, I will do anything to help him…
Just the other day I was reading 1 Samuel 1. Hannah is an incredible inspiration to me. She asked God to grant her a child. What did she do though after God granted her request? She reared Samuel for 3 years and dedicated him to God. Isn’t that what God asks us to do with our children ~ in a way. He grants us children to rear (adopted or biological), but ultimately they are still His children…
Yes, I have pins in my heart right now, but I know that God will comfort my pain. I know that God will protect our son, where ever this life will lead him.
“I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.” And he worshiped the LORD there.” ~ 1 Samuel 1:27-28
Letting them go is hard! When we moved here to GA and I left Joshua in TN only 3 hours away it broke my heart. He wanted to see if he could fly and I had to let him. Now that he is down here with us I am having to still let him fly but with a different ache in my heart!
I can only imagine the pain in yours since Daniel is moving much farther away it will be so hard for you! But you have raised him right, and with God as his copilot he will be fine and so will you! Gods blessings to both of you!
Oh, it is hard letting our children go. Just keep him hedged in with prayers.
You have to hold them very loosely in your hand 🙂
As difficult as it may be, we have to let them go. Just be there for your son, support him and love him, and you have done your duty to God.
Mandy x
How amazing the story of Hannah is… I can hardly even imagine such faith and strength. She is an inspiration.
I’m glad that Julia is still only 15 months and screams in terror if I step out of sight.
That will undoubtedly be the hardest part for me of parenting. I enjoy them so much. I will miss them incredibly one day when they move out and start their lives on their own.
Experience tells us that the most difficult expressions of loving is letting go of people we dearly love and allowing them to explore the world and experience life on their own and with whatever resources they have. We know that it hurts to see them go, but we realize that they have to go, show, grow, flow, and glow in the world, according to their own unique identity and capacities as individuals.
You have raised him to be a good Christian so you can be assured that he will do well.
Cheers to a new week!
a friend told me that I will most likely be the “empty nester from @%*$” It will be very hard for me to let go.
I may be a bad mom, but I am ready to be an empty-nester. I will not bore you with the reasons why, but I think kids need to leave home to truly grow into adults.
Here from BC carnival. Have a great Sunday.
Although we know this is how we are supposed to do things and trust the Lord to keep our children safe and in his grip. I am sure it has to be a very difficult thing to do. I pray the lord give you peace that passes all understanding. I will keep you all in my prayers.
I’m having a hard time letting mine go so she can attend middle school..which is only ten minutes away!!! I can’t imagine how difficult it must be for you!! I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
Thank you for stopping by with your birthday wishes!! it meant alot. I had a wonderful weekend spent with family…my husband even went to church with us :)…a wonderful birthday gift.
Oh (((HUGS))) Iris. What a wonderful post. What a gift it is to be a mother and what heartache it must be to have to let go. I think that is what makes mothers so amazing, a true inspiration!
While I look forward to watchin’ my kids grow – I do not look forward to seperating like that.