It’s like an amusement park ride that is equal parts exhilarating and terrifying.
Emily P. Freeman writes about this experience and says, “Welcome to mid-life, mom.”
I’m still coming to grips with this “middle world” where my oldest kids are hovering ever closer to the launching pad while I’m trying to make peace with my own life stage. Middle-school and mid-life. It seems there’s always something around the bend to shake up our complacency.
Every once in awhile, I hear something surprisingly smart tumble out of my mouth. Yesterday was one of those days. While sitting in our therapist’s office, she asked if I had any thoughts to add to the end of one of my child’s sessions. This is what I said:
“As I look back over the last couple of years, I see all the bumps in the road that seemed so big and overwhelming. We wondered if we would get over them. Surprisingly, every time, we did. We didn’t always recognize it as it happened. Looking back, I can see a whole line of things that we conquered. It gives me hope for the next big thing.”
She stopped me and made sure we all heard what I said.
There will be a next big, difficult thing, but we’ll get through it just like we have in the past.
I first thought that message was for one of my children, but I needed it just as much.
This is for the moms smack dab in the middle of mid-life and the kids in the awkward middle school years. It’s awkward and uncomfortable. It’s shopping in the kids section and the adult section while having a hot flash.
Maybe you need the reminder, too.
“I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” (Phil 1:6)
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This article originally appeared at AmyFritzWrites.com.
