No One Tells You How Much You’ll Miss the Mess When Your Kids Leave Home

Mommas, we can’t imagine a life without our babies in tow until we find ourselves in this space. Which is even more reason to focus all of our attention on wherever our feet our planted in the moment and enjoy what we have. This is not to say we won’t have horrible days, deep suffering, and moments when we can’t fathom how we will get through. The hard stuff is a given. But time is not.

You realize time is an illusion the older you get as it slips by at a more rapid pace by the year. Even more reason for all of us to embrace our “now” moments while we have them, good, bad, or otherwise. Now is all we’ve got.

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Shelby Spear
Shelby Spearhttp://shelbyspear.com/
Shelby is a sappy soul whisperer, sarcasm aficionado, and pro-LOVE, Jesus adoring mom of 3 Millennials writing stuff & doing life with her hubby of 25 years. You can read her stories on her blog at shelbyspear.com, around the web, and in print at Guideposts. Shelby's new book, co-authored with Lisa Leshaw, is now available: How Are You Feeling, Momma? (You don't need to say, "I'm fine.")

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