tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post5234261826494490740..comments2023-04-11T07:59:24.937-04:00Comments on THE CHICKADEE FEEDER: The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-60152673765468353802010-09-08T09:32:00.000-04:002010-09-08T09:32:00.000-04:00I'm quite a long way from being an empty-neste...I'm quite a long way from being an empty-nester, as my oldest isn't quite 12 yet. But I look back and see how fast the years have gone, and then look forward and know that the next years will pass just as quickly. I have to say that I have very mixed feelings about my kids growing up and going off to college or wherever. So much so that I keep wondering how "college at home" will have developed by the time we get there.My Mom had to say goodbye to me when I was 6 (I went to boarding school). I can only imagine the pain. I love being with my kids, teaching them, sharing their lives. All I can say now is that I hope we develop close relationships so that even if they go far away, our hearts will stay close.Thanks for sharing, and being honest. My heart goes out to you.LadyoftheMansehttp://ladyofthemanse.xanga.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-14716568342564882622010-09-09T03:02:00.000-04:002010-09-09T03:02:00.000-04:00I don't know that I've ever felt empty nes...I don't know that I've ever felt empty nest syndrome because of all the kids that still come around and I baby sat a lot for others but I know how those sad moments feel when you realize that some things in life are forever gone. God bless as you go through this time in your life. mcberyhttp://mcbery.xanga.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-30927050405108893182010-09-09T20:47:00.000-04:002010-09-09T20:47:00.000-04:00I think what you are experiencing is totally under...I think what you are experiencing is totally understandable and I imagine in a few short years, I'll be there as well. I suspect that the empty nest is especially poignant for a homeschooling mom, given that our lives totally revolve around these kids for so many years. May the Lord comfort and strengthen you for this next season.So glad you have the wedding to anticipate and such a good opportunity to get to know your future daughter in law. That's precious.i_was_there_and_back_againhttp://i-was-there-and-back-again.xanga.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-14505948299876436512010-09-10T05:25:00.000-04:002010-09-10T05:25:00.000-04:00My wife had the same feeling as yours when our six...My wife had the same feeling as yours when our six children left . After a time of void she got a job like a "chapelain" in a hospital . Then we had the grandchildren but they are also growing up . So excepted during the holidays we often are two retirees in the house. But love is there ,always and forever .Love Michel .fauquethttp://fauquet.xanga.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-85418375173689624582010-09-12T18:00:00.000-04:002010-09-12T18:00:00.000-04:00just sending hugs from here.just sending hugs from here.TobyBohttp://tobybo.xanga.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-55543716352838080112010-09-13T05:43:00.000-04:002010-09-13T05:43:00.000-04:00@TobyBo - @fauquet - @i_was_there_and_back_again -...<a href="http://thechickadeefeeder.xanga.com/732590262/item/?id=1516462164" rel="nofollow">@TobyBo</a> - <a href="http://thechickadeefeeder.xanga.com/732590262/item/?id=1516405588" rel="nofollow">@fauquet</a> - <a href="http://thechickadeefeeder.xanga.com/732590262/item/?id=1516399631" rel="nofollow">@i_was_there_and_back_again</a> - <a href="http://thechickadeefeeder.xanga.com/732590262/item/?id=1516379960" rel="nofollow">@mcbery</a> - <a href="http://thechickadeefeeder.xanga.com/732590262/item/?id=1516361607" rel="nofollow">@LadyoftheManse</a> - Thanks Thanks so much for your support, good friends!TheChickadeeFeederhttp://thechickadeefeeder.xanga.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-90833405750622384032010-09-15T11:58:00.000-04:002010-09-15T11:58:00.000-04:00Oh Gaye, how my heart breaks for you. I, too, am ...Oh Gaye, how my heart breaks for you. I, too, am dreading the day when my two are gone out of our home. Nick tooks them to a Christian college fair the other night, and I had to control myself so I didn't cry. Right now, I have tears in my eyes as I think about Glenn leaving for college next year. You are always welcome here, at homeschool group, at the moms' meetings....You are an amazing woman, a great mom and an awesome friend. I'll be praying for you. I'm not good about phonecalls, but you can message me anytime and we can see what kind of mischief we can get into!flowerlvrhttp://flowerlvr.xanga.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-27772835365773656452010-09-15T12:26:00.000-04:002010-09-15T12:26:00.000-04:00@flowerlvr - Thanks much, Flower!<a href="http://thechickadeefeeder.xanga.com/732590262/item/?id=1516531379" rel="nofollow">@flowerlvr</a> - Thanks much, Flower!TheChickadeeFeederhttp://thechickadeefeeder.xanga.com/noreply@blogger.com