A Mama's Transition is Never Done

I'm learning that a Mama's transition is never done.  

And it is never easy.  For some reason, I had in my head that those transition times and stages were only difficult with the beginning.  

You know weaning, potty training and kindergarten...the tough things.

Well I was wrong.  This middle son leaving for college stinks.

Several times on this Sunday afternoon, I've had to run into my bedroom to cry.  

~Sitting with two of my boys at church.  

~Lunch with them and his girlfriend after church.  ~Sitting on the couch with Oreo begging him for a tummy rub. 

 ~Talking about his worries, struggles, anxieties and excitement.

 

I'm so proud of all of my boys.  

And sometimes the pain of missing them is almost unbearable.  

It is a pain that is unlike any other.  

It is also a joy unlike any other.