I just spent half an hour on the phone with my daughter...all the while I was messaging with my son. I'm pleased to note that just because they are out of the house, they are not out of my life!
I know what my daughter is eating for lunch (and that because she was talking to me she forgot a meeting--she got off the phone fast). I know how many pushups my son did this morning (what can I say, he's at the Air Force Academy). And I'm happy as a clam to be an empty nester.
I think where I get antsy with not having the kids around is when I get out of touch with what they are up to, or if my mommy-sense tells me something is not right in their lives. Please don't get me wrong, I'm not a nosy, have to be completely a part of their life, mom (although looking at the paragraph above, it would seem so).
I know we raised them right, taught them to love God and to put Him first. They are going to be great whatever their hearts take them. Knowing that they are solid is, I think, a big key to why our transition into empty nesters has not been too painful.
That, plus I don't have to clean up after them!
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