It's such a lovely way to see that the "season" of your life, as it currently is, is a part of the bigger cyclce of life. So, you gather the precious moments to you, because you know that you will treasure them, no matter how small or silent, when you have moved on into your next season, or as your children move on into theirs.
You've put it more beautifully than I could, Leonorra. That's exactly it: gathering the small, silent moments now because we somehow know future us will reach back for them. Thank you for reading so closely and reflecting it back to me. 🌿❤️
That line was the heart of it for me, so I'm glad it resonated with you, Antonio. Empty implies loss, but bigger leaves room for who they're becoming. Thank you for reading. 🌿
Whew Amy! I really love the way you write. Reading some of the quiet saga series and this honestly?
It makes me feel grateful for this chapter even those my kids being 10 and under and close in age it’s chaos everyday. However we are finding our rhythm. I find myself looking where you’re at now. Wondering what that chapter will be like. But now reading this even amongst days like today where it seems like I just want them to be a bit older. I’m grateful. 🥹 i think that stage is not only bittersweet but exciting. Sometimes i imagine it may feel a little lonely however it’s such a beautiful place of self discovery! Who is Amy now? Where does Amy want to go? What does Amy desire to do with her day? What is your identity outside of wife /mother.
Oh, this brought tears, Honey. 🥹 Those chaotic days with little ones close in age are their own kind of beautiful, and the fact that you're finding your rhythm and your gratitude inside the chaos tells me you'll meet this next chapter beautifully too. And yes, you named it perfectly: it is bittersweet, a little lonely, but such a rich season of self discovery. Who is Amy now? Honestly, I'm still finding out, and writing is how I keep asking. Thank you for seeing me, and for these questions I'll be sitting with all day. ❤️
Your phrase "the work worked" is so profoundly bittersweet; it beautifully captures that heavy, quiet triumph of realizing you did your job so well that they no longer need you to stand in the center of their world ✨
You've named the ache so perfectly, Brandi. "The quiet triumph" is exactly it: the success and the loss living in the very same breath. Thank you for reading so closely and for reflecting it back with such grace. ✨
Thank you, Aaliya. You're so right, the house holds a different kind of quiet once they start their own lives. I'm so glad it landed as reassuring rather than just wistful. That means a lot. ❤️
It's such a lovely way to see that the "season" of your life, as it currently is, is a part of the bigger cyclce of life. So, you gather the precious moments to you, because you know that you will treasure them, no matter how small or silent, when you have moved on into your next season, or as your children move on into theirs.
You've put it more beautifully than I could, Leonorra. That's exactly it: gathering the small, silent moments now because we somehow know future us will reach back for them. Thank you for reading so closely and reflecting it back to me. 🌿❤️
The idea that the house isn’t getting emptier, just bigger, feels very true.
That line was the heart of it for me, so I'm glad it resonated with you, Antonio. Empty implies loss, but bigger leaves room for who they're becoming. Thank you for reading. 🌿
Whew Amy! I really love the way you write. Reading some of the quiet saga series and this honestly?
It makes me feel grateful for this chapter even those my kids being 10 and under and close in age it’s chaos everyday. However we are finding our rhythm. I find myself looking where you’re at now. Wondering what that chapter will be like. But now reading this even amongst days like today where it seems like I just want them to be a bit older. I’m grateful. 🥹 i think that stage is not only bittersweet but exciting. Sometimes i imagine it may feel a little lonely however it’s such a beautiful place of self discovery! Who is Amy now? Where does Amy want to go? What does Amy desire to do with her day? What is your identity outside of wife /mother.
Wonderful piece!
Oh, this brought tears, Honey. 🥹 Those chaotic days with little ones close in age are their own kind of beautiful, and the fact that you're finding your rhythm and your gratitude inside the chaos tells me you'll meet this next chapter beautifully too. And yes, you named it perfectly: it is bittersweet, a little lonely, but such a rich season of self discovery. Who is Amy now? Honestly, I'm still finding out, and writing is how I keep asking. Thank you for seeing me, and for these questions I'll be sitting with all day. ❤️
Your phrase "the work worked" is so profoundly bittersweet; it beautifully captures that heavy, quiet triumph of realizing you did your job so well that they no longer need you to stand in the center of their world ✨
You've named the ache so perfectly, Brandi. "The quiet triumph" is exactly it: the success and the loss living in the very same breath. Thank you for reading so closely and for reflecting it back with such grace. ✨
Thank you, Aaliya. You're so right, the house holds a different kind of quiet once they start their own lives. I'm so glad it landed as reassuring rather than just wistful. That means a lot. ❤️