New Phase of Life

This is my first blog post for an "Elevated Life".  Wish me luck!  I am in this unique time of life where my husband and I have spent just over 20 awesome years together and have worked so hard at raising our four children and now we are starting to see them leave the house.  I have had an onslaught of emotions about this experience.  I'm excited for our daughter and her new adventures as an adult (19 yrs) but I'm sad that it went so fast!  My favorite time of the day is when we all sit down together for dinner.  We are now faced with an empty chair each night and it pulls at my heart strings!  I have to admit that the biggest challenge for me in seeing the children leave is the reality that my phase of mothering young children has closed and we have definitely moved into a new phase.  It makes me question my role as a mother and homemaker.  There is one thing for sure that I know- I know I am needed and I know my children love it when I come to their extracurricular activities.  They are so sweet to thank me for coming and show me how much they appreciate it by seeking me out and if I'm not there when it starts they are texting me "Where R U!"  and I have to say- I'm thankful that they noticed that I'm not there.