Comments on: Motherhood Series: The Source https://womenseekingchrist.org/2010/05/07/mormon-motherhood-series-the-source/ Who We Are, What We Believe, How We Live -- Glimpses into Latter-day Saint Life Wed, 12 May 2010 18:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michelle https://womenseekingchrist.org/2010/05/07/mormon-motherhood-series-the-source/comment-page-1/#comment-19559 Wed, 12 May 2010 18:12:29 +0000 http://mormonwoman.org/?p=6056#comment-19559 Sue,
I love this, and I love your honesty. I feel those tugs already, and it’s wonderful and difficult all at once. I love watching my children become more of their own people, but I ache at the realization that the day is swiftly coming that they will be on their own.

]]> By: kristin https://womenseekingchrist.org/2010/05/07/mormon-motherhood-series-the-source/comment-page-1/#comment-19405 Sun, 09 May 2010 11:54:42 +0000 http://mormonwoman.org/?p=6056#comment-19405 I echo your sentiments in many ways – it’s taken me so long not to feel “homesick” every day with the absence of my childrens physical presence. Now I live for their emails, phone calls and find I gain immeasurable support from them these days as they frequently share comments that uplift me.

Love your thoughts . . .

Kristin

]]> By: Mumsy https://womenseekingchrist.org/2010/05/07/mormon-motherhood-series-the-source/comment-page-1/#comment-19373 Sat, 08 May 2010 17:02:29 +0000 http://mormonwoman.org/?p=6056#comment-19373 What a beautiful poem. You are blessed with a lot of talent sweet lady. Thank you, for sharing. Hugs and Happy Mother’s Day

]]> By: Teri https://womenseekingchrist.org/2010/05/07/mormon-motherhood-series-the-source/comment-page-1/#comment-19370 Sat, 08 May 2010 15:51:50 +0000 http://mormonwoman.org/?p=6056#comment-19370 Truly beautiful Sue. I had to share on my FB….hope you don’t mind. Hugs,

Teri

]]> By: Jill Shelley https://womenseekingchrist.org/2010/05/07/mormon-motherhood-series-the-source/comment-page-1/#comment-19368 Sat, 08 May 2010 15:31:38 +0000 http://mormonwoman.org/?p=6056#comment-19368 You are the only one I’ve read (or heard) who has actually admitted that nothing will ever quite compare again to when the kids were all home. That is just how I feel and yet, I don’t admit it either. There is so much good in my life now, and I am enjoying the freedom to a point, but the days when they were all home, were the happiest and most fulfilling of my life.

]]> By: Heidi https://womenseekingchrist.org/2010/05/07/mormon-motherhood-series-the-source/comment-page-1/#comment-19323 Fri, 07 May 2010 19:37:01 +0000 http://mormonwoman.org/?p=6056#comment-19323 This is a beautifully worded reminder that we shouldn’t wish away any phase of our lives. When our children are young and there are diapers to change and endless laundry, it’s easy to wish those years away. Yet, as mother’s, being surrounded by our children is where it’s at. Though I look forward to certain aspects of empty-nesting, more quality time with my husband for one, I am mostly dreading the day when my children are all gone.

]]> By: Janelle https://womenseekingchrist.org/2010/05/07/mormon-motherhood-series-the-source/comment-page-1/#comment-19308 Fri, 07 May 2010 14:09:45 +0000 http://mormonwoman.org/?p=6056#comment-19308 My mother in law has been repeating to me all week, “These are the golden years when they (my young children) still want and need you.” I can’t tell you Sue how much your poem toched me. I need to live more in the moment now.

This has been my favorite week at Mormon Woman because of the motherhood series.

]]> By: Heather L. https://womenseekingchrist.org/2010/05/07/mormon-motherhood-series-the-source/comment-page-1/#comment-19305 Fri, 07 May 2010 12:30:31 +0000 http://mormonwoman.org/?p=6056#comment-19305 You have an amazing gift with words!
I am at the beginning of that change of position, and I understand your joy/pain!
Perhaps that is what drives us, as it does our Heavenly Father, to ultimately have “no empty chairs!”
Thank you for a beautiful post — one I’ll bookmark for those empty-feeling days! 🙂

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