• Heartprints

    Surviving the Empty Nest

    Okay, I am going to be real for a hot minute. I miss my kids. I am a divorced, single, empty nester whose children live scattered across three states. Whew that was a mouthful. At times I come home and I feel lonely. Just me and the two dogs. I have a church home, great friends, my parents, sister, nieces and nephews close by. I have a job that has ministry at its very roots. I have purpose, passion and yet… yet… I still feel sad and even fractured at times. I have given this a lot of thought. I have talked to quite a few friends in the same…