Flying the nest

creds: flying the nest

Taught the little child to touch the sky, and, Cut the wings even before they learned to fly

It's that time of year when kids are leaving for college, some for the first time! Diane Morrow-Kondos reflects on her girls' 1st college drop-off.

If you will indulge me… It’s been a very topsy-turvy summer. My “baby” turns eighteen in a few days, and I am feeling the throes of “letting go” once again and …

Rising up after some hard falls requires reselience and it's already stored inside of you.

One minute you are dressing your teeny baby girl for the day and the next minute you're helping her get ready for her wedding. Wise Words from an empty nest.

Facing the empty nest can feel overwhelming, even for those of us who thought we were prepared. I know I cried some tears the first time I came home to an empty and quiet house.

There’s a ton of advice on things you should be doing in order to be happy as an empty nester. But there’s not a lot of focus on things we shouldn’t be doing if we want to be happy and successful empty nesters. Here’s a list of 10 things that happy empty nesters don't do. Are you still doing any of these things?

It had been the last summer with everyone home. Our eldest was in Mexico for her first week as a missionary. Our second oldest was back on campus for his […]