You’re not alone. In fact, here’s a whole article designed, in large part, for helping you through this tough time…
velvetashes.com/when-you-cant-be-together/
(Great job on the article, Alison! Thanks for sharing it, Jenny!)
9) Having a Tough Time Not Seeing Your Missionary Grandkids?
We have the opposite experience. We’re the missionary grandparents who leave their children and grandchildren behind to go overseas. This is also very difficult, particularly for my wife, the grandmother. She feels it much more deeply than I do. There are seemingly similar dynamics at work yet the emotional and psychological dimensions are more complex. The physical return to the home country is challenging as we try to reinsert ourselves into our grandchildren’s lives for a short period of time before taking off again.
Re the free photo or video thing, it immediately started to talk about ordering from them so I assumed it was the same thing as the unsaved do, just lure you in to get your money, by talking about being free.