Joanna Gaines admits that a family shift has left her inconsolable.

Joanna Gaines is going through a variety of emotions as she gets ready to send her son Drake

Gaines said in the Fall edition of Magnolia Journal, "In the big scheme of painful things, this one 

"But nevertheless, our family dynamic will alter as a result of my first kid going away, and that might seem like a loss

I can already see flashes of how life will be and I worry whether or how often it will knock me to the ground.

Gaines and her husband Chip have, of course, previously survived hurricanes. 

Joanna Gaines is going through a variety of emotions as she gets ready to send her son Drake

death of a loved one. alterations in friendships We had debts we couldn't pay.

We've had heartbreaking moments. There may be times when it seems impossible 

 When my only option was to submit by collapsing on the ground, face down."