Hugs- my g'ma is going through this same situation. She has opportunity to get a smaller nicer place, but is unsure about leaving her house. I am sure this has to be one of this biggest decisions in her life since she decided to get married ... after that, my g'pa was around to help make major decisions. Now that he is gone, this is a BIG decision! Good luck to you and I hope it sells quickly!
It is definitely normal to feel that way! When my parents sold our childhood home, I was so sad! It is the best thing for you and your sadness will pass.
Change is hard, especially a significant move like that with so many memories and years attached to it. Let yourself feel sad when you need to. It is perfectly normal to grieve for the loss of something that has been such a major part of your life.
Now, that said, yes, there is the silver lining on the other side of this cloud. Once you are in your new home you will see all the positive changes in your life and adapt. Keep the faith! It will get better.
What you are feeling is very normal, look at the time and memories that have been made in that house. Look at it as not closing a door, but closing a chapter. What you are about to embark on is an adventure. Change can be scary and exciting at the same time. As hard as it is for me when I move from a house that I have made into a home, I am always excited about what the new change will bring. Enjoy the journey.
I have a girlfriend who is going through the same thing. She just sold her house after a terrible divorce! She tried to hold onto it for the past 5 years! She like you raised her children in it.
She listed it, and it sold and she has to be out by the end of Nov. She has rented an apartment and needs to now downsize. She is feeling the same way. I hope all works out for you!
Remember when one door closes another opens! It is always sad to leave somewhere where you have had many years of happiness. It is a normal feeling but it will pass.
Oh boy...hugs...I kind of know how you feel. The house I grew up in was just on the market...I went with 2 friends to the open house. What a strange feeling. All the memories. I grew up there...it was my great-grandma's house before my parents bought it...(before I was born.) My parents divorced...I lost my dad...sad times.
My dearest friend still lives in the neighborhood...as do her parents, so I can still ride by. Man, it looks different.
Hang in there...it's a hard stepping stone. I'm sorry you are feeling sad.
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Change is hard, especially a significant move like that with so many memories and years attached to it. Let yourself feel sad when you need to. It is perfectly normal to grieve for the loss of something that has been such a major part of your life. 
Once you are in your new home you will see all the positive changes in your life and adapt. Keep the faith! It will get better. 
I have a girlfriend who is going through the same thing. She just sold her house after a terrible divorce! She tried to hold onto it for the past 5 years! She like you raised her children in it.
All the memories. I grew up there...it was my great-grandma's house before my parents bought it...(before I was born.) My parents divorced...I lost my dad...sad times. 
