Feeling a little homesick

Grace is a bit homesick while staying with her cousins in Boise. She called us on Monday and was a little weepy. She was crying on the phone. In my heart of course I felt bad for her going through this, but of course I didn't say this. Plus, in my mind, I knew she had to get tough and be ready to fly home on Friday.
Instead, I put on my tough love mother hat and told her that this was a good experience and that feeling homesick was normal, and tried to help her think of things to feel better. By the end of the conversation, she was feeling better and laughing. Of course, she wanted to talk to all of us, but Grant wouldn't wake up, so instead she had us put the phone on speaker so she could talk to Tommy, our hedgehog. So, in the end, I'm not sure if I made her feel better, or if it was Tommy the hedgehog.