Comments on: For every purpose under the sun

by: Paul

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 13:52:21 +0000

Yeah I can relate to all that - sometimes its like why did we have a kid, were we temporarily crazy to put one life on hold (or so it feels at times) and take up another alien one… in fact so crazy that we are doing it again just when we are getting freedom back and living a settled routine in the salad days of parenting!

I caught a Rich Nathan sermon off Columbus vineyard website about how kids teach and train their parents - well worth checking out - basicially havin kids is like an intensive training programme run by God to grow love, joy, patience etc!!!

Now its starting to make sense!

by: Fran

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:44:05 +0000

You are definitely in the mother season and for many more months, your time will rarely be your own unless you have a helper. One of my daughters-in-law, a clinical psychologist, has decided to stay home until the two babies go to school– 2 1/2 and 1. I get such a big kick out of her pretty much leaving behind the professional life she had–and making raising those boys a profession.

I look forward to reading what you write when you find a block of time to write. Thinking of you.

by: jen lemen

Sun, 06 Nov 2005 02:27:20 +0000

i recently returned to journaling (now that carter is in school) only to find months and months of half-finished entries from the years before–sometimes half-written sentences! the funny thing was having to slow down so much with kids taught me how to do that quiet kind of reflecting off the page–while diapering, doing dishes, driving, cleaning–all the things i had rushed through before without thinking. and when i did have the urge or space to write, the sentences flew right to the page. the words were ripe in my head. now that i have the time, i feel like i have to reach for them! what irony!

i know you feel like you are waiting, waiting, but even these sentences here are so beautiful and so rich. the fruit is right here for the picking. blessings, friend.