Continuing yesterday’s post on the wisdom I’m gleaning in my vocation as mother, here are a few more stunning points I’d like to make.
Archive for the ‘Motherhood’ Category
The Office of Mother Part I
Tuesday, February 11th, 2014
First of all have any of you noticed that I’m turning into a Posting Machine! I think I’m finally coming out of the Pregnancy and Post-partum malaise that I spend the majority of my life in. I’m working out, watching what I eat and most days getting things done!
But enough of that, on with the post that got WAY too long so now it’s a 2 parter.
This Fall I read Family Vocation: God’s Calling in Marriage, Parenting and Childhood by Gene Edward Veith Jr. I recommend it. He made some very comforting points in his chapter on The Office of Motherhood. I wanted to share a few.
I also wanted to talk a bit of what I’m learning in my office of mother. I don’t consider myself a fount of wisdom, I’m still very much in survival mode of parenting (maybe that never changes….), in the trenches of life with littles and just trying to figure it all out. But for what it’s worth I thought I’d discuss a few things I’m being taught in this vocation.
This post may be more helpful for the overwhelmed Mama…. (more…)
Missing The Music
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
Forgive me. I’m gonna whine for a few minutes.
When writing about the past and the things you miss, you can easily start to sound so ungrateful. So discontent. And to be honest I am both sometimes, most times.
I wouldn’t trade what I have now for anything. I mean really.
Who wouldn’t want to have coffee with this crazy girl every morning?
Though it’s harder than I ever knew it would be, I have been blessed with the life I always wanted.
Richer than I was, more full than I knew possible….but.
How I “March For Life”
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014
I’ve avoided writing a post on this subject because it seems such a personal and very emotional issue for people. (Though not so personal that complete strangers won’t offer their opinions to me.) I’ve never felt that I needed to explain myself or spell out my view on procreation, but perhaps I should. You can’t take things for granted, it’s very easy to be misunderstood.
This topic is complicated. I struggle with it.
I really thought about NOT going “public” with my opinion on this because of how hard it is for me. Just because I’m convinced that what I do with my fertility is right, doesn’t mean I always ‘believe’ it. I still want control. I play the hypocrite big time.
It’s also an issue that quickly can go from “preaching to meddling” for many. And I don’t want to give offense to someone who would think I’m “judging” them for their decision to do differently than me.
I wrote this post in June and have been reluctant to publish it.
But recently I’ve come across other women who are discussing their family “planning” openly or women who are hurting because they are not fertile or have lost a child (or children) they were given.
So since January 22nd is National Sanctity of Human Life Day and even though it makes me uncomfortable, I’ll go ahead and explain why we have decided not to “plan” our family size.
