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When I was growing up, we didn't have birthday parties every year. There are a few birthday parties that I specifically remember, filled with balloons, streamers, and organized games. But so many years we just stayed home, maybe had a friend or my grandparents over for dinner and presents. Looking back now as a mom myself, I think my parents struck the perfect balance. Birthday parties were fun and special, but we didn't expect a big party every year.
Last year at this time my husband and I were dead-set on moving.
He had just started a new job a few months before, and was also working on his master's degree. We were thinking that it wold be nice to be a little closer to his work so that he could make it home earlier in the evening, and honestly, I was just ready for a change. We have been in this house since we got married, and it just felt like it wasn't an ideal fit for our family anymore. My wishlist was for a house closer to work, closer to our church, and that had a little more space for our family.
As I sit typing this post about my spring wardrobe, it is snowing outside (not an April Fool's joke, I promise). This is not unusual where I live. For years I was so puzzled about why people like spring, because I associate the season with cool days and mud from all the melting snow. We have gotten blizzards in May before, and let me tell you, you do not know snow until you have experienced a wet, springtime snow. It is the best snowman-making material there is, if only I was actually in the mood to build a snowman.
I picked up I picked up A Powerful Secret by Kevin Leman and Jeff Nesbit for two reasons - first, I enjoy a good suspense book with political elements, and second, I recognized Leman's name from several other books I've read, like The Birth Order Book. I thought it was interesting that he was writing fiction.
(From our maternity session with Clarice, our fourth baby.)
To The Newlywed Who Is Afraid To Have A Baby,
First, I'd like to say that being afraid to have a baby is more common than you might think. This fear has been a recurring theme around me in the last several months. There are many among my friends and acquaintances that I know have thought deeply about this, but I don’t want that fear to grow to an unreasonable level for them or you. So I thought it was time to sit down and share some thoughts from a mother who can really no longer call herself “new”.
Have you joined in on the adult coloring craze yet?
I bought my first coloring book on the day before Clarice was born, so this hobby holds a fond place in my heart. I sat down to color that evening, and there was something so relaxing about it. It's nice to just not think about anything for a while except which color scheme you want to go with.
I was looking forward to reading Rest Assured by Vicki Courtney because I know that being too busy is a big problem in our culture, and for me personally. I did a Bible study with my church last summer about rest and really felt convicted that I needed to cut back and make more time to truly serve my family well and have more time to give to the Lord!
I was hopeful that this book would be useful as I continue in this journey of finding a good balance. In many ways this book was encouraging and helpful, but there were also several things that bothered me. I'm just going to get the negatives out of the way first.
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