category: Personal Reflection
Going somewhere on Hope Road?
March 12, 2010"Naturally, my blog has been very happenstance as of late. Mothering a newborn doesn’t lend itself to blogging – sleep deprivation confuses me so much that I am a much slower writer than normal. I have to backspace, pause, and rewrite constantly. Also, I don’t really like to be on the computer when Christian is awake. [...]"
the sunset of pregnancy [part 1]
February 04, 2010"(My final thoughts and ponderings leading up to the end of my first pregnancy. Part 2 will follow… if it’s not replaced by a birth story!) I resonate with these words I’m about to quote. They describe a reality I’ve experienced, but had never expressed. Do they make pregnancy seem ethereal and romantic? A little. Pregnancy is [...]"
My Baby in His Hands
January 22, 2010" Fear is one of my besetting sins. It affects many areas of my life. Each new season God brings to me can become another temptation to anxiety. The season of motherhood is no different. Pregnancy is difficult. And precious. And tenuous. It is, from the very beginning, a letting go. Though my baby is within me, our [...]"
Haiti and Me
January 21, 2010" 11 days till my due date. I am starting to hit the miserable phase. I can’t sleep anymore. Today I’ve been tired, nauseated, and headachy. I haven’t been productive at all – other than redesigning my blog! But it’s all worth it. I can’t wait to hold my little Christian. In much-more-important news, it’s been over a week [...]"
Full Term.
January 11, 2010"Pregnancy = a little interloper in your body. An interloper who keeps growing and taking over. During the first trimester, he left me constantly nauseated and exhausted. Now, nearing the end of the third trimester, he’s made almost as much room for himself as possible, rendering me unable to sit, sleep, walk, breathe, or bend [...]"
A new year in a short life
January 01, 2010"Happy New Year! It’s 2010! Raindrops are slipping down the windows, our neighborhood (and my husband) are still sleeping, and I am sipping a cup of Wal-Mart cappuccino. The first morning of the new year has been peaceful so far. Next year at this time, Lord willing, I’ll have an 11-month-old. I doubt he’ll allow us the luxury [...]"
Getting Ready for Marriage
December 30, 2009" Early marriage needs to become more normal among Christians, argue numerous sources I came across while single. Yesterday, reading the article “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” reminded me of this topic again. Settling down with a spouse in one’s early twenties, as opposed to waiting indefinitely for financial stability or other favorable circumstances, can [...]"
home for Christmas
December 15, 2009"You know that feeling you have when you’re getting over an illness? It’s kind of disorienting, like the world just wobbled on its axis. I have my little routine and plan for getting things done and getting ready for Christmas, and I was totally thrown off by being out of commission this weekend. (I know, [...]"
A Christmas Baby
December 11, 2009"Expecting my first baby at Christmas-time lends a little new wonder to the season. Not only am I pregnant, I’m in my third trimester, so I’m acutely aware of my little son throughout the day (and night!). He kicks, wiggles, and pushes, delighting us with his precious existence. And while Advent is upon us and Christmas [...]"
25 weeks, 2 days.
October 21, 2009"When I found out I was pregnant, I thought about having a baby. Obviously. Giving birth was one of the first things on my mind after I saw the positive result. But nine months is a long time, especially when weeks 6-16 sent me to the emergency room once for dehydration, while the rest of my time was [...]"
