No, darling child, the leprechaun did not come. Probably because we are not Irish. Much like St. Patrick himself. Now go to school and learn something about the Trinity.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! May the leprechaun forget to visit your home too!
Monday, March 17, 2014
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
We got creative with Olivia's hair for St. Patrick's Day. I was, of course, inspired by this. (I don't come up with these ideas on my own.)
This morning, Olivia asked me if the leprechaun came. I did not know of this tradition, but apparently he comes and makes little messes all over the house. (Thank you, school, for introducing yet another mythical creature for me to keep up with. And one who makes messes! Lovely.)
No, darling child, the leprechaun did not come. Probably because we are not Irish. Much like St. Patrick himself. Now go to school and learn something about the Trinity.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! May the leprechaun forget to visit your home too!
No, darling child, the leprechaun did not come. Probably because we are not Irish. Much like St. Patrick himself. Now go to school and learn something about the Trinity.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! May the leprechaun forget to visit your home too!
Sunday, March 2, 2014
7 of 7: The flashback picture post
This week, with the illness and the husband away, has sapped my energy. It is Sunday. I want to rest. So today's post is a flashback of random photos. And that is all. Hope you all had a great week!
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| This is me, around age 4 or 5. |
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| Olivia, age 4 1/2. See the resemblance? (Of course you don't!) |
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| Olivia at Easter some years ago. Wasn't she the cutest? |
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| Martin, one year ago. |
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| One year ago. They still cuddle like this sometimes. |
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| Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, June 2012. It was warmer there that day than it is here right now. |
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| One month after the Alaska picture was taken. 2012 was a pretty great year. |
Saturday, March 1, 2014
6 of 7: On family size and openness
There was an article making the rounds on facebook this week about the bittersweet emotions of watching your last child go through firsts and milestones, knowing you'll never be in that place again. There was something that just rubbed me the wrong way about that article.
It was the first sentence.
"On the day that your last child is born, you'll find yourself filled with a jumble of emotions."
Whoa, wait a minute. Wait. A. Minute. How do you know it is the last child?
Our culture assumes that we need to make these decisions. We say, "Oh, we are going to have X number of children. Period." That makes me sad. Where do we leave room for being open to God's plan for our family?
My husband and I got married later than some. I was in my late 20s and he was in his mid 30s. We figured we'd shoot for maybe 4 kids and see what happened. I always assumed that our family would be larger than the standard "one boy, one girl" American ideal.
It is not. Here we are. One boy. One girl. No prospects for family growth on the horizon.
But here's the thing. We are open to more children. Our adoption resources are spent. Fertility, at this point, would probably require some sort of miraculous divine intervention. Our kids are currently requiring every ounce of energy we have to give. But we are open. If God placed an opportunity in front of us, we would take it. Not necessarily because we were looking for it or even thought we could handle it. But because He does. And He knows what we can handle and what is best for our family, even more than we do.
I'm participating in Jen's 7 posts in 7 days at Conversion Diary.
It was the first sentence.
"On the day that your last child is born, you'll find yourself filled with a jumble of emotions."
Whoa, wait a minute. Wait. A. Minute. How do you know it is the last child?
Our culture assumes that we need to make these decisions. We say, "Oh, we are going to have X number of children. Period." That makes me sad. Where do we leave room for being open to God's plan for our family?
My husband and I got married later than some. I was in my late 20s and he was in his mid 30s. We figured we'd shoot for maybe 4 kids and see what happened. I always assumed that our family would be larger than the standard "one boy, one girl" American ideal.
It is not. Here we are. One boy. One girl. No prospects for family growth on the horizon.
But here's the thing. We are open to more children. Our adoption resources are spent. Fertility, at this point, would probably require some sort of miraculous divine intervention. Our kids are currently requiring every ounce of energy we have to give. But we are open. If God placed an opportunity in front of us, we would take it. Not necessarily because we were looking for it or even thought we could handle it. But because He does. And He knows what we can handle and what is best for our family, even more than we do.
I'm participating in Jen's 7 posts in 7 days at Conversion Diary.
On
the day that your last child is born, you’ll find yourself filled with a
jumble of emotions. - See more at:
http://suburbanturmoil.com/the-last-one-3/2014/02/20/#sthash.jtSeG0lK.dpuf
On
the day that your last child is born, you’ll find yourself filled with a
jumble of emotions. - See more at:
http://suburbanturmoil.com/the-last-one-3/2014/02/20/#sthash.jtSeG0lK.dpuf
On
the day that your last child is born, you’ll find yourself filled with a
jumble of emotions. - See more at:
http://suburbanturmoil.com/the-last-one-3/2014/02/20/#sthash.jtSeG0lK.dpuf
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