You already know I don’t believe in perfection, but I certainly believe in praising what God’s grace has worked in someone’s life. Bryan and I had talks before we got married about different issues and how we would handle them. When the subject of children came up, I was so blessed to find [...]
Archive for June, 2008
18 Jun
About a Boy
WARNING!! VERY LONG post ahead, as usual, feel free to go back to Oprah.
I was probably late, and I don’t mean to the grocery store. Bryan and I would have been elated to welcome another child much sooner even than at that present time, but our gracious Lord knew best and things happened [...]
17 Jun
It’s Still a Secret, Shhh…
Hello friends! Well, yesterday was the big day!! I’ll admit, it was really hard not to look, so of course I did a couple of times, my little mind trying to decipher what I was seeing. Not even because I really wanted to know the baby’s gender, but just because it was in [...]
14 Jun
I’ll Try to Squint
We’ve got the big ultrasound scheduled for Monday!!! We have decided to not know what we are having this time (which I am so stoked about) but I’m totally in love with ultrasounds. Everyone says with my personality (can’t keep a secret) it will be impossible to not look at “it”, but honestly, [...]
12 Jun
Almost There
I have this weird desire to be up before anyone else in the house. And no, it has nothing to do with some super-woman-I’ll-be-the-best-mom-at-everything mentality. There’s just something about the start of a day when you are all alone and can gather your thoughts before the herd of elephants comes in!!! [...]
11 Jun
What’s Going on in Jacksonville/Maronator Land
Little Jack Jack is growing up! It has been such a pleasure to watch. I often joke about Maron’s tiny size for a 3-year-old, because when she was newborn, I spent every day wishing she would never grow up and always stay small. Thus, I like to think that’s why she stayed [...]
9 Jun
Søren Kierkegaard
I picked Maron’s name from the movie Braveheart, thinking with their heavy Scots accents (minus Mel Gibson) that was the name they were saying for Mel’s wife. Turns out, it was actually Murron, which means “wished-for-child,” an equally beautiful name. Maron’s name means “bitter” For some reason, I [...]
7 Jun
I know, I know…
I know, I know, it probably seems highly uneccesary that I would change my background three times in such a short amount of time, but what can I say – I get bored easily!!! The organization of this background appeals to my OCDness, but the colors are still not dark enough. I’m sure I’ll be [...]
7 Jun
Mom, I’m COLD!
My incredible, amazing, gorgeous, adorable little boy (this is his mother’s blog, wha’dya expect?) got his first experience swimming yesterday! It was way too cold, the pool for the little ones was actually quite shaded. We needed just a little more sunshine to be able to enjoy ourselves. Nonetheless, he enjoyed [...]
26 Jun
The Storm Before the Rainbow: Helping Others Have Hope
Posted by Rachel Maes in Life in Christ, Pregnancy. Tagged: baby blues, commentaries, counseling others, depression, experience, feminism, knowledge, postpardum depression, wisdom. 4 Comments
These days have been rough. And not just on me. When Jackson was approximately eight months old, right before I found out I was pregnant, I reached an amazing low. I was crying, and immobile many days, unable to get past the sadness that I felt, for no apparent reason. As [...]
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