tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36547163.post6712602084427145845..comments2012-06-07T13:21:59.198-07:00Comments on Write Softly: I'm having a "glass is half-empty" moment. Bear with me.Write Softlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206895705431466018noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36547163.post-39815471129271859762010-05-07T15:14:57.367-07:002010-05-07T15:14:57.367-07:00Jennifer,
By now you have welcomed your sweet bab...Jennifer,<br /><br />By now you have welcomed your sweet baby girl (according to Facebook), so.. congratulations! But the real reason for my note is that I wanted you to know how much comfort your words have given me, an expectant new mom in August. An expectant new mom who has anguished over the fact that I, while in love with the baby to come from the pregnancy, is NOT in love with the pregnancy itself. And I often wondered, sometimes aloud, whether that makes me a bad person, bad mother, less feminine, and a whole host of unsavory things. Thank you for showing me I am not any of those things. I am proud. I am anxious. I am excited. I am self-doubting. I am bursting with love. I am a mom.Kasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15380706712563741158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36547163.post-38462871441843804692010-04-27T07:49:42.928-07:002010-04-27T07:49:42.928-07:00My mantra through the baby years was always, "...My mantra through the baby years was always, "This too shall pass." <br />Now, it's all passing way too quickly! My baby is almost 6! How the heck did that happen?gemmit48https://www.blogger.com/profile/11925516697583647515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36547163.post-70554059548928625512010-04-19T08:30:40.208-07:002010-04-19T08:30:40.208-07:00it's some 4 days later, but where this reply i...it's some 4 days later, but where this reply isn't timely, I know it's still the truth. I have two thoughts: one is Proverbs 10:22, that the blessings of the Lord bring wealth and He adds no sorrow to them. I know you understand the wealth that is parenthood, and I know you're confident in the blessing that is your new child; so in the down moments, it's helpful to keep the perspective that, while real and myriad, those feelings aren't portioned to you by God as part of some "good news/bad news" negotiation. He is all good! <br /><br />My second thought is about that aphoristic glass. We are eternal beings, and need to have an eternal perspective. Half-empty, half-full...the status of the glass at any given moment isn't important, it's the knowledge that we have a faucet that can fill the glass all day, everyday, for our entire lives, for as long as we keep the valve open. If our glass is half-empty, it's because we've taken and used what we needed up to a point and only need to go back to the sink for more.<br /><br />If you wanna add yogurt and mint and salt to your glass, that's your own business.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405379411493674328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36547163.post-68694624723423938092010-04-16T10:35:36.066-07:002010-04-16T10:35:36.066-07:00Oh, friend, how can even your "half-empty&quo...Oh, friend, how can even your "half-empty" posts leave me just that much more appreciative of the little guy that rules my roost these days and the journey that we are on together? Your writing is such a gift - YOU are such a gift. Your first four paragraphs alone are simply perfection. Thank you for this presence of yours on the web.Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221072911765786012noreply@blogger.com