I feel so blessed right now to be carrying another baby… don’t get me wrong. I also feel grateful that my morning sickness has not been “severe” as what some women deal with, and has mostly been relegated to the late afternoons/evenings, and anytime I’ve gone too long without eating.
But the truth is, this is a stretching season for me. I told my life group (church small group) last week that I need a lot of grace and a lot of prayers right now! I am delighted to be home with my children each day, watching them learn and teaching them truths about God. Caring for Vera (4.5), Cordelia (almost 3), and Jude (16 months) is challenging enough, but to be tired and sick makes it even more so.
I am pressing into God’s Word each morning and starting my day with prayers for strength, joy, and grace. I’m having to let go of some expectations I normally have for myself, and blogging is one of the things that is on the back burner right now. I have lots of ideas for posts to write, but I’m choosing to rest in the afternoons instead of write. I’m using all of my energy just to keep the house relatively neat, my children dressed and read to, and my family fed (Tad’s been making dinner most nights).
I keep reminding myself that this is just a season. I won’t be sick forever. In fact, I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I know so many women who would trade places with me in a second, so that helps me maintain a grateful heart.
I will be back to blogging on a more regular basis soon, I’m sure, but until then, I wanted you to know why I haven’t been around much.
If you’re also in a challenging season, know that God’s grace is available to you too!
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
-2 Corinthians 12:9
i can’t wait to read your future posts, but it is so, so important to rest. grow that beautiful baby, mama!
Thanks, Liz! <3
SO thankful you have your priorities straight!! You will continue to bless many with your blog in the future; right now, though, you are keeping first things, first. Keeping you close in my prayers, praying GRACE for all of you! Love, Mom <3
Thanks, Mom! Love you too!
Oh girl, I completely understand!! Pregnancy nausea, no matter how severe, is just really really trying and just waking up each morning is daunting enough (at least for me)! I am praying for ya and hoping you start to get some of that energy back soon 🙂
I appreciate your prayers, Natalie!
Praying for you. You’re amazing–you’re growing a life right now and that is the most important. You’re loved no matter how often you blog. Love you and feel better soon.
Thanks so much, Kristy!
4.5, 3 and 1 years old is a lot to handle in and of itself. Add pregnancy and phew! your brave 🙂 You should chat with nichole some time – she had her girls about the same gap as you have had your kids… and I know there came a point she was very very “done” and tired… she prob has lots of great words of wisdom 🙂 – shes amazing. It does get easier I will say… I remember when caleb and taite were younger it was so much harder then it is now. Even tho I have 4 kids now and instead of 2… because my older two are over age 8… its so much easier for me to handle. Caleb can change diapers, feed reed, cook breakfast and put him to bed if I need to. Taite at 8 can almost do the same! He just physically isnt strong enough to lift reed like his brother is 🙂 – so he obviously cant do a lot that Id love for him to do haha… but he sitll is an amazing helper… and at age 8 can change his share of diapers. You wait til those two little mommies (vera and cc) are taite and calebs age, and you have 3 other kids added to your crew 🙂 – those girls will be such helpers you will feel so blessed!! but for the now in the moments of exhaustion, just wanting a few moments a lone, feeling overwhelmed with the task at hand… choose joy. 🙂 and eat lots of food LOL! bless you, I cant imagine being really sick. That is one thing I never really had to deal with pregnant. I had my share of nausea but I never threw up… I was thankful. My pregnancies just got hard towards 30 weeks. Thats when it wasnt “glorious” for me 🙂
I love these post btw, you need to do more.
I always look at families like yours and see the hard work you spent training them when they were younger and how it’s paying off now! You have amazing little helpers, and I look forward to mine growing in helpfulness as well!
We’ll be praying for you and that growing tiny baby. Get plenty of rest and we’ll all be here when you are feeling better. Children are truly a blessing from God!
I agree! Such blessings! Thanks for your prayers, Crystal!
Yay to being pregnant at the same time again! I totally feel your struggle. I am just getting some energy back and the nausea has finally stopped. It’s definitely not easy when there are multiple children demanding your attention all at once. I’m trying to iron things out with my blogs so that I can have a bit of flexibility and more fun. Last month was slow… I wouldn’t have been able to keep up anyway.
Thanks for keeping it real. Rest up!
XO
I’m excited for you too, Sheena! Hope you continue to feel better as well!