In my world that’s often something related to kids or parenting. I love to hear the stories of others. Knocks me out of my little world, gives me perspective. Makes me grateful. Makes me feel sympathy and empathy and compassion. But there’s been a lot of crying this week over a few things I’ve run into.
If Paul could see the tissues I go through while he slumbers.
http://www.kellehampton.com/2010/01/nella-cordelia-birth-story.html
This was such an honest birth story. Written looong ago but new to me. I cried when I read it, cried when I told Paul about it. Just so real and raw. I feel more prepared if the experience is ever mine.
http://randycourtneytripproth.blogspot.com/
I can’t imagine. Forgive me for being taxed with discipline woes today, explaining for the fifteenth time to Julia that it’s not ok to yell when you want a turn to talk looks like jelly beans. Oh the trials I am not ready for.
http://momastery.com/blog/2012/01/04/2011-lesson-2-dont-carpe-diem/
Let’s end on funny. Is this ‘viral’ yet? It seems so. I died laughing and then had a Steel Magnolias (the laugh/cry) moment. “I can’t even carpe fifteen minutes…” Spot on lady.
I have spent so much time today with Kelle – that I will visit with Randy tomorrow. Wonderful; to understand “love” so much better. Thx Sarah, her writing reminded me of your gift. You can say the same with what ever situation you face. It will always be positive just like Kelle. I thought of your sweet friends support. A story of beautfy and gratitude for much but mostly the Paul/Sarah family of four. love mm I’ll keep in touch it is gooood literature of truth.
Okay–I laughed cried when I read the Carpe article too. I felt relieved because sometimes being a mom is crushingly hard and I feel guilty about how hard it is for me and yet is it so wonderful and beautiful and WORTH it. I also loved what she would say in the future to a mother of young kids–”I like your kids. Especially the one peeing in the corner. Let me buy those groceries for you.” Thank you. It’s a sacred job we have and because it is so precious it’s easy to fail but the kids–they love us so much.
Okay so the first time I read this post I didn’t click on any of the links. I remember reading Nella’s birth story like right after she had the baby babe and felt absolutely overcome by it. I too cried when I read it and I cried when I shared it with my SIL Lisa whose first baby babe had downs syndrome. I just loved how happy and excited they were for her birth and what a party it was and how she felt such despair but it didn’t last long. Oh boy. I just need to talk to you in person about all of these links!
Thanks so much for posting these links, Sarah. I stayed up way too late reading about Tripp, bawling, thinking the next day about Courtney and feeling so deeply for them both. Thanks for helping me feel such love for people I don’t know, for exposing me to a disorder I didn’t know about (how incredibly difficult to see your child suffer like that) and for helping me to be humbled for the health of little June. I held her extra close when she woke up that night. We need to catch up sometime. I’ll call you!