Comments on: Where Joyful and Motherhood Intersect http://lifeasmom.com/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html On the Road to Joyful Motherhood Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:27:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kim http://lifeasmom.com/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html/comment-page-1#comment-9500 Kim Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:56:34 +0000 http://lifeasmom.net/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html#comment-9500 Amen, sister! We're in this together :) Thanks for sharing! Amen, sister! We’re in this together :) Thanks for sharing!

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]]> By: Anissa http://lifeasmom.com/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html/comment-page-1#comment-6635 Anissa Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:03:50 +0000 http://lifeasmom.net/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html#comment-6635 I just stumbled over here from HomespunHeart and am loving your encouraging words!!<br /><br />Abbey... I have been exactly in your shoes and will be praying for you. I was pregnant with baby #3 during my husband's 2nd deployment. I clicked on your name but can't contact you directly through blogger, so I will have to post here. Joy in your season is very challenging, but know this -- the Lord has a very special heart for those whose husbands are away, and whose children are (temporarily) without a father. I will be praying that you feel the very presence of the Lord in the weeks to come. He will draw near to you in your time of need. I know this because the times my husband is gone are the times I most clearly feel and see God directing my steps.<br /><br />FishMama -- thank you for seeking Joy in all seasons of motherhood. Your site will be a great encouragement to many of my mommy friends. I just stumbled over here from HomespunHeart and am loving your encouraging words!!

Abbey… I have been exactly in your shoes and will be praying for you. I was pregnant with baby #3 during my husband's 2nd deployment. I clicked on your name but can't contact you directly through blogger, so I will have to post here. Joy in your season is very challenging, but know this — the Lord has a very special heart for those whose husbands are away, and whose children are (temporarily) without a father. I will be praying that you feel the very presence of the Lord in the weeks to come. He will draw near to you in your time of need. I know this because the times my husband is gone are the times I most clearly feel and see God directing my steps.

FishMama — thank you for seeking Joy in all seasons of motherhood. Your site will be a great encouragement to many of my mommy friends.

]]> By: Joy http://lifeasmom.com/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html/comment-page-1#comment-6553 Joy Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:59:48 +0000 http://lifeasmom.net/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html#comment-6553 That's soooooooooooooooooo true! The time spent with them is so very fleeting. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog. Way to go! Thank God for our blessings as we call them each by name (or by each other's names). That's soooooooooooooooooo true! The time spent with them is so very fleeting. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog. Way to go! Thank God for our blessings as we call them each by name (or by each other's names).

]]> By: Susie http://lifeasmom.com/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html/comment-page-1#comment-6546 Susie Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:26:08 +0000 http://lifeasmom.net/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html#comment-6546 I don't take myself too seriously and just enjoy what I bring to the table (literally and figuratively:-) I don't take myself too seriously and just enjoy what I bring to the table (literally and figuratively:-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://lifeasmom.com/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html/comment-page-1#comment-6545 Anonymous Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:23:15 +0000 http://lifeasmom.net/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html#comment-6545 I needed this too! Balancing everything is hard for me too. Thanks for reminding me I want to be joyful mom.<br /><br />Emily I needed this too! Balancing everything is hard for me too. Thanks for reminding me I want to be joyful mom.

Emily

]]> By: momstheword http://lifeasmom.com/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html/comment-page-1#comment-6544 momstheword Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:52:10 +0000 http://lifeasmom.net/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html#comment-6544 When the kids were little and I had days where I felt like pulling my hair out, I tried to just slow down and enjoy the moment.<br /><br />I tried to remember that these moments wouldn't last forever, and I tried to just stop a minute and take a breathe.<br /><br />What robbed me of my joy was my own expectations. I had to slow down, relax, and learn to laugh at the interruptions and the messes and the minor disasters that came up, and to remember that the world wouldn't fall apart if dinner was late, or the house wasn't as perfect as I wanted it to be. When the kids were little and I had days where I felt like pulling my hair out, I tried to just slow down and enjoy the moment.

I tried to remember that these moments wouldn't last forever, and I tried to just stop a minute and take a breathe.

What robbed me of my joy was my own expectations. I had to slow down, relax, and learn to laugh at the interruptions and the messes and the minor disasters that came up, and to remember that the world wouldn't fall apart if dinner was late, or the house wasn't as perfect as I wanted it to be.

]]> By: Marie@Beginning, Meet End http://lifeasmom.com/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html/comment-page-1#comment-6543 Marie@Beginning, Meet End Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:53:10 +0000 http://lifeasmom.net/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html#comment-6543 Boy, I needed to read that this week! Thanks for reading (and calming!) my mind. Boy, I needed to read that this week! Thanks for reading (and calming!) my mind.

]]> By: Robbie http://lifeasmom.com/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html/comment-page-1#comment-6542 Robbie Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:31:14 +0000 http://lifeasmom.net/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html#comment-6542 balancing -- the chores, work, and the stress of running the home. i'd much rather play with my kids when they're awake but feel overwhelmed at the aftermath when they're finally in bed! :-) balancing — the chores, work, and the stress of running the home. i'd much rather play with my kids when they're awake but feel overwhelmed at the aftermath when they're finally in bed! :-)

]]> By: Abbey http://lifeasmom.com/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html/comment-page-1#comment-6541 Abbey Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:26:17 +0000 http://lifeasmom.net/2009/10/where-joyful-and-motherhood-intersect.html#comment-6541 Your post definitely struck a chord - thanks! I'm going through a VERY difficult season of my "mommy" life and it's very hard to find joy, but it IS a choice. My husband is deployed and I'm 33 weeks pregnant with our third child - and I was just put on bed rest. Wow! My life is far from perfect right now - my house is a mess, my patience is thin, but I can put all that aside and be joyful in my circumstances. Thanks for the reminder! Your post definitely struck a chord – thanks! I'm going through a VERY difficult season of my "mommy" life and it's very hard to find joy, but it IS a choice. My husband is deployed and I'm 33 weeks pregnant with our third child – and I was just put on bed rest. Wow! My life is far from perfect right now – my house is a mess, my patience is thin, but I can put all that aside and be joyful in my circumstances. Thanks for the reminder!

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