tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077471860024761518.post7833510324016930594..comments2023-05-20T01:43:11.172-07:00Comments on WATERSHED: 60 nights ago...Me. Us. She.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00222015524829943773noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077471860024761518.post-80239612575217909242010-08-08T13:42:10.451-07:002010-08-08T13:42:10.451-07:00Hello. I just caught up on your blog. I am one of ...Hello. I just caught up on your blog. I am one of the WV Child Ambassadors and had emailed with you back in Dec. Your A is beautiful!! We were married 12 years before we adopted Nadia and I totally understand the things you are saying. We have been home 3 years now and I would love to sleep in :) But we started paperwork to adopt again so I don't see that in our future.<br /><br />I find that the new life as parents is just as good, but different. Perhaps people need to talk about that more.Louannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314945140193369797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077471860024761518.post-15647010073864272112010-08-06T07:38:58.134-07:002010-08-06T07:38:58.134-07:00Oh, I completely remember the loss of independence...Oh, I completely remember the loss of independence and spontaneity! But now, it seems a distant memory and I am sad that we only have 7 more years with our oldest at home! Kiddos certainly do turn our worlds upside down, don't they?! I never expected it to be quite so dramatic!!!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074200111691759654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077471860024761518.post-74920959422749594452010-08-04T22:08:00.298-07:002010-08-04T22:08:00.298-07:00Does it get any easier? Hmmm. 16 years and 4 ch...Does it get any easier? Hmmm. 16 years and 4 children into parenting, and I don't think so... I continue to be amazed at how I can feel such a range of emotions. Sometimes all in one moment....and sometimes all at one child! <br /><br /> I, personally, love that your world has been turned so upside down (and I mean that in the very nicest way) and I think that becoming a mama will probably do more than any other thing in your life to help you "live out" your manifesto!! :)<br /><br />btw, I think she gets more beautiful in every photo!!<br /><br />:) MichelleAs For Our House...We will serve the Lord.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03730981896283661793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077471860024761518.post-77064960187899927412010-08-04T13:08:36.407-07:002010-08-04T13:08:36.407-07:00Oh my gosh, do I KNOW this feeling. Really well pu...Oh my gosh, do I KNOW this feeling. Really well put - it really is a mix of celebration and mourning. If I'm totally honest, I am still really mourning the fun bits of coupledom (mostly the sleep ins and the evenings out. Oh, they were nice). <br /><br />A month or two after we got home, I listened to this song a LOT and I just found it again on my youtube history. Consider it my 60 day gift to you :) (Am definitely not going to forget about that recipe, by the way! It's way too good not to share. And way too EASY not to share).<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4xWy9-xYLY&playnext=1&videos=TTLiSopaTV8Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077471860024761518.post-89352286921099096392010-08-04T05:31:41.437-07:002010-08-04T05:31:41.437-07:00Yes, it does get easier. I had a handful of reali...Yes, it does get easier. I had a handful of realizations over the past 6 years which moved me in an easier direction. Every day, though, I still think of things I would like to be doing - running is my biggest loss. I miss it. <br /><br />But there is a constant and deep awareness of what I've gained and what I know about the world, that I would never know without being a mom.rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04814599978295161064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077471860024761518.post-92005252460775654912010-08-04T03:26:11.913-07:002010-08-04T03:26:11.913-07:00Ahh, parenthood, you are a mixed bag of nuts, aren...Ahh, parenthood, you are a mixed bag of nuts, aren't you? And not all cashews.Koranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862817352553041987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077471860024761518.post-70537831069128790552010-08-04T00:29:21.137-07:002010-08-04T00:29:21.137-07:00last comment was really leah :)last comment was really leah :)Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15294603938160394697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077471860024761518.post-36760227823107162712010-08-04T00:28:05.264-07:002010-08-04T00:28:05.264-07:00soon enough you forget the old and your love for t...soon enough you forget the old and your love for the new increases. you make new friends with the same life. you make new fun to fit your new life. pretty soon the old seems so useless, tired and boring. It gets easier and harder all at the same time...Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01406414498197854448noreply@blogger.com