Monday May 2, 2011 Blessing #360
I am anxious about leaving Henslee in June, so anxious that I didn't sleep well the last 2 nights. I know that plenty of working mothers will have no patience with this-I mean she will be 3 months old, and I will be away from her just 1/2 days for 3 weeks. Plenty of mothers bypass breast feeding all together and have to put their babies in day care at 6 weeks of age.
Still, there is nothing like the feeling of being right HERE and able to respond immediately to Henslee. I love to feed her, to talk with her (she is quite the conversationalist!), to nuzzle her baby peach fuzz, and to luxuriate in motherhood while she naps on my chest. My heart aches thinking about any separation from her!
So, the best cure for this anxiety is to acknowledge just how great I've got it. I am so grateful for this special time with Henslee. I am blessed with a happy, healthy baby--and I am a happy, healthy mother. I need to get better at not sweating the small stuff.
Tuesday May 3, 2011 Blessing #361
As Katie was headed out to catch the bus this morning, she piped up with, "Mom, does God go to the bathroom?" Just then, the bus rounded the corner and she rushed outside. I never got to answer, but I am still laughing about it. This time of year folks are struggling to make sense of the Resurection and Transfiguration. Katie just wants to understand God's need for Elimination.
She is hilarious,bright, and inquisitive--and I love being surprised by what she says! What a blessing she is.
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Your daughter is hysterical! I love it! And now, with only 4 more to go, I have to say I am so proud you have done this! Bravo!!! It's been a blessing to many, but especially to me to catch up and read what is going on with your family, and to help me seek out the blessings of every day life.
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