Comments on: Baals

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:12:37 +0000

Thank you for this post. I really needed it. My 6 month old boy is struggling to gain weight and I can’t help but think I’ve been a little distracted with other things than caring for him… So your story was both piercing and encouraging.

By: Charity

Charity — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:19:34 +0000

Thank you so much for this precious post. I sat here in awe as I read. I went through something so similar yesterday afternoon as my sweet little 10 month old boy is going through his first cold and wants only mommy. I felt a bit useless as nothing was accomplished in my house. Useless….but my baby boy sure didn’t think so.

Thank you and blessings…..

By: Clara

Clara — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:02:06 +0000

Thank you for sharing this lovely story and deep insight into motherhood.

I am pryaing the Lord God will bless my husband and I with a little one soon.

Blessings to you and your family in Jesus’ name.

By: Mrs. Parunak

Mrs. Parunak — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Renee,

Thank you so much for your wonderful encouragement! I’m happy for you to share my post as long as the url stays with it, nothing gets changed, and you include a little note asking that if anyone forwards it that they also include the link and don’t make changes.

Blessings!

By: Meghann Jones

Meghann Jones — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:33:26 +0000

I so needed to hear this today. As of late, I keep hearing more of the side of “you deserve a break, adult conversation, blah blah blah”…not that that is wrong or anything, but you made it clear what we truly need. I’ll be sending my few readers over to you for this post for sure!

By: Renee

Renee — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:17 +0000

Thank you. The Lord worked through you today, to remind me and encourage me in my life with 2 little ones (22 month old and 4 month old). I wanted to ask your permission to copy this entry and email it to a few friends. I will, of course, quote you and post your blog. Would that be alright? I won’t do so until I get a green light from you

Blessings! Your blog has been a wonderful ministry to me – although this is the first time I’ve commented. (I found yours through \Pearls and Diamonds\ http://www.pearlsanddiamonds.wordpress.com).

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:25:42 +0000

I’ve been thinking about a lot of similar things this week, although the context is a little different. There are so many good things (getting to take part in Bible study, intellectual conversation, ministering to people outside your immediate family), but they can at times get in the way of more important duties. The temptation is always to get out the label gun and mark “intellectual stimulation” (or any of the other things) as a ploy of the self-centered or unspiritual, but the problem is, as you said, not really the activity but simply an issue of timing. I support you 100% in comforting your babe when she isn’t feeling well, but I also think it’s important to continue to place a value on our own growth as appropriate. I think too often we get caught up in trying to label an issue good or bad, when it’s really more a question of timing.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:11:48 +0000

Thank you! This blessed me today. I went through a time with my last one where I really struggled with these same \baals\. Thank you for putting it into words…it’s giving me courage!

By: Brandy

Brandy — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:01:14 +0000

What an amazing post! Thank you for sharing!!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:21:17 +0000

that echo’s how I feel sometimes. I love nursing my baby (even though he is chowing down the solids now too!) and I have often been chided for nursing him too often. There is a connection that has often served as a reminder for me to slow down, breath, and take time to pray and talk to my little one.