Taryn wrote recently on her blog that more reflective posts would reappear someday when their lives settle down again. She got me thinking. I haven't written a really thoughtful post since Advent. Since January, this blog would have been nothing without the photos.
In considering why, I can see that life got a lot busier after Tommy got home. It took us a few months to adjust to having him back. And I have been getting tired more easily. I have to be careful to conserve my energy for teaching and getting the house ready for the baby. That usually means that the computer time must be the first thing to go.
I have several book posts I want to write--kid books and a couple of grown-up books--and some things I wanted to share about this pregnancy, but haven't had the chance to really think through enough to post on. Particularly, the mystery of motherhood. This is something that has been running through my prayer time and reading time throughout this pregnancy. It has been in the back of my mind that I should write about it for three or four months now, and I haven't been able to stop and contemplate fully or compose anything worth sharing.
This isn't really a good thing, and it makes me wonder how we suddenly got so busy. We are usually able to keep the schedules from getting out of control. It's touch and go now that kids' soccer and men's softball have started. Tommy and John are playing on John's office softball team. Katie and Joseph are on two separate soccer teams. Patrick's soccer season has two more weekends of regular play, then the Far East week in mid-May.
Maybe after the baby is born and I have to stop running children to activities and just sit still with our new little one there will be more time for introspection. Right now, I feel like I'm barely keeping all 5 balls in the air.
St. Martha, busy woman, pray for us. St. Monica, patroness of mothers, pray for us. Our Lady of la Leche, pray for us. St. Therese, pray for us.
In considering why, I can see that life got a lot busier after Tommy got home. It took us a few months to adjust to having him back. And I have been getting tired more easily. I have to be careful to conserve my energy for teaching and getting the house ready for the baby. That usually means that the computer time must be the first thing to go.
I have several book posts I want to write--kid books and a couple of grown-up books--and some things I wanted to share about this pregnancy, but haven't had the chance to really think through enough to post on. Particularly, the mystery of motherhood. This is something that has been running through my prayer time and reading time throughout this pregnancy. It has been in the back of my mind that I should write about it for three or four months now, and I haven't been able to stop and contemplate fully or compose anything worth sharing.
This isn't really a good thing, and it makes me wonder how we suddenly got so busy. We are usually able to keep the schedules from getting out of control. It's touch and go now that kids' soccer and men's softball have started. Tommy and John are playing on John's office softball team. Katie and Joseph are on two separate soccer teams. Patrick's soccer season has two more weekends of regular play, then the Far East week in mid-May.
Maybe after the baby is born and I have to stop running children to activities and just sit still with our new little one there will be more time for introspection. Right now, I feel like I'm barely keeping all 5 balls in the air.
St. Martha, busy woman, pray for us. St. Monica, patroness of mothers, pray for us. Our Lady of la Leche, pray for us. St. Therese, pray for us.
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