Today's lift-me-up from A Deeper Story
"The truth? 90% of the time, I am completely unaware that I’m doing
this alone. I’m convinced it’s because parenting is beauty and magic,
wonder and independence, slamming doors and weepy conversations. Single
parenting is not hard because I’m single. It’s hard because it’s
parenting. The same way it’s hard for my sister who has eight kids and a
loving, doting, present husband. When we talk, our conversations are
not comparing my single parenting to her married parenting. When we
talk, we are talking about how to get five year olds to eat the food you
put in front of them. Parenting is not measured in the amount of hands
and bodies, but in the depth of heart and presence.
No one really plans on becoming a single mom or dad. It’s not like we
who are walking this road schemed this up. So when it comes, and the
questions are asked at bedtime and around the dinner table, I remind my
daughter that while we cannot change how our family looks right now, we
can look at the family we have right now. This dance of hearts,
questions, energy, growing. This is just life — parenting is hard
whether you are married with 10 kids, married with two, divorced with
one, etc. Raising a person to be a nice and hopefully God-fearing adult
someday is no small task."
You are amazing. I admire your strength and optimism-Keep it up girlie!
ReplyDeleteI am currently enjoying Boys Adrift-Thanks for the recommendation.
We are moving back to American Fork in June-I am really excited, but it feels weird at the same time. Missy is actually going to be my next door neighbor-how crazy is that? We will have to plan a play date when you guys are in town. I feel like I haven't seen you in ages.