Being a new mom.

I don't often post reflective or meaningful ramblings as others do on their blogs...but I found a post that someone else shared on facebook that I enjoyed.

http://cheetosforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-letter-to-young-mothers.html

Being a new mom has been an adventure, to say the least. I enjoy (almost) every minute of being Emma's mom. However, I do experience many of the pressures that she discusses in this post. Even before I had Emma, it seemed like it was life or death whether or not I had an epidural or not during labor. I finally realized, it is not the end of the world if I get one, which I did. And guess what, Emma survived. All of those other decisions she mentioned, cloth vs. disposable diapers, organic vs not, working vs not working, home school or public school, it seems you are wrong no matter what you choose. Not only that, to add to the pressure, I haven't lost my baby weight and don't spend every hour at the gym and don't eat only carrots all day long. It is hard to ignore the criticism of our culture.

A few months ago I realized that it was just going to take me a while to be able to do all the things I used to do...and that I may not ever be able to do them ALL again. So, I decided I needed to try to add in one at a time. The first thing I needed to add in was studying the Word. If I do nothing else all day, I need to study the Word and spend time with God...I need to focus on Him and His promises to combat the lies and criticisms of this world.  My body will die someday, and I don't want to have spent more time working on frivolous things in this life than my spiritual self, which will live forever. That is what matters. My house may be a mess, we may go out for dinner, and it may take me a little bit longer to lose all the baby weight, but I know where I am going when I die and I know the One with whom I will spend eternity.


"Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness; for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it hold promise for the present life and also for the life to come." 
2 Timothy 4:7b-8