Wow. It has been a whole month since I've blogged.
I thought I'd be taking much longer off from blogging, but I had no idea I would miss it as much as I did!
I started this blog as a way to chronicle my son's beginnings and to write out my thoughts and experiences about parenting. I've really missed doing both of those things. And sure, I could do that in a journal or somewhere more private, but I really missed the community I've found through this blog as well.
So, here we are! We're back in action. I have a lot to catch up on, but I'm going to have to break it down into several posts. But first, let's talk about the new person I've become in the past month.
I have been striving and growing as I learn more about what the "Proverbs 31 woman" is all about. We've made many changes in our home and my down time has been spent much more productively. Our house is mostly clean and tidy most of the time. We got rid of our TV. I make all of our bread (okay, with a bread machine, but still) and I cook breakfast every day and dinner about six times a week. I've been memorizing Scripture. We've been composting. I've spent less time online and more time reading books. I've engaged with my child and with my world.
I do not say any of these things to brag or show off and none of things are even what a Proverbs 31 woman is necessarily about. These are just some of the "outer" changes that we've made based on the "inner" changes that have taken place in my heart and in my head. The biggest difference is that while I'm more productive, I feel less busy, and while I'm more engaged, I feel less tired. I'm invigorated and I have joy in the "mundane" because being a wife, mother, homemaker is exactly who I was designed to be. And it's only the beginning of the journey!
To me, the most amazing part of the "Proverbs 31 woman" is the creator of this woman. She was dreamed up by a woman, a mom, as a means to teach her son what a Godly wife would look like. How amazing that from a young age, this woman's son was learning what to look for in a wife, and no doubt was comparing his mother against this standard she was setting before him. It has caused me to question, do my words and actions replicate the values I'm attempting to instill in my son? I want him to be rooted in Scripture, but am I rooted in Scripture? I want him to be intentional, engaged, caring, and thoughtful, but am I demonstrating those characteristics? I want him to care for his body, his health, his diet, his possessions, the earth, --am I? I want him to have integrity, to work hard, to have joy--do I? The mother of King Lemuel, the boy for whom Proverbs 31 was written, likely demonstrated all of these traits and more. She diligently taught them to her son in word and in deed and it is this concept that I'm striving to adopt in my own life.
It's been a great journey so far this month and I'm eager to see where it will take me next. Stay tuned for more updates as I get back in the saddle, folks! :)
I thought I'd be taking much longer off from blogging, but I had no idea I would miss it as much as I did!
I started this blog as a way to chronicle my son's beginnings and to write out my thoughts and experiences about parenting. I've really missed doing both of those things. And sure, I could do that in a journal or somewhere more private, but I really missed the community I've found through this blog as well.
So, here we are! We're back in action. I have a lot to catch up on, but I'm going to have to break it down into several posts. But first, let's talk about the new person I've become in the past month.
I have been striving and growing as I learn more about what the "Proverbs 31 woman" is all about. We've made many changes in our home and my down time has been spent much more productively. Our house is mostly clean and tidy most of the time. We got rid of our TV. I make all of our bread (okay, with a bread machine, but still) and I cook breakfast every day and dinner about six times a week. I've been memorizing Scripture. We've been composting. I've spent less time online and more time reading books. I've engaged with my child and with my world.
I do not say any of these things to brag or show off and none of things are even what a Proverbs 31 woman is necessarily about. These are just some of the "outer" changes that we've made based on the "inner" changes that have taken place in my heart and in my head. The biggest difference is that while I'm more productive, I feel less busy, and while I'm more engaged, I feel less tired. I'm invigorated and I have joy in the "mundane" because being a wife, mother, homemaker is exactly who I was designed to be. And it's only the beginning of the journey!
To me, the most amazing part of the "Proverbs 31 woman" is the creator of this woman. She was dreamed up by a woman, a mom, as a means to teach her son what a Godly wife would look like. How amazing that from a young age, this woman's son was learning what to look for in a wife, and no doubt was comparing his mother against this standard she was setting before him. It has caused me to question, do my words and actions replicate the values I'm attempting to instill in my son? I want him to be rooted in Scripture, but am I rooted in Scripture? I want him to be intentional, engaged, caring, and thoughtful, but am I demonstrating those characteristics? I want him to care for his body, his health, his diet, his possessions, the earth, --am I? I want him to have integrity, to work hard, to have joy--do I? The mother of King Lemuel, the boy for whom Proverbs 31 was written, likely demonstrated all of these traits and more. She diligently taught them to her son in word and in deed and it is this concept that I'm striving to adopt in my own life.
It's been a great journey so far this month and I'm eager to see where it will take me next. Stay tuned for more updates as I get back in the saddle, folks! :)
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Thank you for sharing this journey. I struggle with similar questions as I make decisions about the kind of mother I want to be. I know I need to make changes and struggle with letting go of a lot of things.
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