I don't really have a picture that applies to this, so I'm posting this awesome shot that I took at my mom and dad's a few weekends ago when we celebrated Lyric's birthday.
I haven't written in ages. Things have been crazy busy (still...will they ever slow down?). Actually, after this week my schedule loses 3 things per week so I'm praying it will slow a little. Ballet for Izzy and I, and heart to heart are all ending this week. It's with mixed emotions that I see these activities end though, because they're all great things. I will miss dancing, I'm going to have to get my butt moving with some other activity. Heart to heart has been amazing. Fresh Brewed Life was a superb book that I've loved right up to the end. It's been great getting to know some ladies better from Zurich in my class.
Last weekend my first May client delivered. The birth was VERY long and extremely challenging to attend. It really made me re-think my 'calling' to be a doula. After talking with Joel about it though, he made a good point: that the enemy would love to try to talk me out of doing this job that I believe I've been called to do. I also had a nurse from the hospital encourage me with some kind words that really helped. The last two births that I've attended have been the most challenging ones of the 15 total that I've been to. God did answer my prayers about my concerns over how I would be accepted at the hospital my client delivered at though. The nurses we had were awesome, and VERY supportive of me being there. I'm hoping to see them again when I attend the next birth (which will be at the same hospital).
God has been good. I know He is faithful, even when it seems that He isn't listening and that He isn't there. Pastor Phil was talking on Sunday about our faith not being something that we use to "get stuff" from God. When we believe in Him, we don't sit there and make requests of Him like He owes us something. We are here to serve Him. He has certainly allowed me to be stretched and challenged in many ways this spring. But I'm learning and growing through each experience.
Mother's day was nice. We went to church, picked up our trailer and Joel and the kids took me (and mom and dad S) out for lunch in Exeter. It was nice not to have to cook :) It was a beautiful day so we set the trailer up when we got home. It made me so thrilled to think of the camping trips we'll be taking soon. This coming weekend is a boys family camping trip. The dads and sons from both sides of my family head up to Cyprus Lake. I hope they don't freeze this weekend. The girls all head up to my moms in Hanover and have a little party of our own :) Should be great. I'm hoping my last May client holds on until after the weekend, but as I've learned, there's nothing in birth that can really be controlled! Maybe that's one of the reasons I'm meant to be a doula. To learn that I can't control everything. It's all about surrender right?!
Talk to you soon,
Mel
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