You know that saying 'everything happens for a reason'? Because of my very poorly worded post, God humbled me this morning. What I said made my devotional time this morning hit home. Proverbs 15:1-4 if you care to check it out.
Clearly what I said could have been said in a better way. I apologize to those who I offended with the harsh terms. (Good grief Brian... Why do you always have to bring politics into things? ugh. LOL)
When Tanya got pregnant, that was a totally :yikes: moment.
"I" was not ready. "We" did not have enough of A and B and C. "We" wanted to do X, Y and Z first. Ya know what? None of that matters a hill of beans anymore. Everything changed and it could not have been better for us. To the crux of Fran's post... Having Hannah was part of the catalyst to BE the things you listed. That kid has been used to teach me so many things....
So, I guess what I should have said was something like this... Nobody likes getting out of their comfort zone. Clearly to many here, having a child is WAY outside your comfort zone. But what can ever really change in the world until more people are willing to do things that might seem "uncomfortable"?
Otherwise good people who do not have children of their own are, IMO, really missing out on one of the better things in life. I'm not saying you can't be happy being childless. But having a kid(s) brings a better kind of happy. Its rough. Its frustrating. But I think about the person I was and look at the person I am becoming. The person I am becoming is better. God gave us Hannah to make that happen.
Clearly what I said could have been said in a better way. I apologize to those who I offended with the harsh terms. (Good grief Brian... Why do you always have to bring politics into things? ugh. LOL)
When Tanya got pregnant, that was a totally :yikes: moment.
"I" was not ready. "We" did not have enough of A and B and C. "We" wanted to do X, Y and Z first. Ya know what? None of that matters a hill of beans anymore. Everything changed and it could not have been better for us. To the crux of Fran's post... Having Hannah was part of the catalyst to BE the things you listed. That kid has been used to teach me so many things....
So, I guess what I should have said was something like this... Nobody likes getting out of their comfort zone. Clearly to many here, having a child is WAY outside your comfort zone. But what can ever really change in the world until more people are willing to do things that might seem "uncomfortable"?
Otherwise good people who do not have children of their own are, IMO, really missing out on one of the better things in life. I'm not saying you can't be happy being childless. But having a kid(s) brings a better kind of happy. Its rough. Its frustrating. But I think about the person I was and look at the person I am becoming. The person I am becoming is better. God gave us Hannah to make that happen.