tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603637020367781614.post3921356668592359885..comments2011-07-31T20:06:32.036-05:00Mommy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04275102376758783293noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603637020367781614.post-71812646058180820332011-07-31T20:06:32.036-05:002011-07-31T20:06:32.036-05:00amy,<br />email me at brandi515 (at) mac.com.<br /><br />blessings,<br />bMommy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04275102376758783293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603637020367781614.post-4706835334007053812011-07-31T19:51:30.178-05:002011-07-31T19:51:30.178-05:00Hi Brandi!<br />I&#39;m thinking about becoming a physician. I&#39;m worried about my (future) children &amp; husband. I don&#39;t want to forget about them! I was going to email you, but it wouldn&#39;t let me.<br /><br />I hope you read this!!!<br />thanks!<br />amyastegallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164806344407865148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603637020367781614.post-646564433980693172011-02-25T22:09:05.366-06:002011-02-25T22:09:05.366-06:00I was so frustrated after I had Seattle and was going through some really hard stuff and people would say, &quot;you need some time for yourself.&quot; I was eventually like, &quot;NO, I need counseling and more time with God.&quot; and it turns out I was right! Anyway, great post, totally agree.Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035975605341984272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603637020367781614.post-10103333427332454062011-02-23T22:00:43.476-06:002011-02-23T22:00:43.476-06:00&quot;... finding the meaning of our lives not by probing our moods and motives and morals but by believing in God&#39;s will and purposes; making a map of the faithfulness of God, not charting the rise and fall of our enthusiasms.&quot;<br /><br />Wow. That is so good and so difficult for me. I ride an emotional roller coaster. My kids do as well, and sometimes I find that I am riding theirs with them. I go along for the ride, instead of being the adult, and end up getting exhausted alongside them. <br />I am learning to appropriate Christ&#39;s righteousness and get it from my head to my heart. I am learning to believe that His grace is sufficient instead of just giving it lip service. <br />Thanks for expanding on this. I am going to link it to my blog. And I am so glad we are on this journey together, my friend.Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16759869157457848081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603637020367781614.post-2220067771513751772011-02-23T19:17:47.649-06:002011-02-23T19:17:47.649-06:00I just love this. I&#39;ve been really, REALLY enjoying my kids, my domestic life, my husband, lately. I think it&#39;s been a long process, for me, of wondering what else I am waiting for, what else is there but THIS? I&#39;m just loving THIS day, instead of marinating in those &#39;needs.&#39; It has been so freeing. Thanks for posting this.<br /><br />Baby steps.<br /><br />I could describe it as feeling home, finally, with my babies.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475731648041963518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603637020367781614.post-44815052829235562632011-02-23T13:24:55.760-06:002011-02-23T13:24:55.760-06:00This is wonderful. I haven&#39;t clicked over to read the other post, but i want to!<br />I remember when Dylin was an infant. I struggled with not being able to have my hour long bible studies and prayer sessions. God taught me so much in those early weeks of her life about Him and my relationship with Him. That I didn&#39;t need to sit for a whole hour to find Him. That He could be found while I washed dishes or showered, or what ever. And now some precious times are spent with me having my Bible time, with the kids next to me looking over their own books. I don&#39;t remember ever seeing my parents in the Word- I want my kids to see this. Not hide it away.<br />One more thing. I&#39;ve always thought that &quot;me time&quot; was the work of Oprah. This is not a teaching from scripture. Scripture tells me to die to myself. THe world tells me to find myself. Very contradictory.mandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13116676892734212010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603637020367781614.post-11645066188398337612011-02-23T09:06:48.197-06:002011-02-23T09:06:48.197-06:00Brandi,<br />You speak so beautifully here of what it is to be present and to abide in the Spirit - John 15. It is there and only there where we bear much fruit. I needed that reminder today! Blessings! KristyKristy Moorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603637020367781614.post-31500181596589399862011-02-22T22:26:33.349-06:002011-02-22T22:26:33.349-06:00Brandi,<br /><br />It&#39;s so amazing how the Lord keeps teaching us the same things...seriously! I have been pondering this as I am beginning to have a bit more freedom with not having a little baby in the house anymore. I can actually get things done and then some...making sure those things aren&#39;t so that I can receive value as something other than a child of God, wife and mom, as if those aren&#39;t enough. Thank you for so eloquently relating to me what the Lord is already showing me. We always seem to be on the same page.<br /><br />Love ya,<br />KendraThe Duty'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216254934688702515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603637020367781614.post-11584268628389339462011-02-22T22:11:51.841-06:002011-02-22T22:11:51.841-06:00brandi<br />this is so beautifully written and full of wisdom...<br />love it. wish i had realized some of the things you wrote about many years ago...but better late than never?<br />it is so good to find rest with the kids...and even involve them somehow through scripture reading or napping or playing together. instead of trying to get away or have alone time without them-as if that was the only way to ever have peace.<br />i used to want to run away from them whenever daddy got home! (3 kids under the age of 3.5yrs will do that to ya;) <br />sometimes i still have that feeling, but not near as much:)<br />i&#39;m growing and i&#39;m thankful for God&#39;s grace and wisdom...<br />glad you shared this!lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691762975394023783noreply@blogger.com