Since Y2K, I have: (not necessarily in order)
- spent 41 months pregnant
- spent 45 hours in labor
- had 3 surgeries (including 2 C-sections)
- surrendered my gall bladder, with gratitude
- came very close to dying (during 4th delivery and, in turn, first C-section)
- spent 43 months nursing babies
- successfully potty-trained FIVE children!!!
- watched my vehicle evolve from a cute, white 2dr Honda Accord to a not-as-cute, charcoal, 8 passenger Suburban, filled to the brim with car seats and boosters
- lived in 3 different states
- built a house from dirt up
- sold a house
- learned that the words "house" and "home" have very distinct meanings and learned to place appropriate value on each of them accordingly
- witnessed my husband and two children surrender their lives to the Lord and turn to Jesus as their Savior!
- witnessed my husband and oldest daughter be baptized, in obedience of God's Word.
- wept over and also celebrated the home-going of a much loved Grandmother
- (with Nathan) affirmed a call to devote our lives, full-time, to the ministry of furthering God's Word and Kingdom
- packed up 4 kids (4 & under) into a minivan and loaded everything we couldn't sell, donate, or throw away into a 32 ft UHAUL and left all familiarity behind us to pursue the above mentioned call.
- became an UNDERGRAD student's wife
- typed more papers than I could have ever IMAGINED
- witnessed Nathan earn his Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies
- became a GRAD student's wife
- spent 4 years (combined)working as a portrait and event photographer
- made more than a few friends that I am CERTAIN will be in my life forever, regardless of where the Lord sends us.
- OH! I began blogging to journal my thoughts and experiences for my children!
Whew! The list grows and grows the more you think about it! I wonder what this next decade will bring with it? It is amazing to think about.
What did YOU do since Y2K?
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5 comments:
wow that is amazing!
i certianly didn't do that much but i can say that we miss you in bloom chat!
amy
Your post inspired me to make a list of my own. I was just going to post it as a comment, but decided to share it on my blog. What an eventful decade you have had. I am thankful that we have shared some of it with you!
I enjoyed that very much! I've got you beat in the labor department. 51 hours missy! ha ha. i've missed seeing you!
Wow, you really have been one busy mama! :) Found your blog on the Bloom community. I'm in NC too. Western North Carolina to be more exact. Look forward to reading more!
Yey for potty training 5 children!
I've gone from graduating high school to getting married, to having 4 children in 4 years (each by c-section) to witnessing two of my children come to Christ. It's been a busy decade!
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