tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post7477306569025739608..comments2023-11-20T00:39:08.642-08:00Comments on Love Inspired: A Story for Every Reader: The Other Side of MotherhoodPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-56679865821991481122009-06-09T21:30:15.474-07:002009-06-09T21:30:15.474-07:00Sorry it's taken me so long to comment on your...Sorry it's taken me so long to comment on your blog. You are an excellent mother, and mother-in-law & I can't imagine how challenging this stage of life must be for you & Dave. Meddle, not to meddle, help or hurt from the sidelines, or just simply wait & remain that steadfast shoulder to cry on. You are a better friend to me 10 years later than I ever thought you would be & we've got a lifetime to go still! (Oh, and you make a pretty darn, good Grandma too!) Love you.Kirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435177196621446839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-87161051211346301412009-05-22T21:08:53.961-07:002009-05-22T21:08:53.961-07:00Motherhood is,to me, one of the most challenging j...Motherhood is,to me, one of the most challenging jobs on planet earth. But blessings come with it also, in special little ways. And yes, mothering never seems to end, it just changes.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00614963475107648947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-33938447345823417252009-05-22T15:23:14.225-07:002009-05-22T15:23:14.225-07:00Thank you, Carol. I appreciate that.Thank you, Carol. I appreciate that.Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-59378617958566400892009-05-22T15:11:19.382-07:002009-05-22T15:11:19.382-07:00PS, Anita. Don't give up on the other dream either...PS, Anita. Don't give up on the other dream either!Carol Stewardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213167658449760598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-89554077034107884432009-05-22T15:10:45.693-07:002009-05-22T15:10:45.693-07:00What an awesome testimony to your love of family, ...What an awesome testimony to your love of family, Anita! My mom had her last child 18 years after her first, with a total of 5 children. I'm number 4! I wanted four, but I guess God had other plans. I'm still not really sure which of us "got the bigger laugh" at the outcome. I just hope He is pleased with it, because I had a great time with all of the little ones in between. And THEN my youngest became a teenager, and I fully understood why God had stopped with three. :) The third one wore me out!Carol Stewardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213167658449760598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-12137212164306543812009-05-22T10:05:48.979-07:002009-05-22T10:05:48.979-07:00Hey Carol, since you asked: I dreamed of being a H...Hey Carol, since you asked: I dreamed of being a Harlequin author at the age of 15. When my first child came along, she and the military were too much and I put my wip away. <br /><br />So, I dreamed of having 6 kids by the time I was 30 so I could relax at age 40 and get back to my writing. I wonder if that made God laugh?<br /><br />Due to a bicornate uterus, I had less than a 20% chance of having and carrying babies. Med staff said our daughter was a miracle baby. But 12 yrs later, I gave birth to another preemie daughter. Yeah, I'd missed my 30 yr old deadline but she was another miracle. We loved her and praised God.<br /><br />And he blessed us again while in my late 30's. <br /><br />And again in my early 40's. <br /><br />'Stop drinking the water,' I told hubby. 'There's something it!'<br /><br />God's timing. Twenty yrs between my 1st and 4th child, all preemies, all miracles according to the medical experts. All the glory given to God for His goodness. And, yes, for His timing for prayers and dreams answered.Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-42248981145582672972009-05-22T07:58:06.809-07:002009-05-22T07:58:06.809-07:00Me, too, Missy. What are we going to come up with ...Me, too, Missy. What are we going to come up with to dream of next?Carol Stewardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213167658449760598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-67490569782157563792009-05-22T05:31:41.979-07:002009-05-22T05:31:41.979-07:00Carol, you said it so well! A great description of...Carol, you said it so well! A great description of motherhood.<br /><br />Yes, over the last decade plus, I had a dream of writing books. And now it's come true!Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.com