Have you ever been that kind of sick where you don't get out of bed for 2 days? The kind that makes it possible to sleep for hours on end and still be ready for a 7:30 bedtime? The kind where you temporarily forget about hygiene and by the end of the day you desperately need 3 days worth of showers and your teeth are wearing sweaters?
Such has been the life of the Lynds' household for the last week or so. Asher is still out with a fever. He's had it the longest. Poor kid.
All in favor of not living in Michigan anymore say "I"!
"I!"
~erika~
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Here Goes...
I've decided (inspired by Sarah) to start a little history of my life as a wife and mom.
(Sidenote: I'm not entirely sure why I've decided to do this. If you really think about it, blogging is disturbed. To blog is to say, Here you go world. I'd love it if you'd please read my mental and verbal and emotional upchuck, then judge me accordingly. And yet, here I sit, blogging away. But I think there's a level of vulnerable humanity that is undeniable when we write down whatever pops in our head. Because to read something that has come from within us enables us to see ourselves, maybe not completely objectively, but certainly in a different light than when we are just trying to make sense of all the junk that's knocking around in our heads like little blind boxers.)
Now, I realize I'm a little late on the uptake, but I can always catch up. Maybe at some point I'll write some snazzy flashbacks. For now, however, I'll just write about life as I currently know it. I've been married for 2 years. Five months after I got married, I got pregnant. With twins. They are now 13 months old (today, actually...Happy 13-month Birthday, babies!) and bring me more joy than I ever thought possible. Those two things, my wife status and my mom status, are the most defining things I have. Other than that I love Jesus and, while I usually fail miserably, I try my best to live for and in Him.
So that's my jumping off point: Jesus-lover, wife, mom. I'm hoping the rest will fall into place...
~Erika~
(Sidenote: I'm not entirely sure why I've decided to do this. If you really think about it, blogging is disturbed. To blog is to say, Here you go world. I'd love it if you'd please read my mental and verbal and emotional upchuck, then judge me accordingly. And yet, here I sit, blogging away. But I think there's a level of vulnerable humanity that is undeniable when we write down whatever pops in our head. Because to read something that has come from within us enables us to see ourselves, maybe not completely objectively, but certainly in a different light than when we are just trying to make sense of all the junk that's knocking around in our heads like little blind boxers.)
Now, I realize I'm a little late on the uptake, but I can always catch up. Maybe at some point I'll write some snazzy flashbacks. For now, however, I'll just write about life as I currently know it. I've been married for 2 years. Five months after I got married, I got pregnant. With twins. They are now 13 months old (today, actually...Happy 13-month Birthday, babies!) and bring me more joy than I ever thought possible. Those two things, my wife status and my mom status, are the most defining things I have. Other than that I love Jesus and, while I usually fail miserably, I try my best to live for and in Him.
So that's my jumping off point: Jesus-lover, wife, mom. I'm hoping the rest will fall into place...
~Erika~
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