tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242624993628806583.post8829749673407792350..comments2019-06-07T15:34:40.265-06:00Comments on through the looking glass: write what you knowcamille nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01899162307159896474noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242624993628806583.post-66585983930619421202015-05-01T23:20:28.134-06:002015-05-01T23:20:28.134-06:00Sarah, thanks for the encouragement! I can always ...Sarah, thanks for the encouragement! I can always use Scripture being shoved in my face, even if I'm not thankful for it at the time. ;)<br /><br />Kacie, YES. You put it into words exactly how I wanted too. "...I want ministry and work outside of it. Not in place of it, but outside of it. Unfortunately I feel so useless, so careerless, so insecure about what I can do, so unqualified. I compare myself to my husband, and I get frustrated when I feel like he and everyone naturally encourage his career but assume that mine will work itself out with time, and I should just be patient with this motherhood stage. I wish people would fight for my work too, you know?"<br /><br />One hundred times yes. I'm still wrestling with this. I'm not even sure I know who I AM outside of mother and wife, and that scares me, because I've got to be something apart from those two. But I feel like this is such a common thing, and I should just ride it out and wait to "find myself", if you will. Except that I don't want to wait, and I don't think that's a healthy response--I don't want my daughter to grow up thinking that being a good mom and wife means giving up every iota of your being to that. I want her to have dreams, and goals, and passions, and to pursue them to her hearts content, even while she falls in love and gets married and has babies.camille nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899162307159896474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242624993628806583.post-33076087676191932172015-04-28T07:37:30.437-06:002015-04-28T07:37:30.437-06:00Ah, so much of this is me, and I too can't sto...Ah, so much of this is me, and I too can't stop writing. For me most of it is wrapped around this insatiable need to know that I am meaningful. I want to know that my life is meaningful, my work is meaningful, I am useful, I am succeeding. <br /><br />Motherhood is overwhelming, and I want ministry and work outside of it. Not in place of it, but outside of it. Unfortunately I feel so useless, so careerless, so insecure about what I can do, so unqualified. I compare myself to my husband, and I get frustrated when I feel like he and everyone naturally encourage his career but assume that mine will work itself out with time, and I should just be patient with this motherhood stage. I wish people would fight for my work too, you know? <br /><br />So - still processing the whole motherhood and work thing. I also know that the search for finding meaning in my own "success" is such a Western individualism and can only end in insecurity. There should be a contentment with obedience to Christ, no matter which roles that works itself into in daily life. <br /><br />But those are lessons I'm still learning and wrestling with. Kaciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06374573594800663980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242624993628806583.post-54727915597053349362015-04-16T19:09:50.885-06:002015-04-16T19:09:50.885-06:00You aren't alone! I find, during seasons of fe...You aren't alone! I find, during seasons of feeling so "fleshly" in my desires, inadequacies and General "blahness" about life, that Romans 8 is super helpful for me. I don't want to shove scripture in your face, but instead gently point you toward encouragement. I'd also love to chat with you via. Facebook messenger if you're interested. :) xoxoSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18180785277514225607noreply@blogger.com