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Bryce and I have been invited to the PCA’s Church Planting Assessment Center and we’ll be traveling to Atlanta to be observed and interviewed for four days in about three weeks’ time. It should be interesting, enlightening and thoroughly exhausting. We’re looking forward to it! Please pray for us as we consider where God might be leading us next.

In home news, Ezra has cut his 2nd tooth and learned that when he cries “mamamamamama” that I come. We obviously have a brilliant child, albeit, quite sensitive. Right now he’s conked out next to me on the couch, and I’m flanked by Francis (our beagle) on the other side, while Bryce finishes up his sermon at Starbucks.

I had a lovely, long conversation with another mom who is also working on her Ph.D. (though in a different field) and it’s quite good to remind ourselves that the infant phase won’t last forever, that when we find parenting trying it doesn’t mean we’re bad mothers, and that we need to get out every day. We’ll be going walking together once a week and I’m looking forward to the exercise and adult conversation.

Classes have started this semester and as long as Ezra doesn’t continue to only need his mama when he’s teething, all should be well.

Things I’m pondering:
*Where the contemplation amidst motherhood, dirty dishes, laundry-to-be-done is
*How to get off my last bit of pregnancy weight by my birthday (March 30)
*When my Ph.D. will get underway again (I feel rather swamped with “dailyness” at present)
*Learning how to enjoy and appreciate the moment (knowing it’s a gift when it’s quiet and when it’s hard, knowing it will pass)

This entry was posted by Ashley on Saturday, January 19th, 2008 at 2:44 pm. This entry was tagged with life changes, motherhood. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.