I officially have 20 days of work left. I honestly don't know if I'm more excited for my last day of work, or the baby to come...probably the latter, but it's pretty close!
Things are starting to fall off the bandwagon pregnancy wise. Up until about 2 weeks ago, I was totally comfortable, loving life, in no discomfort. Now...I get these absolutely horrible leg cramps every couple of days, along with a persistant back ache, and today, a literal pain in my butt. In all reality, these discomforts will seem rather insignificant come labor...
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
mmm...chocolate...
This past weekend I was at women's retreat in Pinawa, where I spent some great time with some ladies from my church. It was such a blessing to be able to leave the city for a weekend. Due to financial situations, I didn't think I would be able to go, but out of the kindness and generosity of my mother-in-law, I was able to.
The theme for the weekend was Chocolate and Friends, neither which were lacking at the retreat. Not only was I experiencing sugar highs and lows, but little baby was also. I took some pretty intense beatings on the inside over the course of the 3 days.
The speaker spoke about intentional friendships, being resiliant in friendships, recognizing that it's okay that we have different levels of friendship with different people, and that it's okay that friends come and go; that everything has a season. I'm still working through some of the thoughts that were brought up in me, but I do know for sure that I was impacted by a lot of the sessions and group discussions.
One thing that I have come to realize in myself is how lonely I actually am. When we got married, Cody and I naturally gravitated towards his circle of friends, which has been great, but I'm still getting to know some of these people. With that said, I have not abandoned the circle of friends that I used to always be with, but those relationships have changed. I feel as though I'm in a middle place; I don't fully connect with the new friends, and I don't fully connect my other friends. This is an area that I was definitely challenged in...to be intentional in spending time/getting to know new and old friends.
I'm thankful for this weekend. I know I needed this time to be with friends, to think, to pray, to be challenged...
The theme for the weekend was Chocolate and Friends, neither which were lacking at the retreat. Not only was I experiencing sugar highs and lows, but little baby was also. I took some pretty intense beatings on the inside over the course of the 3 days.
The speaker spoke about intentional friendships, being resiliant in friendships, recognizing that it's okay that we have different levels of friendship with different people, and that it's okay that friends come and go; that everything has a season. I'm still working through some of the thoughts that were brought up in me, but I do know for sure that I was impacted by a lot of the sessions and group discussions.
One thing that I have come to realize in myself is how lonely I actually am. When we got married, Cody and I naturally gravitated towards his circle of friends, which has been great, but I'm still getting to know some of these people. With that said, I have not abandoned the circle of friends that I used to always be with, but those relationships have changed. I feel as though I'm in a middle place; I don't fully connect with the new friends, and I don't fully connect my other friends. This is an area that I was definitely challenged in...to be intentional in spending time/getting to know new and old friends.
I'm thankful for this weekend. I know I needed this time to be with friends, to think, to pray, to be challenged...
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