i was privileged to be invited and get to go to an old, precious friend's baby shower this past saturday. i didn't know most of the people there but the few i did made it well worth the trip up to ft. collins. it is so refreshing and was a wonderful reminder of how great friendships carry through the years even when time passes and you don't get to talk as much as you'd like. i was so excited to get to celebrate this special time with Jillian and of course reminisce on my own, previous, pregnancy.
Jillian and i both agreed that we weren't fans of being pregnant. no one can argue that the final product is worth all that went into it. everything from the incessant heartburn, stretch marks and carpel tunnel. oh, and not to mention the having to pee every five minutes...or less. all of those things seemingly last forever and in the end, if you make it to the end - the end being 40+ weeks like i did - you've nearly convinced yourself that this baby isn't going anywhere, ever.
if you watch Parenthood last week's episode Kristina gives birth to her daughter. and i'm not sure if it was that episode or the one previous but Adam makes some comment about how fast the pregnancy has flown by. to this Kristina says, "to who?" classic. isn't it just like the man to think and say something like that! comical, to say the least. i don't think sam ever said anything of the like but if he had i'm sure i had a withering stare ready to put to good use.
if you don't watch Parenthood you should! even if you are in no way in that way of life you still should. it is fabulous.
i've had some good chats with people i really look up to and admire lately because i've had some interesting and challenging events transpire in the past few days. i don't know if its just me but i sort of thought i would get to a certain age - that certain age being a few years ago - and not have to deal with petty, dramatic people anymore. unfortunately, and as i have learned in the past few days, doth it is not true. not everyone is where i am in their own personal walk in life. i've had my fair share of pain, heartache and joy and have learned many, many things from all of those events. now of course i am not perfect, i still have faults and i can admit to them...and i do admit to them, often. and truthfully it is very difficult for me to deal with people who like to bring drama with them everywhere they go. i didn't care for it in high school and i don't care for it now. but i digress... i have been given some very sound advice and am thankful for it. i love that we get the opportunity to glean truth from older, more mature people that God gives us while we are on this earth.
but here is what i've come to realize. i could just let this advice in one ear and out the other or i could choose to let go of my anger, pray about my feelings, and take the advice offered. it would be easier to stay angry and it is a challenge to let go of the anger - that will take time - but it is more beneficial to me and my personal well being to take the advice that has been whispered and spoken gently to me.
every day is a growing experience or opportunity to grow. i look at evelyn and see that every day she is growing, changing, moving - literally - towards learning something new. and it seems this is what is meant for us our entire lives. we are meant to move toward something better as we grow and mature and hopefully grow and mature in the Lord. you can't get anywhere if you stay angry. evelyn has proven that when she throws down all her toys, fusses and waves her octopus arms at us. this means she has stopped trying but also that she needs us to help her into a better, more productive situation. of course this for her is usually due to hunger or being too tired to function anymore and that is to be expected. and i find when i stop trying i do something similar and need the advice of others to help encourage me into a better more productive place. i hope to look back on my life one day and be able to say i didn't waste any opportunity to grow, that i refused to stay where i was or dwell too long on things that didn't matter. sometimes we just have to let go, wave our octopus arms and soak up the advice offered by someone more mature and wiser than we.
here is a pic from the baby shower.
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