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Friday, Dec 2, 2005
My 17-month old reads my blog. The reason I know this is because immediately after I posted the previous entry, she decided to see if there was really a Humble Blogger in the house. She wanted to know if her Mama was a fake.
You know what happened already. I don’t need to tell you that she ditched her sleeping through the night routine for being wide awake from 1 – 4 a.m. and a few hours in between. I’m not godly between those hours; that’s why I sleep. She didn’t want food, a diaper change, or any of the usual baby ransoms. No, it’s worse: she wanted to play. It’s a good thing I’m in love.
It’s almost predictable. As soon as you push the Cruise Control motherhood button, it always happens: the flu hits, the milk spills, and your neighboring Prairie Muffin perfects her handmade whole wheat freshly ground bread. (The question, by the way, isn’t, “What’s wrong with me?” but “How’d you do that?!”)
The lesson, of course, is that calling on the name of the Lord is a daily thing. And, if you live in my house… so is spilling milk.
for all his goodness to me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the LORD.
~Psalm 116:12-13
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A headnod aforehand to KSMilkmaid– cyberfriend, homemade bread maker, and THE queen of spilled milk.
Comment by Amy (December 2, 2005 @ 7:40 am )
Amy, we love reading your posts. And tes verse with this one is so neat! jh
Comment by J Herr (December 2, 2005 @ 7:41 am )
Oh Amy I can so relate! It really does seem that you finally get into a routine and everything is going along really great (the laundry is done, the dishes are done, the floors aren’t scary, and you’re not eating anything that comes from a box) and then life happens. But it is good. It is all adorned with divine aproval. Thanks for another great and timely post.
Comment by tiffany (December 2, 2005 @ 10:25 am )
You mean it’s ok to confess that one is not godly between the hours of 11pm and 4am? Wow. Thanks. I’m not godly either at that time.
And yes! — The question, by the way, isn’t, “What’s wrong with me?” but “How’d you do that?!” — is what we should be asking! I completely agree. Love it!
I hope you get your rest tonight. It’s very bad to be ungodly too many nights in a row.
Comment by Janel (December 2, 2005 @ 10:30 am )
My cup runneth over.
Now if I could just figure out how to get it out of the carpet…
Comment by Elena (December 2, 2005 @ 10:58 am )
For me, pregnancy itself is an exercise in learning humility and patience. You are doing great looking to God in your time of need. It is a good reminder for me when that time might come again.
Comment by emily (December 2, 2005 @ 11:42 am )
If your not waking up five times to go to the bathroom, or checking to see if the baby is breathing, or just to mill around the house making sure everything is locked up tight then night time just doesn’t seem normal. I am not sure when I had a full nights sleep. For some reason Mr. Sandman is merciless to mothers of youngsters. Just think of this excerise as God’s way of preparing you yet again for the long nights ahead.
Comment by Carrie (December 2, 2005 @ 6:29 pm )
Seriously. I love the cruse control analogy. I’ve had one of those roadbumps this week. Mine was insect infestation in my carefully prepared food storage! It is never boring, is it. My mom says God lets us get complacent for about 2 days at a time.
Comment by Heather (December 2, 2005 @ 7:34 pm )
Oh, Amy - your musings on motherhood are always so amusing and real!
Maybe during one of your nightly sojourns you can take time to answer the Seven Sevens, because Dear Sister, you’ve been tagged! Go to my site to see mine, then you can do yours. As if you didn’t have enough to do. . . .
But do it for me and for your readers. We really want to know even more about Amy.
Love,
Barbara
Comment by barbaracurtis (December 3, 2005 @ 9:23 am )
Thanks for thinking of me, Barbara. I enjoyed reading your sevens, and I will post my own later in the week should I actually think of seven things I regularly say. (!??!) Perhaps I might have to ask the kids. Anyway, I appreciate the tag and am grateful for your thoughts, as always.
Comment by Amy (December 5, 2005 @ 3:48 pm )