tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693690641892596564.post720734127956255254..comments2023-07-02T10:48:51.126-04:00Comments on Herb of Grace: Garden Therapylislynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226221709279544399noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693690641892596564.post-31412997266550901542009-03-19T08:06:00.000-04:002009-03-19T08:06:00.000-04:00^Which I guess was your point, that the little thi...^Which I guess was your point, that the little things add up to 'accomplishment'...I just meant to say that I think it's easier for me to see the little things as meaningful accomplishments on a day to day basis.<BR/><BR/>OK, I'm done now... :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693690641892596564.post-57526103341796747022009-03-19T08:01:00.000-04:002009-03-19T08:01:00.000-04:00Wow...obviously I am not experiencing motherhood, ...Wow...obviously I am not experiencing motherhood, but even so I have a very different perspective. With Ava, I see accomplishment every day - in every new learned word or skill or problem-solving step or emotional growth. (Perhaps that's because her mom has me keep track in a daily 'report card,' so I am ultra conscious of any and every tiny development.) I'm extremely proud of my part in each little aspect of growth I see on a daily basis. I guess in the scheme of things it really doesn't matter if she learns to say 'boo boo' or chooses not to throw her milk down on the floor this one time...but I think of all those things as adding up into one pretty awesome big picture, and I think it's awesome that I have a part in that.<BR/><BR/>And I guess I only imagine it being even more so when it's my own kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693690641892596564.post-25151039561664699832008-05-09T23:29:00.000-04:002008-05-09T23:29:00.000-04:00hi there! I don't know if I have commented before ...hi there! I don't know if I have commented before on here (i think i did a long time ago, the first time that Cristen linked you on her blog) but your post about your readers prompted me :) I really enjoy checking in with you all from time to time and getting to see your kiddos grow. I don't know if you remember us but we had Sofi in our class during Cov's parenting conference and I have you to thank for sending me to wearyourbaby.com soon after Judah was born and you had him wrapped on you at church.<BR/>i was encouraged by this post, as there are times when i am burdened by my own insecurities about being just a mom. sometimes for me, my struggle is more in wanting others to see me accomplish things, and fearing that others see my life as a mom as insignificant. its good to remember the long-term investment i am making in my girls and that the rewards and fruit of it far outweigh these times of insecurity, even if many in the world do think my time is spent poorly. thanks for sharing your thoughts and being blunt :)The Nollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085513669132283949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693690641892596564.post-10803333199359884052008-05-05T08:17:00.000-04:002008-05-05T08:17:00.000-04:00I struggle with this too, not feeling accomplished...I struggle with this too, not feeling accomplished enough at the end of the day because I have nothing to show for the entire day. I am a to-do list kinda person, and when I can't see that anything is checked off and done, it drives me crazy. I often have to remind myself that just playing with my daughter and training her up is in and of itself a huge accomplishment and like you said sometime more seen in the far future than at each day's end...The Sinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435006937717886488noreply@blogger.com