tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196316261585940971.post6732518062555153086..comments2023-07-06T06:04:07.849-07:00Comments on Sister, Daughter, Mother, Wife: Finding Joy When No One Wants Your LifeAnna Mussmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11631139113615066986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196316261585940971.post-57011433020926886652015-03-30T10:55:24.765-07:002015-03-30T10:55:24.765-07:00So true! While I did want to be a stay-at-home, h...So true! While I did want to be a stay-at-home, home-schooling mom, my life has taken several turns I didn't expect or want. Working 3rd shift does sound terrible, and I thought I would never do that... until my husband and I both worked 3rd shift for 4 years. For introverts like us, it was relaxing and awesome. So few people around at night! <br /><br />I also thought I could never handle having two children less than two years apart... until I got pregnant with our 3rd child when our 2nd was only 13 months old. <br /><br />Tolkien said that courage can be found in the most unlikely places. I think joy can be too.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196316261585940971.post-43565573329023400992015-03-28T06:01:33.439-07:002015-03-28T06:01:33.439-07:00Thank you! That was what I needed to hear. God gro...Thank you! That was what I needed to hear. God grows us into our vocations. True that! :)Katrina Meinelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11789111786960443248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196316261585940971.post-32848942587596765382015-03-25T07:14:10.601-07:002015-03-25T07:14:10.601-07:00I especially appreciate this article because I mys...I especially appreciate this article because I myself sometimes look at aspects of other people's lives and hope that mine won't look like theirs (I'm not talking about the tragedies and misfortunes that none of us would choose, but about perfectly acceptable lifestyles shaped by choices). It's actually comforting to me to remember that, when we're talking about our preferences, tolerance levels, and priorities, we will all act in different ways and get somewhat different results. Life can be hard, but at the same time, there is a degree to which we can embrace our own particular type of "hardness" and find that it's not so bad from the inside. Anna Mussmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11631139113615066986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196316261585940971.post-85602664594200103982015-03-25T07:01:19.099-07:002015-03-25T07:01:19.099-07:00When I told my sister once that we were expecting ...When I told my sister once that we were expecting (our 5th maybe?), she replied, "Oh, no!"<br /><br />Not exactly the congratulations I was expecting.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124853867811087834noreply@blogger.com