I feel like God took a look at my life and realized how much he’s blessed me… then decided I needed more adversity.
So he started off with a challenging labor to humble me so that I remember who’s really in charge. He then blessed me with a beautiful boy who is also highly sensitive, I call him my barnacle baby because he’s attached to me like a barnacle is to the back of a humpback whale… having a baby that can’t be put down has taught me about priorities and I’ve had to let go of my work because it doesn’t make the top 3 on the list.
He then took a look at some of Stefan and I’s relationship videos on YouTube and laughed at how we said we never argued and just got along swell for 8 years so he sprinkled in some relationship challenges because he knew that if we could get through them we’d be way more impactful on the other end of it.
I won’t go on… but point being, I’ve been quite silent because life has not been easy and by no means is it horrible (there’s always someone who has it better or worse by comparison), it’s just been challenging for me and I think that’s just the reality for a lot of new parents despite what they want to tell you. The way through this time for me, is to look to the future and have a vision (Stef and I have talked about this a LOT in the past).
I must thank God for all these challenges because He gave them to me along with the capacity to overcome them and grow into the woman I’m capable of being. So I visualize how through it all, I’m becoming even more loving, more empathetic, more knowledgeable, more companionate, more forgiving, stronger and more resilient. So I welcome the challenge and I thank God for the opportunity. I’m sure it’s only just begun. BUT the amazing thing about motherhood is that in spite of its challenges, I wouldn’t hesitate to tell you that Lucas is the greatest blessing in my life. Sometimes I just cry while I hold him in my arms as I rock him to sleep because he’s just so precious and I’m so grateful that God entrusted me with this little being. Just look at that smile 🥲
Tatiana James
I feel like God took a look at my life and realized how much he’s blessed me… then decided I needed more adversity.
So he started off with a challenging labor to humble me so that I remember who’s really in charge. He then blessed me with a beautiful boy who is also highly sensitive, I call him my barnacle baby because he’s attached to me like a barnacle is to the back of a humpback whale… having a baby that can’t be put down has taught me about priorities and I’ve had to let go of my work because it doesn’t make the top 3 on the list.
He then took a look at some of Stefan and I’s relationship videos on YouTube and laughed at how we said we never argued and just got along swell for 8 years so he sprinkled in some relationship challenges because he knew that if we could get through them we’d be way more impactful on the other end of it.
I won’t go on… but point being, I’ve been quite silent because life has not been easy and by no means is it horrible (there’s always someone who has it better or worse by comparison), it’s just been challenging for me and I think that’s just the reality for a lot of new parents despite what they want to tell you. The way through this time for me, is to look to the future and have a vision (Stef and I have talked about this a LOT in the past).
I must thank God for all these challenges because He gave them to me along with the capacity to overcome them and grow into the woman I’m capable of being. So I visualize how through it all, I’m becoming even more loving, more empathetic, more knowledgeable, more companionate, more forgiving, stronger and more resilient. So I welcome the challenge and I thank God for the opportunity. I’m sure it’s only just begun. BUT the amazing thing about motherhood is that in spite of its challenges, I wouldn’t hesitate to tell you that Lucas is the greatest blessing in my life. Sometimes I just cry while I hold him in my arms as I rock him to sleep because he’s just so precious and I’m so grateful that God entrusted me with this little being. Just look at that smile 🥲
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