tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965236932898513466.post2934412244202997968..comments2023-03-02T04:18:08.735-08:00Comments on Rose in the Making: Comparison and ContentmentSittintallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022556260067758461noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965236932898513466.post-79279303084908883912007-08-22T02:59:00.000-07:002007-08-22T02:59:00.000-07:00NICE BLOG.NICE BLOG.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965236932898513466.post-43410176077976769442007-08-18T08:49:00.000-07:002007-08-18T08:49:00.000-07:00Girl, You are a great mom and a good person. We a...Girl, You are a great mom and a good person. We all struggle with the act of comparison and it will always be there. I know I wish I could be like so many other moms I see at church, too. This is such an encouraging post and I love you for sharing your thoughts!Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329874484755704995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965236932898513466.post-86381615031299574562007-08-17T10:01:00.000-07:002007-08-17T10:01:00.000-07:00I was really touched by this post as well. I spent...I was really touched by this post as well. <BR/><BR/>I spent nearly all of my daughter's first 2 years thinking that I was an awful mother. Whenever I saw another mother do something for their child I would think, "It wouldn't even OCCUR to me to think like that." I would disparage myself a lot. Being a mom can be very lonely.<BR/><BR/>Here's some grace I learned:<BR/>- God SPECIFICALLY made my daughter for me. If he thinks I'm mother material, who am I to question him?<BR/>- Just because other mothers are REALLY good at teaching preschoolers doesn't mean that they may not struggle with raising their children later in life. Some people do REALLY well with young ones. Some prefer teenagers for children. In the end, we should all encourage each other as mothers.<BR/><BR/>Yikes. I'm sorry. This is YOUR blog, not mine. Laughing... but you got me thinking, girl! Thanks for your heart felt post. It's nice to know that I'm not alone.<BR/><BR/>Also, aren't you the one I saw in church playing a rousing game of hide and seek with your daughters? Two happy children can't be wrong: you're a good momma.Emily Dykstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428758162863504633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965236932898513466.post-57063788970783596102007-08-16T19:30:00.000-07:002007-08-16T19:30:00.000-07:00This post made me cry! Comparison is SUCH a strug...This post made me cry! Comparison is SUCH a struggle for me, too. I want to do it all, and be good at everything, and I often feel so inadequate when I see other moms "doing better" in my eyes.<BR/><BR/>You are so right...God alone should be the source of our contentment. Just Him...nothing else. I am praying for that for me, and will for you, too! Thanks for sharing so openly!Short Stophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213488201747687698noreply@blogger.com