tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331752969086770281.post1307748423867344419..comments2024-03-28T17:53:09.192-04:00Comments on Clover Lane: Janey Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912466557223829314noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331752969086770281.post-35487693206738119132017-02-17T01:05:45.389-05:002017-02-17T01:05:45.389-05:00love this!love this!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341494454227993991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331752969086770281.post-32480360745194971792017-02-05T00:10:25.783-05:002017-02-05T00:10:25.783-05:00I am so thankful you make time to share your thoug...I am so thankful you make time to share your thoughts with the rest of us and that you have the courage to stand up for what is really important. Your post reminds me of something I read that resonated with me, that maybe raising children isn't just about who they become (because they have agency), but more about who we become through the process. Each stage of motherhood comes with joys and challenges. My 6 range from 8-23, and while I am loving the perks of uninterrupted sleep at night, etc, I feel a little lost because the oldest 3 have left home and the younger 3 don't need me as constantly as they used to. I miss the days when they were all together, and yet I know that the goal is to prepare them to leave us and live successfully on their own. Thank you, Sarah, for giving mothers a place to learn and share and think about the heart-stretching process of motherhood!Mirienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647673075041766944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331752969086770281.post-8565616077623251532017-02-04T12:15:38.521-05:002017-02-04T12:15:38.521-05:00well said Sharah. well said Sharah. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136315204046257756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331752969086770281.post-27868291729128351032017-02-04T10:42:09.910-05:002017-02-04T10:42:09.910-05:00I love reading your thoughts. My oldest is about ...I love reading your thoughts. My oldest is about to turn 19-and I feel the same way about all the things I worried about. My youngest is 8-and I sometimes feel like slacker mom because I see my friends with younger kids stress, and sign their kids up for a million activities, or panic over 2nd grade homework-and I'm like "meh". "They're fine." And I understand how it seems strange that how your household was when your oldest kids were small is not at all the same as what your youngest experiences. I think about how quiet it will be when my youngest is the only one at home-from his 8th grade on. I can't even imagine how different our house will be! Oh well-I'll just keep trying to enjoy each stage. hblorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09785718387770301027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331752969086770281.post-61816797797957747872017-02-03T14:46:08.490-05:002017-02-03T14:46:08.490-05:00I just wanted to say that I love your blog! I am a...I just wanted to say that I love your blog! I am an old fashioned young mother of 2 (2.5 boy and 11 mo girl) and was just telling my husband this week that everyone I know has their 2 year old in "school". Reading your blog encourages me that its ok to be at home and keep your kids at home too, and let them grow up slow, and outside, and not even know what an ipad is at 2.5. Just wanted to say thank you!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954761336019494144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331752969086770281.post-32717868371085580762017-02-03T12:10:17.841-05:002017-02-03T12:10:17.841-05:00Love all your thoughts as always. Sometimes I get ...Love all your thoughts as always. Sometimes I get so consumed by worries of today and don't stop to realize that they are so tiny compared to what I'm sure I'll face as my children get older. And I too mourn the thought at not having a baby. I have three babies (just turned 5, just turned 3, 9 month old) (and yes, I will always call them my babies I think!), and I'm trying to soak up every moment with my littlest baby since I know he may be my last. It's funny....even though I would love another child, there are times I wonder if I can find the energy for another baby. But then I look at you and you did it, and I see the person above who has eleven children. How do you ladies do it??? I'm hoping I'm just in the thick of it now and will find my answer eventually. :)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942445848243254145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331752969086770281.post-16345179924311912772017-02-02T17:49:41.810-05:002017-02-02T17:49:41.810-05:00I just want you to know how much I love your blog....I just want you to know how much I love your blog. I wish we lived next door to each other. I have 11 (oldest just turned 22, youngest is 1--I think I've mentioned this in a comment before :) ) and so much of what you say is how I feel too. Thanks for being a light in a darkening world! (And thanks for your book recommendations! I read them. Younger Next Year has lead to Thinner This Year and I am really enjoying it!) Ana of the Nine+ Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016613125492379545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331752969086770281.post-9786464080724088812017-02-02T12:57:34.951-05:002017-02-02T12:57:34.951-05:00I haven't ever commented on your blog after ye...I haven't ever commented on your blog after years of reading, but I wanted to say how touched I am by your thoughts here. In struggling alongside my two teenagers as they learn how to grow up, I too have been guilty of wishing for heaven. But you're right--that's not what I want actually. I do want learning and growth and stretching--for me as well as them. And the moments of bliss are liberally sprinkled throughout the discomfort, and aren't they that much more appreciated because of it? Thank you for having the words that I needed to read today. HeatherWasHerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07955208439060506451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331752969086770281.post-90848681689029846012017-02-02T12:51:34.243-05:002017-02-02T12:51:34.243-05:00Thank you for this post. :) I love the last parag...Thank you for this post. :) I love the last paragraph and it made me cry. "Finding joy in the journey and finding grace when the journey gets more difficult." I also have 6 kids and I worry if I am doing a good job. But it's okay when things don't go perfect. Thank you for reminding me. Growing and learning and living a real life together is beautiful too and worth it.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475600876852303350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331752969086770281.post-15862880909394585062017-02-02T11:50:26.330-05:002017-02-02T11:50:26.330-05:00Lovely thoughts shared here, Sarah...
I too love a...Lovely thoughts shared here, Sarah...<br />I too love and feel blessed by my vocation of motherhood.<br />I cannot believe my oldest is twenty. How quickly those years flew by.<br />Like you, I was blessed with one more little, a daughter, and am savoring every single day.<br />Just yesterday I finally took her crib bedding off, and as I folded it and put it in a box, I was overcome with so much emotion...<br />Memories of the day we bought the crib all four of our babies slept in, of days I tiptoed in just to watch a napping baby and smell that precious baby smell, of carts filled with diapers, wipes, and Baby Magic. <br />I was sad. Really sad. I will always wish I could have more babies, I suppose.<br />One thing gives me comfort,,,my sisters tell me that being a grandmother is all that love in a whole new way.<br />And while I am not ready for that yet!!!!! At least I know I will rock a baby again someday.<br />Thank you for always writing what so many of us feel.<br />Enjoy your days with your little Janey. : )Billie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515311983458309772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331752969086770281.post-61552662299200358092017-02-02T11:33:25.477-05:002017-02-02T11:33:25.477-05:00Funny, I was recently wondering how you feel about...Funny, I was recently wondering how you feel about being done having babies. Part of me thinks I will always want babies too. But I also hope I will have closure and peace of mind when we are truly done. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!Evalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624089310890029593noreply@blogger.com