I recently discovered this.
I was hoping to find encouragement. I discovered a wealth of beauty. I was excited to uncover a place of celebration, rather than whining.
Instead of leaving with a sense of contentment, my yearning to be a wife and a mommy increased. As I read through the archives, I remembered why "that" lifestyle is so appealing. My heart began to whine. I want what all of these women want and yet we’re denied the realization of what may be the most natural and noble desire.
I hate that the author of the blog is (from what I can tell) an incredibly godly woman who would be a wonderful wife and mother. She reminds me of Roxanna Grimes (those of you who know Roxanna know that this is a compliment). It seems as if God is cheating her. And, as a result, I feel cheated.
Elisabeth Elliot's instruction for single women to answer, "Yes, Lord" seems idealistic. It’s as if I am incomplete as a woman.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Feigning contentment
at 11:40 PM
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2 comments:
Thanks for visiting my site, Sherry. I'm honored to read what you wrote. I agree with you that I would be wonderful wife and mother!! ;) But I have also learned what God's sustaining grace looks like in the face of unfulfilled desires. And it is sweet, too. Give God time. No matter how He work out the details of your life, you will find that He gives the greater grace to find Him to be the most satisfying.
P.S. I saw the link from your site on Sitemeter. That's how I ended up here to encourage you!
Amen Sherry...you've said everything I've been thinking my entire life.
It's so ______ (there's no word for it) that there are so many amazing girls in the world, and most near enough upstanding men.
But maybe that's just in little CBU land?
Love ya Sherry.
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