tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post6472204207965064105..comments2024-01-21T20:42:29.223-06:00Comments on The Extraordinary Ordinary: Adjusting to ImbalanceHeather of the EOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14607422301391841377noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-1867754690958386032008-08-25T12:11:00.000-05:002008-08-25T12:11:00.000-05:00Well put! Thank you for sharing the link with me!...Well put! Thank you for sharing the link with me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-61626646878531992682008-08-22T01:38:00.000-05:002008-08-22T01:38:00.000-05:00This is so beautifully written. I could not agree...This is so beautifully written. I could not agree more with all of it. I especially love the visual picture of God with his cups of wisdom.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for this nugget!<BR/><BR/>-AliThe Mama'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800434581890700753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-50183949213769524432008-08-21T15:35:00.000-05:002008-08-21T15:35:00.000-05:00My balance is imbalance!My balance is imbalance!emilycrowderphotographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401406057218281736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-66716174240754596342008-08-21T13:48:00.000-05:002008-08-21T13:48:00.000-05:00Sometimes the balance seems completely out of reac...Sometimes the balance seems completely out of reach for a while, but stuff generally falls back into some kind of order in the end. That's what I keep telling myself anyway. Great post. :DJo Beaufoixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957369658590225971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-37260334538599423762008-08-21T10:00:00.000-05:002008-08-21T10:00:00.000-05:00This is really profound in its observations about ...This is really profound in its observations about the pull and tug of parenting -- that it's possible to be intensely happy one day and feel overwhelmed and out-of-balance the next. It gives me hope, too, that I can work through my own issues in this regard. Thank you.MommyTimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860003098383600806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-67795143835749400402008-08-21T09:54:00.000-05:002008-08-21T09:54:00.000-05:00Kelly,So true, there's a tricky line between a hea...Kelly,<BR/>So true, there's a tricky line between a healthy imbalance and an out of control craziness. So hard to teeter. (what a funny word!)<BR/>Like Eowyn said, so difficult to master!<BR/>Peanut, <BR/>YES! I love what you said, about how we'd stop relying on God if we felt balanced. So true.<BR/>Becky and the 22nds say what I struggle with most-remembering!<BR/>So this post was largely me thinking out loud and wanting to document what I will soon forget. Again.Heather of the EOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607422301391841377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-25925570430159090772008-08-21T08:58:00.000-05:002008-08-21T08:58:00.000-05:00Oh, we all feel this way (at least I do!) Allowing...Oh, we all feel this way (at least I do!) Allowing for that imbalance and ebb & flow is how we ultimately find our "groove" in it all, I think!<BR/><BR/>StephStephanie Wilson she/her @babystephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02703122439142892617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-23045315250466835842008-08-21T08:56:00.000-05:002008-08-21T08:56:00.000-05:00This post actually made me tear up a bit because I...This post actually made me tear up a bit because I am struggling with this so much right now. This is so difficult to master.Dedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155503562900208564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-34305041488025815102008-08-21T02:39:00.000-05:002008-08-21T02:39:00.000-05:00Great post! Balance is TOUGH - thank God He is ul...Great post! Balance is TOUGH - thank God He is ultimately in control!Mozi Esmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16078786257885681829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-67795639770524333692008-08-20T21:57:00.000-05:002008-08-20T21:57:00.000-05:00Balance is a Big Word in my life. It's the answer ...Balance is a Big Word in my life. It's the answer to so many problems.<BR/><BR/>Right now, I'm out of balance, but not in a good way. I feel out of control.<BR/><BR/>But maybe that's partially what you're saying? That us perfectionists have to accept that life will be a little out of control now that we are mothers? Hmmm.....Kelly @ Love Wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037513409301217473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-31405047011042739102008-08-20T21:39:00.000-05:002008-08-20T21:39:00.000-05:00Ok, maybe the week of camping has affected my math...Ok, maybe the week of camping has affected my math skills. It looks like you're only about a year ahead of me, not a few years! Forgive me please!Peanuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02218726745585062413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-74573982556937249912008-08-20T21:23:00.000-05:002008-08-20T21:23:00.000-05:00We seem to be kindred spirits! I'm not sure if I f...We seem to be kindred spirits! I'm not sure if I feel relieved or not that you're still trying to find balance a few years ahead of me! I've been thinking about the same things lately... and thinking perhaps the answer is that life is always about trying to find balance. Maybe we are doing it right if we never feel quite balanced. Maybe we'd stop growing if we felt too balanced... and stop relying on God.Peanuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02218726745585062413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-7630255041684762212008-08-20T20:05:00.000-05:002008-08-20T20:05:00.000-05:00I am reading this book "Scream free Parenting". I...I am reading this book "Scream free Parenting". It is really good...it has definitely made me more aware of the times that I am allowing my kids to control my emotions. I let them control my moods with their behaviors too often! Ditto to Becky... why is it so hard to remember all I know on the hard days...The Three 22ndshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837614628832423777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-54430904980323262872008-08-20T18:52:00.000-05:002008-08-20T18:52:00.000-05:00It really is all about balance, isn't it? I so wi...It really is all about balance, isn't it? I so wish that I could be consistent, too, instead of swinging from the mom who feels guilty enough to let the kids get away with anything to the mom who has 101 rules and expects all of them to be rigidly followed. The worst part is, I know. I know I swing back and forth; I know it works better when there's balance and consistency; I know how important my job is. Why, oh, why then is it so hard to remember all these things I already know? Maybe I should skip asking for patience or energy or good days. If God could just help me REMEMBER, those other things would probably fall right into place.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270661693698065581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-49385581832751045652008-08-20T17:18:00.000-05:002008-08-20T17:18:00.000-05:00I know I've felt the conflict between loving my ki...I know I've felt the conflict between loving my kids so much and being so exhausted I can't even deal with them.<BR/><BR/>And, yeah, I could do with less poop, too--I've had diapers at my house for over 20 years!Rebecca Talleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969923131001170254noreply@blogger.com