tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139278551454625064.post1672152174639850707..comments2023-10-20T05:01:32.746-04:00Comments on The Rabbit Hole: What they don't tell you in the baby brochureAllisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15472211155695187062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139278551454625064.post-34651068393940886472013-05-30T18:03:27.758-04:002013-05-30T18:03:27.758-04:00Honey, don't give up. A marriage and a family ...Honey, don't give up. A marriage and a family can be filled with grace. You are calling out to the Giver of Grace, and that's just what He loves to give. I can see and hear grace all through what you have written. I have been there and sometimes still am, though we are past the baby stage. I know the hard parts you wrote about are very real! But you tempered all of the hard parts with the just-as-real joyful and wonderful parts. That shows the grace in your own heart and life. And the fact that you are in all of it TOGETHER means that there is grace in their lives, too, and in the unique new life which is your family. I think in a way the family has a life of its own, and as such, goes through transformation just as we do as individuals. We can't expect the family or the individuals in it to stay the same, though the process is very scary. But we can love each other and daily show each other grace through that transformation. And when we mess up, we can forgive and seek forgiveness--that's the heart of grace. We know, because we experienced it all in our own family. You may have felt desperate when you wrote this, but I received it as a message of hope and grace for my own life. Thanks for reminding me. <br />Love,<br />Lauren (sister) Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139278551454625064.post-936350144051890112013-05-17T16:03:53.050-04:002013-05-17T16:03:53.050-04:00The sad part about the parent thing is that someti...The sad part about the parent thing is that sometimes you don't know each other when the kids are older and you don't even like each other anymore. So you split up and do the best you can for your children because they hold you together even when you don't want to be together. The funny thing may be that your kids may later tell you that you were better parents apart than you ever were together. You can only hope!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473215665343808773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139278551454625064.post-46195846537451369442013-05-17T15:55:11.591-04:002013-05-17T15:55:11.591-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Charlottenoreply@blogger.com