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Saturday, March 3, 2012

Thoughts? Questions? Topics?



While the topic of our Job Search has been a BIG part of our lives the past 2 months, and the topic of R.A.D. has been filled with some deep conversations recently, I really don't want my blog to get bogged down by one or two topics.




So ...


... anything you've been wondering about the Big D. Family lately?


...  any questions you've been dying to ask?


...  any topics you would like me to share more about (marriage, parenting, growing with God, homeschooling)




I just like to check in with you now and then to find out what you would like to read about.


Let me know ...
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6 comments:

  1. Hi Mama D! I've been a reader for a long time but rarely comment. You are frequently in my thoughts.

    I have a suggestion for a topic. I am currently in a very different season of life than you -- I have been married for 5 years, currently with just two fur babies. DH and I are trying to decide if/when to have a child. I think your perspective would be so valuable not only because you have raised a family but also because you have some of your older children who will be considering these things soon.

    When is a couple ready?
    What should a couple do to prepare, emotionally, for a child?
    How do you maintain your intimacy (I am not just talking about the ol' bedroom intimacy) as a couple when there are so many new and important distractions?

    Thanks and have a restful weekend.

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  2. I love hearing about your homeschooling adventures. And what kind of curriculum you use, what your daily schedule is like, etc.
    I would also love to have you share more of your recipes! :) I am always looking for tried and true recipes from real families that actually have eaten the food! :)
    And another question...does your family watch television or movies very often? If so, what are some of yours and your childrens favorite things to watch?

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  3. I love reading about some of the adventures/ outings you took with your kids when they were younger. Plus, any books, games, activities that your family has really enjoyed doing...you have some great ideas!

    :)

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  4. I love to read about parenting stuff, especially since some of your children are quite a bit older than mine. I find it so much easier to parent my second two kids than my first two. It's always nice to read about parents who have parented older kids as we navigate that road for the first time. Maybe you could share more about what you all eat? I love hearing recipes, meal ideas, etc.

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  5. All too often we focus on raising children to hit particular life markers: finish elementary school, get a drivers license, graduate from high school, get a college education, get married and start having a family. Then what? For the first 20-30 years of our lives we have very finite and concrete goals...all of which most everyone strives for in some form or another. It seems very clear cut. During these goals we may or may not focus on smaller life markers based on family beliefs or societal beliefs: dating, proms, bar mitzvahs, Eagle scouts, etc. We also focus on morals and standards: believing in God, not doing drugs, not giving into peer pressure,....are you seeing what I am meaning. But what about after you have done these things, you are set in life in these things - then what? What life markers are there...is it only based off one's children? I have seen many women obsess over their children's mile markers and then their children go into life and then what? I am in my late 30's and I just don't know what to aim for. Nothing seems very clear...almost like limbo...How to stay inspired for that next thing. 30 years is short compared to the possible 60 left to live. Why aren't there more adult mile markers? Unfortunately, my parents and in-laws are estranged from us - their choice not ours, and we don't know anyone that much older to give counsel in this. I don't want the next 20 years of my life to be only about my kids...although they are important or about paying of student loans, or trying to make our next million ;) jk. What is next? How do you gauge progress. How do you set goals? Is it just enduring to the end and that's that? Any good advice from you (or your wise father) about how to make the most and best out of the next 30 years for a currently middle aged person?

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  6. Curious to know your thoughts on sharing (being real) personal details of struggles parenting bio kids as opposed to being real sharing details about struggles with adopted kids. Are both equally legitimate opportunities to minister to others going thru similar struggles?

    Thanks.

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