August 03, 2004
Introduction
These past eighteen months or so, as I've shared my discoveries about motherhood with David, he tells me I should blog about it. At first, of course, I thought maybe he was tired of hearing my occasional impassioned remarks about grace-based parenting, cue breastfeeding, co-sleeping, home-based education, and natural childbirth. Now I believe he's actually proud of all the thought, introspection, and research that have developed into my philosophy of motherhood. Unfortunately, most times I find that my instincts as a mom mark me as radical, even among Christians.
I believe that my children are gifts from God to be nurtured in all the grace with which he delivered me as his child and continues to parent me.
~ Isaiah 66:11, 12b, 13a
"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. . . and he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them."
~ Mark 10:14b, 16
"Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."
~ Matthew 25:40b
I had my son in a freestanding birthing center, attended by a midwife, intervention-free. I took A LOT of flak for it. I even had people tell me that he should be taken away from me and put into foster care because I was putting him in danger by not having him in a hospital.
If I ever have more children, I won't do it any other way.
Posted by: QC at October 21, 2004 08:03 AMFound you through blogexplosion. You don't sound radical to me - you sound like a wonderful mother!
Posted by: Jenny at October 27, 2004 01:31 AMIt's amazing how I've delved deeper into theology, walked longer with the Lord, and learned the "hard lessons" myself, how much I've come to value GRACE in parenting. In all of our relationships.
Sure, it's radical. But the Gospel of Jesus Christ is pretty radical.
Posted by: TulipGirl at November 7, 2004 02:46 PMI think you are a VERY patient mother and are doing a GREAT job!!!!!!
Posted by: jeannie g simmons at July 19, 2005 02:37 PM