i was going to say 'for instance' but decided that would mean i had to share something i needed to work on :)
two of my good girlfriends and i are reading 'shepherding a child's heart' and discussing it
it is a great book but man alive, do john and i have a full-time job ahead of us!
the chapter i read today discusses how experiences shape your child, family experiences, life experiences, etc
and all i could think was 'i'm going to totally screw my kid up'
i mean, there a hundred different things i do each day that i don't think about...talking (ok fine, a hundred thousand things), how i interact with people, how i interact with john, what i get mad about, what i don't care about, etc etc etc
and each of these will cause sophia to see what matters to me and what doesn't
in fact, this blog probably shows proof that i worry alot...as i'm worrying out loud about how i'll raise her
i know that i need to lean more and more on God to help john and i raise our child to love Him and others
at times, many times, it is easier to think we can do it on our own...but there is no way we can raise sophia without some divine intervention!
time for lots and lots of praying and soul-searching as i inspect my life, my desires, my intentions and see if they line up with God's and are worthy for my daughter to learn and imitate
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