CBCs: Catching Up!

I’ve been a bad girl and gotten behind on my cross blog conversation updates, so I’m going to tackle two at once. I hope that doesn’t break some cross blog conversation etiquette!

First, Alyssa answered my question about how motherhood had changed her life here. Then she asked me:  

“What did you see yourself becoming as an adult, as a teenager, and are you where you thought you’d be today?”

This question gives me a giggle because people who knew me as a child and teenager say I was the last person they ever saw having kids, much less 4! I’m not sure how to take that actually… but I think I know what they mean. I was never into babies. If someone I knew had a baby, it was like, big deal. I didn’t ooh and aah over them. I didn’t do any babysitting. I was into other things. Like boys. And my ministry. And music. And reading books. Not in any particular order.

So my life is quite different than I imagined. I also didn’t think I would be single, but here I am. So. That was brief! My question for you Alyssa is, What do you do for fun? If your babies both napped at the same time or if you went out for the evening, what would you do?

Now it’s Nell’s turn. She answered my question, What would your life look like if you had not had kids here. Then she asked me:

“What are your dreams for your girls when they grow into adult women?”

I can sum that up in 5 words: Value themselves and be happy.

Honestly, it’s that simple. Because if they value themselves they won’t do stupid things like give too much to a boy, or marry a guy who doesn’t treat them like they’re a Queen, or worry too much about silly things like what they look like or (gasp!) what the heck other people think or say.

Mostly I just want them to be happy, whatever that looks like for them.

So my question for you is, What kind of woman do you hope your sons grow up to marry?