Camping

This is John, Molly and Grandaddy in their tent. John and my dad have been "camping" for two weekends in a a row. The first night they slept in the tent I stayed up until 1:45 am waiting for them to come in but they stayed outside all night long.

FireProof

This weekend is opening weekend for the movie FireProoof. I am a huge fan of this movie. Brad and I were able to see a preview showing at the Southern Baptist Convention in June. It is so well written and thought provoking. I cried a lot, but I also laughed a lot. I urge you to see this movie if you are married. It will be the cheapest marriage counseling you will ever receive. =) For more info check out the like at the bottom of the blog.

My Take on Palin

For the past few days I have been captivated by Sarah Palin. I have researched and read and pondered and tried to decide how I feel about her. I am not sure that I have made a final decision, but I sure was impressed with her speech last night. Politically I am as excited as can be that John McCain chose her. However, as a mother I am struggling to support her. I feel the same tugs that I felt while Brad was in seminary. For so long my world rotated around politics and public policy. I had dreams of running for office or writing legislation. Law School only fueled that. But then....suddenly with the birth of John Patrick and some "Moore and Mohler" indoctrination, something happened. Politics and law degrees lost all luster. Motherhood became much more important. When John was 15 months old I entered the corporate work force. I hated it. It was misery. The thought of my child being with someone other than me was nauseating. I realized that there was nothing more important to me than being a mother. Sure there are days when I struggle now and no one was more excite about Mother's Day Out starting than me....but I promise that my worst day ever as a stay at home mom was far better than my best day of work in the corporate world.

I refuse to condemn working mothers as I know that many have to work. However, I truly believe deep down that where I am is the best place to be. Daycare makes me sick. I can not imagine leaving my children for 50 hours a week with someone else. My obligation in life is to my children to raise them and to teach them about the love and work of Jesus. Maybe someday I will use my education. I certainly have felt the pressure from almost everyone that I know. Maybe that is the pressure that Sarah Palin feels. I hope she does well and I certainly hope she wins....but I do not envy her in the least. It is not the road I would choose and I am afraid that while the rest of us will benefit tremendously from having her in office, there are five children out there who will suffer immensely.