My best friend is 32 weeks and we are also doing a nesting parting where I’m helping set up things for the baby and prep soups and broths for her after birth! That sounds way better to me than a traditional baby shower and Lord willing I will do that next time around. Enjoy your time away!
I love your outlook on seeing wifely behavior as a learned skill. I am going through this right now as a person realizing I have been with the wrong people so many times now... The right person, and putting God central in your relationship, will both in tandem make this process of improving yourself as a future wife and hopefully mother for me so much easier. The conditions have to be right, though, and I admit I was basically lacking whatever pre-installed software most women came with, it seemed. I'm kind of learning HOW to be feminine while also simultaneously letting the effect of a good masculine man naturally do their thing, too. It is important to see still, as you put it, it is a craft you can hone as your seasons of life change. 😄
Eh, it's more like if I was trained on how to be a wife, it was how to be a bad one, lol. I get a lot of mentorship at church from longer-married women. As for femininity, I wouldn't overthink it--I know it's hard to with all the commentary online about it, but your version of femininity will be subjective to your personality (which God made you with) and whatever husband you marry. There's no hard science to it. Every woman and marriage is different.
Congratulations to you and your husband on your growing family! That's the kind of wealth that really matters, and the kind of influencing that really lasts. You've got a wise perspective on all this online stuff.
As usual The Lord Jesus is leading you in the right direction. God bless your second child’s birth. Enjoy your young family. The most important thing your children and husband need is your time. - Joseph
My best friend is 32 weeks and we are also doing a nesting parting where I’m helping set up things for the baby and prep soups and broths for her after birth! That sounds way better to me than a traditional baby shower and Lord willing I will do that next time around. Enjoy your time away!
I love your outlook on seeing wifely behavior as a learned skill. I am going through this right now as a person realizing I have been with the wrong people so many times now... The right person, and putting God central in your relationship, will both in tandem make this process of improving yourself as a future wife and hopefully mother for me so much easier. The conditions have to be right, though, and I admit I was basically lacking whatever pre-installed software most women came with, it seemed. I'm kind of learning HOW to be feminine while also simultaneously letting the effect of a good masculine man naturally do their thing, too. It is important to see still, as you put it, it is a craft you can hone as your seasons of life change. 😄
Eh, it's more like if I was trained on how to be a wife, it was how to be a bad one, lol. I get a lot of mentorship at church from longer-married women. As for femininity, I wouldn't overthink it--I know it's hard to with all the commentary online about it, but your version of femininity will be subjective to your personality (which God made you with) and whatever husband you marry. There's no hard science to it. Every woman and marriage is different.
Congratulations to you and your husband on your growing family! That's the kind of wealth that really matters, and the kind of influencing that really lasts. You've got a wise perspective on all this online stuff.
As usual The Lord Jesus is leading you in the right direction. God bless your second child’s birth. Enjoy your young family. The most important thing your children and husband need is your time. - Joseph
They're just too much fun to do anything else atm honestly. Especially with the warm weather the Midwest is getting! Hope you are well!
Fun, enjoyable read- great perspective on all the things you mentioned.