tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463680716547634421.post7542765434136745433..comments2024-03-12T05:16:28.279-04:00Comments on Our Nest In The City: loving the church + our familiesEmily Morricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06331780147271948152noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463680716547634421.post-16180711600715985672017-05-05T04:52:35.393-04:002017-05-05T04:52:35.393-04:00I love such small and adorable churches. I wanna e...I love such small and adorable churches. I wanna expand our church to shelter orphans. So, I am seeking for lender for <a href="http://churchlendersdirectory.com/resources.html" rel="nofollow">Effective church mortgage in USA</a>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003240809546181275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463680716547634421.post-26343746893455240102013-11-17T17:44:39.577-05:002013-11-17T17:44:39.577-05:00I just started following your blog recently and LO...I just started following your blog recently and LOVE it, so Thank You for sharing your life and wisdom w/ us!!<br />So, I have struggled with this issue since my baby was born 19 months ago! I was such a stressed out mess for the first few months (okay more like the first year) trying to balance church, home, and work. My genuine heart’s desire has always been to be Kingdom first! But often I felt like I was Kingdom 4th or 5th,depending on if my baby napped, eaten well or not. I learned that it came down to working with what is in my hand and being faithful with what is in my sphere of influence. I found ways to serve at church (since that is an important lifestyle I want to cultivate in my sons life) and found other ways that work for me (like serving from home, entering info into church database while my baby naps). The thing is that everything is in seasons; I want to enjoy the season for what it is and not be robbed from it by thinking I can’t contribute or that I am missing out because of it...that is just not truth, you know what I mean? <br />Xoxo<br />Nallely<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463680716547634421.post-2992693964564785132013-11-16T20:21:39.488-05:002013-11-16T20:21:39.488-05:00I haven't read this book but it sounds really ...I haven't read this book but it sounds really good. Since having kids, I have found ways to serve but have more so struggled to engage in and enjoy traditional Sunday morning church because I have to be so focused on making sure my baby is quiet and not disturbing others. I often have to leave the service with Ophelia since she's super shy so I haven't been successful at leaving her in childcare. I can easily end up feeling like I got nothing out of church and thinking that I might as well have been at home <br /><br />Outside of Sunday mornings, however, I have found some good ways to serve in ministry because we are "in mibistry" and our job offers a high degree of flexibility and freedom). Wehave a lot of people in for meals and I disciple students here at home while Ophelia plays or naps. Darren sometimes watches the kids so I can meet students on campus.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601450636805531512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463680716547634421.post-14910817696223935222013-11-16T12:13:02.749-05:002013-11-16T12:13:02.749-05:00What a great post! I really appreciate your though...What a great post! I really appreciate your thoughts/encouragement on this topic. (I've also love that book, Loving the Little Years!) I often feel so torn between wanting to do more in my church, but also really soaking up my limited time with Greyson. I've had to learn to let of of certain expectations and also recognize that I can be serving in my church- but it will require more effort and organization on our part. In Aug we moved to a small town to minister in a small church. I've found this culture to be a lot easier to minister in as a mom, as opposed to living down town in a city. Partly because I'm surrounded by a lot more families, but also because it seems more socially acceptable for me to tote Greyson with me *everywhere*. One example is that Joseph and I help out with the Youth Group every week and Greyson has just become another member of that community. We thought about getting a weekly babysitter, but in the end the other leaders said they thought it was a natural way for the teenagers to get to know us and bond with our family. :) I actually love it. There are some things I still want to be involved in, but simply can't. For now what I can do, I do. I think once Baby Becker #2 comes in the new year we'll have another period of adjustment.... but for now, it feels like we've found a bit of a rhythm that works for us. Margie Becker https://www.blogger.com/profile/01852704305032810205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463680716547634421.post-77131547482346852532013-11-15T11:50:49.583-05:002013-11-15T11:50:49.583-05:00Great post, this is something that I have been thi...Great post, this is something that I have been thinking about a lot lately! I can't imagine what its like with 3 kids 3 and under, because I have 2 under 2 and I really feel this already. I can't make it out to the small groups during the week at our church because they fall fight around when I am putting my newborn to bed (a process that takes a while sometimes as you know!). And on Sundays I usually spend a large part of the service feeding, shushing, and rocking our baby (while my husband is colouring pictures with our toddler in the kids corner). We are blessed to be part of a small (~ 40 people) church where our kids are loved and included.. someone always wants to hold them and play with them and love them. But I feel like I can't contribute as much anymore.. particularly taking the time to greet new faces as I feel I am always wrapped up in my kids! I need to work on this a bit more.. but also I need to remember that this is a particular season while they are small.<br />I started a mom;s group at our church and we meet once a week... not for formal bible study necessarily, but mostly to chat and fellowship.. this has been a blessing. I have been really trying to reach out to other moms, especially supporting those in the early days of motherhood, as now I know how hard it can be! It's good to be honest with each other about motherhood, that its not all rosy and we need support!<br />Just a few of my rambling thoughts... :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02859754147379971160noreply@blogger.com