Good evening! For the next 28 days, I will be on a mission trip to Vietnam. During that time, I will have new blogs each night from guest authors! (Also, on many nights, I will post pictures from my trip here!) For the next 26 evenings, my spot will be filled by my dear sister in Christ, Trina Agee Cornell! Trina and I went through many mission trips together and I have been a guest in Trina's and her husband, Bob's home. Please keep me in your prayers!
QUESTION # 17
I spent an afternoon at Barnes and Noble a few months ago – this is a place where I could spend hours upon
hours. As a reading specialist by trade – and a reader by nature – it makes sense. On this particular trip, I
found a book, tucked away with the journals in their display, called 3,000 Questions About Me. I opened it
and started thumbing through – and I have to admit, I was quite intrigued. I started looking through the
questions, thinking about what my responses would be. I knew I just had to get it – the book sat at my house
for a month, collecting dust. I finally pulled it out and decided to answer one page of questions a day. 3,000
questions can be overwhelming – but how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! As I answer my page
of questions each day, I read the question – and I put what immediately comes to mind. I do not overthink
them – I answer them honestly and openly. My series of blog posts will focus on certain questions that I
believe get to the core of who I am – as a wife, mother, and a child of God.
17. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
The answer to this question has varied and changed over the years. When I graduated from college, my
greatest achievement involved earning my degree in middle school education. When I completed my Masters
program, I considered obtaining a degree in reading instruction my greatest achievement. When I landed my
first teaching, I considered that a great achievement as well.
Today, I consider “becoming a mom” as my greatest achievement. Growing up, I knew I wanted to have
children one day – and dreamed about the man I would one day marry and with whom I would build a family.
When we found out Connor was on the way, I became a mom – every decision I made from that point on not
only affected me, but directly affected the child growing inside of me. I did everything I could to take care of
myself – eat healthy, stay active, regular doctor visits – and eating just a little bit of Ted Drewes frozen custard
every day. (The milk fat does wonders for growing little ones!) When Connor was born, the nurses
immediately laid him on my chest – he heard my heartbeat, and he slowly started to calm down. In that
moment, I understood so much about the love of the Lord. John tells us that He loved us so much, that he
sent Jesus as the perfect sacrifice for our sins. The Lord could not imagine Heaven without us – He redeemed
us by the blood of His Son. Becoming a mom is truly my greatest achievement – and I can imagine that being
our Father is one of the Lord’s many great achievements.
God bless,hours. As a reading specialist by trade – and a reader by nature – it makes sense. On this particular trip, I
found a book, tucked away with the journals in their display, called 3,000 Questions About Me. I opened it
and started thumbing through – and I have to admit, I was quite intrigued. I started looking through the
questions, thinking about what my responses would be. I knew I just had to get it – the book sat at my house
for a month, collecting dust. I finally pulled it out and decided to answer one page of questions a day. 3,000
questions can be overwhelming – but how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! As I answer my page
of questions each day, I read the question – and I put what immediately comes to mind. I do not overthink
them – I answer them honestly and openly. My series of blog posts will focus on certain questions that I
believe get to the core of who I am – as a wife, mother, and a child of God.
17. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
The answer to this question has varied and changed over the years. When I graduated from college, my
greatest achievement involved earning my degree in middle school education. When I completed my Masters
program, I considered obtaining a degree in reading instruction my greatest achievement. When I landed my
first teaching, I considered that a great achievement as well.
Today, I consider “becoming a mom” as my greatest achievement. Growing up, I knew I wanted to have
children one day – and dreamed about the man I would one day marry and with whom I would build a family.
When we found out Connor was on the way, I became a mom – every decision I made from that point on not
only affected me, but directly affected the child growing inside of me. I did everything I could to take care of
myself – eat healthy, stay active, regular doctor visits – and eating just a little bit of Ted Drewes frozen custard
every day. (The milk fat does wonders for growing little ones!) When Connor was born, the nurses
immediately laid him on my chest – he heard my heartbeat, and he slowly started to calm down. In that
moment, I understood so much about the love of the Lord. John tells us that He loved us so much, that he
sent Jesus as the perfect sacrifice for our sins. The Lord could not imagine Heaven without us – He redeemed
us by the blood of His Son. Becoming a mom is truly my greatest achievement – and I can imagine that being
our Father is one of the Lord’s many great achievements.
Steve
Luke 18:1
E-mail me at steve@hawleybooks.com
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