We've Given Up the Easy Life for the Good Life

Monday, March 16, 2015

Reflections on the Second Trimester

More turmoil.  My second trimester was a time of emotional cleansing.

 I felt pretty good physically--still tired but not as tired as at the beginning.  I picked up my old ice chewing habit.  There's just something completely satisfying about it when I am pregnant!  I was able to keep up with read alouds, artists and composers, and my assignments for co-op, but I was not able to keep up with our family reading and notebooking sessions.  Exercise was hit and miss, mostly taking a walk around the block when I got the chance. 

Emotionally, things just kept coming up.  Things with parenting, friends, past pregnancy and birth experiences, the experience with the scripture challenge--I was continually processing some experience that apparently needed to be processed.  But it WAS cleansing.  And I was able to turn to the Lord for help and guidance.  I learned important things about repentance and forgiveness and learning how to love myself and others in spite of shortcomings. 

It was a busy time for me, and the weeks went quickly.  It was exiting to count myself into the third trimester.

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