Post-Baby Life I
So you may wonder what Jeremy and I are doing now that we have a baby since most of our posts as of late have been of Autumn and her development. We seem to keep just as busy as always. Here is what we have been doing for the past few months aside from taking care of our little girl.
I (Carri) am part of a women’s leadership class at church, which,
“. . . is an intensive opportunity to learn the principles of being a leader through Bible studies, spiritual disciplines, theological discussions, leadership readings and hands-on experiences. The benefits include uniting in spirit with a group of women who have a common desire to serve and lead in the body of Christ, learning and envisioning the future together in authentic community.”
In this class I have oodles of reading homework and Biblical Word and Character Studies. We also had a practicum to show us how we work with people, our strong points and some of our weaknesses. I found that I am faithful to a task, but shy away from conflict to the detriment of myself and others. Our practicum was to put on our church’s women’s conference. My job as Ticket Sales Coordinator was to print, cut and sell the tickets. I made name tags for each of the women and helped develop the conference promotional bulletin board. I also helped edit the audio of the conference and condensed the five discs into two.
Sample Ticket:
The women in the class are an inspiration to me and show me how to walk in grace. They have been a huge support through the end of my pregnancy to months into Autumn’s birth. They have adopted not only Autumn, but me into their hearts. I count it not only a pleasure, but a priveledge to be working side by side with these women.
I am involved in a playgroup with some local gals who have babies ranging from seven to five months old.We are enjoying comparing notes on where are babies are developmentally and what works and doesn’t work for us and our babies. This has already been a great support for me.
I am also apart of a local MOPS group dedicated to gather women of young children together to give not only practical parenting tips, but also motherly support with godly wisdom.
