tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585284299680301605.post4793670178182432763..comments2024-03-18T05:19:53.289-04:00Comments on Nestful of love: Making the most of your "season"Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00217225673648347364noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585284299680301605.post-67842181411557179352016-03-14T22:00:59.666-04:002016-03-14T22:00:59.666-04:00I love this post so much! I hate that people alway...I love this post so much! I hate that people always try to pressure you with moving to the next stage of your life because people get to the different stages at different times. We passed the five year mark of marriage last year, and people still ask when we're going to have kids. We're just not there yet, and are enjoying being married!Ashley Lillishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780724561089709501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585284299680301605.post-76780302401829672522016-03-02T14:45:25.508-05:002016-03-02T14:45:25.508-05:00Beautifully said, sweet friend. This is something ...Beautifully said, sweet friend. This is something that is so important to me. From the time I was a teenager, I never wanted to rush the place I was in. Sometimes it has happened, but I usually catch myself pretty quickly and remind myself to be totally present in the season I'm in. I never want to miss out on the magic of NOW because I was so concerned with the future. Again, so well said, friend! Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626006700069576675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585284299680301605.post-38773085774595708342016-02-29T16:43:25.117-05:002016-02-29T16:43:25.117-05:00NEEDED this so much right now. i've been wishi...NEEDED this so much right now. i've been wishing away our current season for so long now, but this was such a god reminder to take a step back and just enjoy this time and the tide will change when it's time.<br />and i totally get the 5 year anniversary / when are you having babies thing. people can be relentless sometimes :/Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426275883702091580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585284299680301605.post-82623349791027694272016-02-27T21:43:49.433-05:002016-02-27T21:43:49.433-05:00I was literally just thinking this yesterday. My h...I was literally just thinking this yesterday. My husband and I dated for 6 years before we married. It was difficult to enjoy the end of our dating season because so many of our friends were getting married much sooner than us and so many people constantly asked when we would get married. Then we get married and a year later so many of our friends start getting pregnant and everyone asks us when we are going to have children. I think our society puts so much pressure on young adults to get married quickly and have kids quickly and find the perfect job and the perfect house all before we are even 30. I've had this conversation with some others, and we all agree we feel this pressure. My husband and I have been married almost 5 years and we just now have our first child. So many of our friends are already having baby # 2, and we are often asked when we are going to try for baby # 2. I'll be 29 in April and I'm finally realizing that I need to just relax, not let the pressure get to me, stop comparing my life to the lives of my friends, and just enjoy this season I am in as wife to a great husband and mama to a beautiful little girl. Thank for such a great post! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225970254540345690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585284299680301605.post-41981466885463776972016-02-26T15:52:10.307-05:002016-02-26T15:52:10.307-05:00This is so spot on Allison!
I too have had to en...This is so spot on Allison! <br /><br />I too have had to endure those questions from people...we are still getting the baby one, lol. I have to remind myself to cherish these once in a life time moments because as our lives grow we will never be able to have a do over of them. Its good to look forward to the future, but give your present life the attention it deserves...I'm learning to take it a day at a time! <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your story and insight! <br /><br />xoxo<br /><br />Kaitlin | Eight PepperberriesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695148287693352601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585284299680301605.post-13584700324908732782016-02-26T10:30:50.209-05:002016-02-26T10:30:50.209-05:00Thank youThank youR's Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711563217099699047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585284299680301605.post-37353985122581803482016-02-25T22:48:40.322-05:002016-02-25T22:48:40.322-05:00This is soooooo good!!! This is soooooo good!!! The Heart Of A Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02474191121200663344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585284299680301605.post-18099121035112523312016-02-25T21:01:39.190-05:002016-02-25T21:01:39.190-05:00I feel like I've been in the longest darkest h...I feel like I've been in the longest darkest heartbreaking season for years and desperately wishing it away but I have been trying to learn to embrace where God has me now because nothing changes if nothing changes aka I won't be happy if I am constantly dwelling in my unhappiness. I really needed to read this tonight. Thank you, Allison.<br /><br />"We miss out on so much when we try to fast forward through seasons of our story." this. <br />Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626307076683586671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585284299680301605.post-38996156847658251642016-02-25T13:34:14.985-05:002016-02-25T13:34:14.985-05:00SUCH a great post and such a good reminder- no mat...SUCH a great post and such a good reminder- no matter the season we're in!! I am truly appreciating and loving this season I'm in right now. I feel like God is showing me so many things during this pregnancy and I don't want to miss out on one second of that!Erin LFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07769034488164372047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585284299680301605.post-5741687879876439082016-02-25T13:12:41.884-05:002016-02-25T13:12:41.884-05:00I've been trying so hard to do this!! And so ...I've been trying so hard to do this!! And so far, my conscious efforts have paid off as a mother. I'm loving every day as it comes. I do sigh over pictures of Ava as a newborn and think that she'll never be that small again and I look forward to so many things we can do when she's older (mother/daughter pedicures! That's one that I think will be really fun). But I'm trying not to focus too much on the past or the future and just enjoy her being four months and one day old. :) <br /><br />I didn't appreciate my pregnancy as much as I should have because I was so scared about something happening. Like you said, I often just wanted to fast forward and have a healthy baby in my arms. <br /><br />Great post.Amy @ A Desert Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12036804409779333990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585284299680301605.post-71919870447848589802016-02-25T11:05:33.014-05:002016-02-25T11:05:33.014-05:00I just love this... we were made to abide and find...I just love this... we were made to abide and find the joy in every single season! We can miss out on so much when we are always looking to the next one. Totally guilty of this. Great insight and wisdom, sweet friend! <br /><br />-CourtCourtney https://www.blogger.com/profile/02428994451040672948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585284299680301605.post-70582109183881482362016-02-25T09:23:34.858-05:002016-02-25T09:23:34.858-05:00I love this. I am currently in the dating stage wi...I love this. I am currently in the dating stage with my partner of 2 1/2 years but I think because I am almost 30 and because I know he is the love of my life and everyone around us knows that they are constantly asking "when are you guys going get married?" or "I thought you guys would be engaged by now". All of my friends are married and/or having babies and sometimes it is hard not to compare. <br />And I find myself kind of going along with what they are saying, wishing away these sweet days, and now your post has made me just stop and breathe and just enjoy where I am at.<br />Thank you and God bless RachaelAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07848551353322938172noreply@blogger.com