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Photo: “Let’s see: one, two, three, four….”<\/p>\nI have a tendency to be a worrier. I worry about problems a lot of the time, and it can be hard for me to have perspective. (I think it might be hereditary.) Whatever the source, I’m interested in having a bit more hope and faith, and I think it’s quite possible for me to change. <\/p>\n
I was thinking this weekend about a lot of problems that I’ve worried about over the past year that have resolved themselves successfully. Here’s a quick list of things I _was_ worried about — but didn’t need to be, as it turned out.<\/p>\n
(I know that plenty of people go through these things, by the way, and by no means am I gloating or taking anything for granted!)<\/p>\n
* that we would have another miscarriage
\n* that Lucy would have more than the recommended number of limbs
\n* that Lucy would have fewer than the recommended number of limbs<\/p>\n
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* that Lucy would arrive too early
\n* that Lucy would never arrive at all
\n* that Lucy would require major medical encouragement to leave my womb
\n* that I wouldn’t be able to handle labor
\n* that breastfeeding would always hurt
\n* that I would give up on breastfeeding
\n* that I wasn’t making enough milk
\n* that Lucy wouldn’t gain enough weight
\n* that I would never get any sleep
\n* that Lucy would become addicted to a pacifier
\n* that we would have to “take Lucy for a drive”:\/news\/2006\/road-warrior\/ every night to get her to fall asleep
\n* that Lucy would scream every time we drove her somewhere<\/p>\n
So there’s something going on here. God answers prayers, friends help a lot, and we have a terrific baby! And we’ve also been given a measure of grace sufficient for the hard things we have had to face.<\/p>\n
It is good for me to remember these past problems — they give me perspective for my current worries (like worrying that Lucy will never be able to put herself to sleep, or that we won’t want to have another baby someday). I think there is hope for me yet!<\/p>\n
Unless I start worrying about always being a worrier. :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have a tendency to be a worrier. I worry about problems a lot of the time, and it can be hard for me to have perspective. (I think it might be hereditary.) Whatever the source, I’m interested in having a bit more hope and faith, and I think it’s quite possible for me to … <\/p>\n