Thoughts

So there are seasons in life where we go through painful transitions. For some reason I wanted to look up some famous poetry and so I wikipedied Robert Frost. It said:

Robert Frost's personal life was plagued with grief and loss. His father died of tuberculosis in 1885, when Frost was 11, leaving the family with just $8. Frost's mother died of cancer in 1900. In 1920, Frost had to commit his younger sister, Jeanie, to a mental hospital, where she died nine years later. Mental illness apparently ran in Frost's family, as both he and his mother suffered from depression, and his daughter Irma was committed to a mental hospital in 1947. Frost's wife, Elinor, also experienced bouts of depression.^[3]

I know it sounds silly but it warmed my feelings towards my own situation and to being a new Mom again with two kids. At least I'm not grieving the loss of a loved one or anything similar.

Thankful Thursday

So you know how life sometimes give you answers in strange ways. Three months ago I had a desire to read a book from high school, the book the stone angel by Margaret Laurence. Why I thought of reading it again after 13 years, seemed strange at the time, but I read it and thought nothing of it. Anyways, the book just was made into a movie with Ellen Page. I watched it the other day on tv and do you know the feeling hit me that I was meant to read the book to answer some questions. I wouldn't necessarily recommend the book because it has some crude parts, but it was like an answer to prayers for me and I realized that god speaks to us often in strange but comforting ways. Isn't it funny how life works? Discovery number two this week was Mark in his costume, discovering how Halloween works. I can't believe how quick he caught on to the trick or treat deal. Also with us were our good friends the Andersons.