Comments for Parenting Unscripted http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com Confessions of a Would Be SuperMom who is flying without a cape. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:13:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on She’s Another Year Older by KaKei http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/shes-another-year-older/#comment-168 KaKei Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:13:09 +0000 http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/shes-another-year-older#comment-168 I found your blog today and loved this post. I am a single mom who homeschools my 9 year old. You are right, time passes so quickly. We must savor each and every "fairy and baby doll" moment.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />Karen<br />http://homeschoolgirls.net I found your blog today and loved this post. I am a single mom who homeschools my 9 year old. You are right, time passes so quickly. We must savor each and every "fairy and baby doll" moment.

Hugs,
Karen
http://homeschoolgirls.net

]]> Comment on Conversations With Laura, Part 2 by Jo-Ann http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/conversations-with-laura-part-2/#comment-167 Jo-Ann Tue, 26 May 2009 17:16:45 +0000 http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/conversations-with-laura-part-2#comment-167 How sweet. Those are the memories we need to hold on to when they are teenagers making us want to rip our hair out. :) How sweet. Those are the memories we need to hold on to when they are teenagers making us want to rip our hair out. :)

]]> Comment on Conversations With Laura… by Jo-Ann http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/conversations-with-laura/#comment-166 Jo-Ann Fri, 22 May 2009 16:57:49 +0000 http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/conversations-with-laura#comment-166 Oh my gosh! Thank you so much for that laugh this morning!<br /><br />Have a wonderful long weekend! Oh my gosh! Thank you so much for that laugh this morning!

Have a wonderful long weekend!

]]> Comment on MILling About… by Sue http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/milling-about/#comment-165 Sue Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:24:00 +0000 http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/milling-about#comment-165 This is really beautiful, Chris -- the Lord has been gently working on your heart and cultivating something really wonderful. (what a sweet picture of your MIL, by the way!). I too have a similar view of the gift of family -- part of it, I think, stems from being adopted, just knowing that God placed me in this particular family, for a particular reason, and that makes it so much more special. My parents too have always played a role in my life, have always walked beside us (respecting boundaries, of course), and I am blessed that my husband not only understood this from the beginning but wholeheartedly embraced this. How this all unfolded for you is just an extension of this and it's wonderful to see!<br/><br/>It's funny ... when we lived for 10 years or so in PA, I struggled with many things (being a Pastor's wife, being in a different denomination, etc.) but one of the things I literally ached over was the fact that I didn't live close to my parents/family (well, 2 hours away isn't bad but it wasn't my "dream"). My family came over from Holland in the 19th century, settled in NJ, and stayed there for generations, always living either in the same town or within a few miles of each other. Always ready to help each other out, always there for each other, always gathering for some celebration or other. That was family. And for 10 years I sort of mourned the fact that I wouldn't be a part of that, that my children wouldn't grow up without that experience.<br/><br/>Two years ago we went through one of the worst horrors of our life, but one of the comforts of it all is that God knew it was going to happen and He provided for us -- like what you said at the end, that looking back you can see how the Lord made a way for this all along. And part of that provision was one of the greatest gifts to us: not only moving back home, back to the arms of my family, but even in the same house with my parents! (Never saw THAT coming! :) haha!) We see them daily, the kids are always with them ... despite the pain of our journey, this particular blessing has been overwhelming.<br/><br/>Sorry this was so long, but the parallels just really struck me this morning. This truly is a journey for you and your family, one that is full of blessings. Embrace it! This is really beautiful, Chris — the Lord has been gently working on your heart and cultivating something really wonderful. (what a sweet picture of your MIL, by the way!). I too have a similar view of the gift of family — part of it, I think, stems from being adopted, just knowing that God placed me in this particular family, for a particular reason, and that makes it so much more special. My parents too have always played a role in my life, have always walked beside us (respecting boundaries, of course), and I am blessed that my husband not only understood this from the beginning but wholeheartedly embraced this. How this all unfolded for you is just an extension of this and it’s wonderful to see!

It’s funny … when we lived for 10 years or so in PA, I struggled with many things (being a Pastor’s wife, being in a different denomination, etc.) but one of the things I literally ached over was the fact that I didn’t live close to my parents/family (well, 2 hours away isn’t bad but it wasn’t my “dream”). My family came over from Holland in the 19th century, settled in NJ, and stayed there for generations, always living either in the same town or within a few miles of each other. Always ready to help each other out, always there for each other, always gathering for some celebration or other. That was family. And for 10 years I sort of mourned the fact that I wouldn’t be a part of that, that my children wouldn’t grow up without that experience.

Two years ago we went through one of the worst horrors of our life, but one of the comforts of it all is that God knew it was going to happen and He provided for us — like what you said at the end, that looking back you can see how the Lord made a way for this all along. And part of that provision was one of the greatest gifts to us: not only moving back home, back to the arms of my family, but even in the same house with my parents! (Never saw THAT coming! :) haha!) We see them daily, the kids are always with them … despite the pain of our journey, this particular blessing has been overwhelming.

Sorry this was so long, but the parallels just really struck me this morning. This truly is a journey for you and your family, one that is full of blessings. Embrace it!

]]> Comment on Laura’s New AFO by Jo-Ann http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/lauras-new-afo/#comment-164 Jo-Ann Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:32:00 +0000 http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/lauras-new-afo#comment-164 Seeing them walk and run better sure makes putting an AFO on easier to deal with doesn't it?<br/><br/>Warms the heart to know it is helping!<br/><br/>Btw, we are in shoe H### all the time here. lol Seeing them walk and run better sure makes putting an AFO on easier to deal with doesn’t it?

Warms the heart to know it is helping!

Btw, we are in shoe H### all the time here. lol

]]> Comment on Laura’s New AFO by veronica http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/lauras-new-afo/#comment-163 veronica Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:00:00 +0000 http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/lauras-new-afo#comment-163 glad to hear that it's working for her.<br/><br/>cute shoes are overrated. hee hee<br/><br/>hope it continues to go well. glad to hear that it’s working for her.

cute shoes are overrated. hee hee

hope it continues to go well.

]]> Comment on The Clubfoot Saga Continues Right Along With Shoe Shopping! by Anonymous http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/the-clubfoot-saga-continues-right-along-with-shoe-shopping-2/#comment-162 Anonymous Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:17:00 +0000 http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/the-clubfoot-saga-continues-right-along-with-shoe-shopping-2#comment-162 My son was completely "out of the woods" by 3 yrs old. We had a doctor who guided us through aggressive "Ponseti" method and all was ok. Up until this month (he is now 4 yrs old). We may have to do surgery. A tendon Transplant and an Achilles lengthening. It was so much easier when he was a baby because I knew he wouldn't remember a thing. But now he's 4 and very bright... and well, it's killing my insides to have to revisit this entire situation. I thought for sure it was behind us. Tell me about your experiences with the surgeries. Are they the same kind? I will have about 2 months of castings this spring... and have high hopes he will be running around and having fun this summer. My son was completely “out of the woods” by 3 yrs old. We had a doctor who guided us through aggressive “Ponseti” method and all was ok. Up until this month (he is now 4 yrs old). We may have to do surgery. A tendon Transplant and an Achilles lengthening. It was so much easier when he was a baby because I knew he wouldn’t remember a thing. But now he’s 4 and very bright… and well, it’s killing my insides to have to revisit this entire situation. I thought for sure it was behind us. Tell me about your experiences with the surgeries. Are they the same kind? I will have about 2 months of castings this spring… and have high hopes he will be running around and having fun this summer.

]]> Comment on She’s Another Year Older by Rosana V. http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/shes-another-year-older/#comment-161 Rosana V. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:52:00 +0000 http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/shes-another-year-older#comment-161 what a triumph! love it...your daughter is adorable.<br/><br/>www.chroniclesofmomnia.blogspot.com what a triumph! love it…your daughter is adorable.

http://www.chroniclesofmomnia.blogspot.com

]]> Comment on The Mitchell FAB Strap Repair by Anonymous http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/the-mitchell-fab-strap-repair-2/#comment-160 Anonymous Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:12:00 +0000 http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/the-mitchell-fab-strap-repair-2#comment-160 We had our Mitchell shoes repaired at a local shoe repair place and he did exactly the same thing. It worked great for us too and I'm glad to see that we're not the only ones to have encountered this.<br/><br/>Amy We had our Mitchell shoes repaired at a local shoe repair place and he did exactly the same thing. It worked great for us too and I’m glad to see that we’re not the only ones to have encountered this.

Amy

]]> Comment on Mitchell Shoes on a Dobbs Bar by Erin Maguire http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/mitchell-shoes-on-a-dobbs-bar/#comment-159 Erin Maguire Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:47:00 +0000 http://parentingunscripted.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/mitchell-shoes-on-a-dobbs-bar#comment-159 Hi,<br/>My daughter is using the Dobbs bar with individually made AFOs. They have not worked well and we will be moving to the mitchells shortly but want to keep the dobbs bar. I want my orthotist to have someone to connect with in order to help her attach the mitchells to the dobbs bar. Do you mind sharing who did the set up for you? I will also be sharing your post with her. My email is czarina96@gmail.com. Thanks so much for your help and being such a great resource!!<br/>Erin Hi,
My daughter is using the Dobbs bar with individually made AFOs. They have not worked well and we will be moving to the mitchells shortly but want to keep the dobbs bar. I want my orthotist to have someone to connect with in order to help her attach the mitchells to the dobbs bar. Do you mind sharing who did the set up for you? I will also be sharing your post with her. My email is czarina96@gmail.com. Thanks so much for your help and being such a great resource!!
Erin

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