Thinking about Babies and Books. Bibles, no so much

All I can think about is babies and books. I say "Bibles, not so much" becuase I needed a "B" word to represent all my church work. It is not that I am not thinking about the Bible. Because I am thinking about it. About how it says that children are a blessing from the Lord and trying to juxtapose that with the fact that Jesus said "take up your cross and follow me." Is my cross infertility? If that is the case I am picking it up along with my conflicted self and schlepping them to work each day. Anyway, it just has been difficult this week because it seems that maybe, just maybe there are a couple of adoption possibilities, that might possibly, maybe not, or maybe be coming to fruition sometime soon, maybe later, not now, never, maybe tomorrow, or next week, three months from now or next year. Confused by my sentence structure? That is what the adoption journey is like.

Speaking of sentence structure, books. Books have been on my mind because I started this on-line bookstore with the intent to have a business I could run while I was a stay-at-home mom. Despite the fact that that is being delayed (understatement) I am still running the business and anticipate August (book shopping season) to be a great month for sales but the unfortunate thing is I don't have much time to go out and scout for inventory. I try to squeeze it in every now and then but I really want to go out for a full day(s) of scouting. That won't be happening as long as I am working at church.

Comments

Rachelle said…
You will have to add The Shack to your book list. It is fab!
July 30, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Danielle said…
I heard it was really good but maybe a little off beat.
July 31, 2008 at 4:15 PM
Rachelle said…
Off beat is a good word for it...it does stretch the imagination a little...but also very thought provoking. Kinda like Narnia does...
August 1, 2008 at 4:01 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Ponderings that don't deserve a post of their own...

Never before have I been so sweaty, sticky, and stained and cared so little. On a sign in the ladies room at the US Consulate: Help keep our environment clean: Please keep your feet on the floor and not on the toilet seat. What the ...? My new diet and exercise plan - parenting twins. Hong Kong - ultra firm mattress, barely uncomfortable. Nanchang - surprisingly plush mattress, just right.  Guangzhou - what mattress? it really should be called a platform or plank.   Loving the people, marketing and salesmanship skills of the Chinese shop owners. I wonder if they have attended a John Maxwell seminar. He is popular here, you know. One would think that the country that built this thoroughly modern skyscraper , the second largest in the world, could come up with a way of making the tap water potable. Why are there so many Chinese people wandering around the hotel in their robes? Note to self - do not shake a baby bottle filled with very hot formula. Question:...
Read more

48

Image
I really thought I would have time to blog everyday on this "once in a life time trip" but in reality, yesterday I did not even have time to brush my hair and I have yet to wash it since getting the twins on Sunday. So as I sit here on Tuesday evening I want to remember and record all that has transpired since the girls were first placed in our arms but I am sitting in a dark hotel since Abbi and Livi are asleep in their cribs just 10 feet away.  The near darkness make me want to crawl under the covers and fade into dream land. So, the remedy is going to be a bulleted list which I will try to expand on later. "Try" is the operative word here. Gotcha Day was traumatic for the girls but they soon calmed down and just eyed us with suspicion for the evening. Prior to getting the girls there was a two hour meeting to discuss feeding and caring for the babies and the itinerary. Monday was paperwork day. The first office was where the adoption became official. ...
Read more