tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421893586033340825.post4138808925489622907..comments2024-02-16T17:46:55.369-08:00Comments on Power of a Family: SummerApril Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798231506799751891noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421893586033340825.post-16145438157947171962011-07-09T17:07:33.629-07:002011-07-09T17:07:33.629-07:00I especially love the paragraph you wrote that end...I especially love the paragraph you wrote that ends with DO something. I really think you ARE doing just that and your words really resonated with me. I am so so blessed and when I look farther than my immediate friends and family it is shocking to see how other people live and realize, WOW, what am I doing with all of this? Just today I borrowed my sister's jogger stroller and was jogging through the streets of Ogden and I just was thinking how different things look from my own two feet rather than from 4 wheels, whizzing by in a car. It is very sobering to me and makes me really want to do something to lift others.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421893586033340825.post-23343638206420329122011-07-09T17:07:33.275-07:002011-07-09T17:07:33.275-07:00Thanks so much for your perspective and kind words...Thanks so much for your perspective and kind words, Ladies. Ingrid, I've thought about your reminder all day. Even though I personally can't be out there taking care of everyone who needs help, the mothers I work with CAN. And all those "little" acts of service add up.<br><br>I can do my small part--helping moms become more organized and connected, raising my own children to be compassionate, and serving people who need me in my own neighborhood. Some day I'll be able to do more, but I'm learning to assess my life based on what God thinks, and not on the unrealistic expectations I have for myself (so hard!). <br><br>Even though none of us can see the ripple-effect right away, it's a fact that deliberate mothers shape generations. Rebecca, your quote about the hand that rocks the cradle (and the hand that shapes the hand that rocks the cradle) brought tears to my eyes. The whole reason I focus on motherhood so much is because that is the most powerful role I know of, and I can feel what's happening with this movement. I got am email last week that said, "What you're doing is bigger than all of us."<br><br>Sonia, thank you for your confidence in God and your confidence in me, and "redtilehouse," I'm not sure who you are, but yes, I think 43 is young, too! We've got years and years to do great things!<br><br>Love,<br>AprilApril Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798231506799751891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421893586033340825.post-37216764301585263182011-07-09T16:40:39.397-07:002011-07-09T16:40:39.397-07:00Thanks so much for your perspective and kind words...Thanks so much for your perspective and kind words, Ladies. Ingrid, I've thought about your reminder all day. Even though I personally can't be out there taking care of everyone who needs help, the mothers I work with CAN. And all those "little" acts of service add up.<br /><br />I can do my small part--helping moms become more organized and connected, raising my own children to be compassionate, and serving people who need me in my own neighborhood. Some day I'll be able to do more, but I'm learning to assess my life based on what God thinks, and not on the unrealistic expectations I have for myself (so hard!). <br /><br />Even though none of us can see the ripple-effect right away, it's a fact that deliberate mothers shape generations. Rebecca, your quote about the hand that rocks the cradle (and the hand that shapes the hand that rocks the cradle) brought tears to my eyes. The whole reason I focus on motherhood so much is because that is the most powerful role I know of, and I can feel what's happening with this movement. I got am email last week that said, "What you're doing is bigger than all of us."<br /><br />Sonia, thank you for your confidence in God and your confidence in me, and "redtilehouse," I'm not sure who you are, but yes, I think 43 is young, too! We've got years and years to do great things!<br /><br />Love,<br />AprilApril Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798231506799751891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421893586033340825.post-4982161868641846662011-07-09T07:54:20.258-07:002011-07-09T07:54:20.258-07:00Thank you so much for the difference you have help...Thank you so much for the difference you have helped me make in my family culture (said the "young" 43 year old.redtilehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091197736626199990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421893586033340825.post-91721796995961260142011-07-08T21:06:48.917-07:002011-07-08T21:06:48.917-07:00I especially love the paragraph you wrote that end...I especially love the paragraph you wrote that ends with DO something. I really think you ARE doing just that and your words really resonated with me. I am so so blessed and when I look farther than my immediate friends and family it is shocking to see how other people live and realize, WOW, what am I doing with all of this? Just today I borrowed my sister's jogger stroller and was jogging through the streets of Ogden and I just was thinking how different things look from my own two feet rather than from 4 wheels, whizzing by in a car. It is very sobering to me and makes me really want to do something to lift others.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421893586033340825.post-74085216541793165482011-07-08T21:01:01.227-07:002011-07-08T21:01:01.227-07:00First of all, I think 33 is very young. Or maybe i...First of all, I think 33 is very young. Or maybe it's just because I'm 33 too:)<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing. You are making such a big difference. The hand the rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world and I would add, the hand that helps shape the hand that rocks the cradle will rock the world.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245662303840543160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421893586033340825.post-72574916292090118752011-07-08T20:45:53.293-07:002011-07-08T20:45:53.293-07:00April, I want to say that you have a big heart and...April, I want to say that you have a big heart and you deserve what is best for you and your family. I am also young :) (34) and I too have compared life situations and I have felt guilty. I have learned that "guilt" is not a healthy feeling to carry, instead I try to turn that guilt into gratefulness and pray for others who maybe struggling. Follow your heart and do what you love especially those once in a life things you will never be able to go back to. God will guide you, just watch for those little signs and follow those feel good feelings.Sonia CGhttp://happygobaby.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421893586033340825.post-56222973851241400332011-07-08T16:16:13.511-07:002011-07-08T16:16:13.511-07:00April, you are wonderful. Thanks for sharing all y...April, you are wonderful. Thanks for sharing all you do, all you have shared here. Good luck with your answers for those big life questions, and here is my 2 cents for ya on that: What you are doing with M.O.M. is amazing and helpful. It may not be solving world hunger or orphans or all the big "real" problems out there, but it is helping moms, one life at a time, and all those moms, with some skills and strength under their belts, can help to change the world and all those "real" problems, one life at a time. I know there may be more for you to do, and I hope you find your peace with what that is (it's HARD!), but please know that you are currently making a very big difference. :-)Ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02907425626980991369noreply@blogger.com