#LiveYourLife

My toddler has started preschool!

It feels like it was just yesterday that I was chasing stories with a growing belly in Washington State. I realized as I watched my son explore his new classroom that I needed to embrace this season. After all… it’s temporary.

“To everything there is a season, A tie for every purpose under heaven.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NKJV)

This scripture really spoke to me when I was at a women’s event and the speaker announced that she was pregnant with her first child. She had that second trimester glow. “I remember that… I wish I would have enjoyed it more,” I thought.

My son will probably be an only child, which is all the more reason I need to fully experience this season. There were a lot of complications with his birth. After a failed pregnancy and a series of surgeries, my son’s birth was pretty complicated and life-threatening. The actual pregnancy was also no walk in the park.

I was extremely overwhelmed. I was rapidly gaining baby weight and our viewers weren’t shy about commenting. I also couldn’t meet all of the demands of my job as a news reporter, which gave me a lot of anxiety. During my second trimester my husband and I made a cross-country move to Austin. We had no nearby relatives and a scarcity of friendships.

All this to say, I didn’t have time to enjoy my pregnancy and newborn season. I’ve spent most of my life rushing from season to season trying to race through life. But for what?

Looking back on my short life, I realize that every season has had a purpose. Every season has led to victory and happiness. Without the test of time, I wouldn’t have my son, my husband, my new business, and my relationship with God.

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