hi, mom and dad!: Can I Just Say?

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Can I Just Say?

Can I just say, we LOVE our little guy! He brings smiles and joy and snuggles to our day, every day. He recently learned to "creep" or army crawl, so he's really getting around these days! Tonight, he pulled himself over to a couch and then pulled himself up to standing for the first time! He was so proud standing there like such a big guy! (That continued for a few minutes until he toppled over.)

I might be a little sleep deprived, but he's definitely worth it!

1 comment:

Laura said...: awesome! i'm excited to get to meet him soon :).; March 8, 2012 at 8:19 PM

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YWAM - A Word of Caution

I just want to leave a little note here for anyone who might stumble across this blog that is interested in doing a DTS with YWAM.

Lots happened on our DTS that I didn't write about in our blog... I left out some very difficult parts both out of respect for the people involved and because I was having a really difficult time processing the truth of the situation as it was happening. I went through some experiences that were legitimately hurtful to me --spiritually and emotionally-- on our DTS, specifically in relation to interactions with the leadership of our DTS.

I would encourage anyone who is planning on doing a DTS or who is currently doing one to be in frequent communication (as much as this is possible) with a trusted spiritual leader from their home church or community (i.e. outside of the DTS) throughout the experience. I recommend this so that you will have trusted Godly counsel available to you if/as you encounter unforeseen challenges. If anyone tells you it is inappropriate for you to maintain frank communication with said trusted counsel, I would get the heck out of there! (By the way, no one told me not to maintain a line of communication like that, I just wish I had had one!).

All this said, YWAM is super decentralized, and the leadership on DTS's usually changes from season to season, so anyone else's experience on a DTS will likely be very different from ours. And as I've had more time to process, I can see more and more good that came out of other aspects of the experience. I definitely value spending time with God more these days .