Galatians 2:20 in the Message bible says: "I identified myself completely with him. Indeed, I have been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central. It is no longer important that I appear righteous before you or have your good opinion, and I am no longer driven to impress God. Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not “mine,” but it is lived by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I am not going to go back on that."
I've been going back and forth on writing this blog post... but I've just decided to buck up and write it. Then, when I decided to do that, I went back and forth on whether I should post this on my business blog - www.jenniferchristi.com - or here on my personal blog. I've decided personal will be best. I will be posting it to my business Facebook though, as I feel many of my clients/followers might have a better idea of whats going on after reading this.
For those of you who don't know... on August 11th we found this out:
Joel and I are SO EXCITED for this next chapter of our lives.
But this news has come with some unexpected changes and realizations.
Realization #1: I am not superwoman
Baby makes me slow down. Baby makes me rest BEFORE exhaustion. Baby makes me take breaks. In the past I've been able to do marathon editing, where I literally sit at my computer all day and edit and post blogs and email. I cannot do this now, which has slowed me down.
Realization #2: I need to ask for help
The business I have has multiple employees... and I need to ask them to help me. I am not able to shoot, edit and manage EVERYTHING anymore. This has been good for me to realize now, BEFORE this bundle of joy makes his/her appearance in 7ish months. I need to know that when I have a little one. I have to slow down. I have to know I can depend on everyone that works for me. That is why I hired them.
Realization #3: I love my clients
This is something I already knew. But I love them/you more than ever. So many of you have been so supportive and understanding as I transition into this new stage of life. Realizing I'm not superwoman has made me fall behind a bit as for the first few weeks I spent time trying to figure out what my body needed in order to not be sick. I hardly completed anything for at least two weeks straight and felt TERRIBLE about it... on TOP of physically feeling terrible. But as I'm adjusting my schedule and seeing new ways to get a lot done in a short amount of time, I'm getting caught back up. Thank you guys. Thank you a million times over.
Realization #4: I need to find my strength in God
I am learning that I need to come to Him daily for strength and peace in all of this. I am so excited for this blessing, and when I allow Him to direct my every path, I not only get through each day... I excel through each day. He knows me, my body & my innermost self. I am choosing daily to allow Him to help me through all of this.
I am looking forward to all of the new adventures/changes/realizations this baby is going to bring us. And I will try to keep you all updated on how things are going :)
Thank so you much!
Love, Jenny
