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Thursday, July 11, 2013

My First Five Minute Friday

I found out about this link up last week, and was like "THAT is soooo cool!"  I decided to start participating as often as I can remember.  You can read more about the process here at the Five Minute Friday explanation.

This week's prompt is: Present

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Present: Like right now at this very moment, at 12:44 am when I am too excited about sharing our pregnancy news with the world (or maybe just facebook, but that sure feels like the world sometimes) to even consider sleeping.  I wonder why I was scared to share it and tried to convince my husband we should wait another week.  I love keeping secrets, but I love sharing things with friends and being encouraged and supported even more.

Present: To present someone with an award like in a ceremony, like the way I so wish Jonah had a "Baby Dedication" ceremony where we present him before the church and before the Lord and promise to try our best to not screw him up. Unfortunately, we moved so much during his first year, and didn't feel like we "fit in" at any of the churches we went to, so we decided to wait.  He's a toddler now - do you still do dedications for toddlers?

Present: Wrapped under the tree at Christmas, with your name on it in pretty swirly handwriting.  A gift that may be a surprise or may be an expected item you went shopping for with the giver and they said, "I'll buy it, but I have to wrap it and put it under the tree."

Present: My present moment is a beautiful presentation of all the presents with which God has blessed me.

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11 comments:

  1. Neat idea for your post! At our church, lots of families, especially those with children close in age, dedicate them together. I think it is sweet!

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    1. I had not even thought of that! We will totally wait and dedicate him with the next baby. I love the idea of doing a dedication for both of them at the same time. Thank you for sharing!

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  2. Isn't Five Minute Friday fun? I enjoyed reading your post. And if it helps, I've seen quite a few toddlers get dedicated at our church. :)

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    1. It is SO fun! I usually blog and edit over the course of a day or four. Having five minutes was like an adrenaline rush! :)

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  3. Welcome to FMF!
    Although I am a hit and miss participant, it's super fun to see what everyone does with the five minutes. Congrats on the big news.

    We dedicated our daughter when she was almost two. So, do it, girl.

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    1. That's encouraging. I'm glad we're not the only ones! ALso, I am really enjoying FMF!

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  4. Ok first, yay for joining! Also? I'm 100 kinds of in love with your blog design. The chevron and the stripes make me happy :) And "congratulations!!" So fun to find your blog through the Five Minute Friday link up!

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    1. Thank you! I don't know how to design the cool pretty backgrounds, so I just find them on "The Cutest Blog on the Block" website, they have ton! I am excited to be linking up with Five minute Friday, it has been neat to go back and read several!

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  5. Nice! I've thought of doing this, yet something always stops me. Maybe it's the fear of being too open on the blog, yet I also struggle with the idea of not sharing on it. Boundaries in blogland-what should they be?

    I enjoyed your post and am excited for your family and all that is coming!
    -Katie

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    1. "Boundaries in blogland" - great wording! I think it's a personal thing. I generally think about what I would have been sharing at lunch with fellow teacher friends, and go with that. If it's not something I would talk about in public, in the teacher work room, I'm probably not going to blog about it. Five Minute Friday was suepr fun though. You could try it, write it, and then not post it/or link up if you don't want to.

      I am excited for you guys too! What neat timing!

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