So disclaimer number 1 here is Bethany and I are NOT pregnant!
I stumbled upon an article recently from Backpacker magazine about carrying babies along on backpacking trips. It lead me to a few other articles. Seems this is a whole new niche of backpacking and outdoor adventures. These people strap 30 lbs of gear to their back and then a 20 lb baby to their front. Now, they usually will cut their distance in half and aren't usually hiking over rough terrain... I really like this concept. I aspire to this when we have a family.
I know that having kids is one of the hardest things that you could ever do, but I think there is something intrinsically healthy about doing something like this. I think when some people have kids, they feel as though their life has completely ended. There is a turning inward that happens, much of which is natural and similar to what happens when two people get married. But I also know that in times of massive transition, we need to fight for things that help to keep us sane, even if they can look harder and more daunting than the hill we are already climbing.
I think that is something we are learning right now. Through seasons of difficulty, we need to push beyond the immediate comforts we hold to into greater communion with God and stronger community with others. Often those first things that we cling to are the least healthy.
Photo credit: jeltovski from morguefile.com
I stumbled upon an article recently from Backpacker magazine about carrying babies along on backpacking trips. It lead me to a few other articles. Seems this is a whole new niche of backpacking and outdoor adventures. These people strap 30 lbs of gear to their back and then a 20 lb baby to their front. Now, they usually will cut their distance in half and aren't usually hiking over rough terrain... I really like this concept. I aspire to this when we have a family. I know that having kids is one of the hardest things that you could ever do, but I think there is something intrinsically healthy about doing something like this. I think when some people have kids, they feel as though their life has completely ended. There is a turning inward that happens, much of which is natural and similar to what happens when two people get married. But I also know that in times of massive transition, we need to fight for things that help to keep us sane, even if they can look harder and more daunting than the hill we are already climbing.
I think that is something we are learning right now. Through seasons of difficulty, we need to push beyond the immediate comforts we hold to into greater communion with God and stronger community with others. Often those first things that we cling to are the least healthy.
Photo credit: jeltovski from morguefile.com
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