Pain of Motherhood {Part of Eve's Curse}
To the woman he said,
“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;
in pain you shall bring forth children.
Your desire shall be for your husband,
and he shall rule over you.”–Genesis 3:16 {ESV}
I’ve been thinking a bit about how the curse to Eve and her daughters applies to my life right now. Obviously, at 7 months pregnant, the foremost thing on my mind is the whole “pain of labor” which is fast approaching. (Side note: This delivery will hopefully be a labor free, scheduled Cesarean, which is still painful but not nearly as painful as the two previous unmedicated “natural” births I’ve had. ::cough::)
However, something that struck me as I was talking with a friend is that pain doesn’t end with childbirth. The pain of bearing children starts before that child is born and I don’t think it ever ends. read more…
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I’m a self-taught photographer and when my vision started affecting my ability to take portraits, I needed an outlet for my creative drive. I asked for paints for my birthday in 2017, and loved how much I could do with acrylic paint. In 2019 I picked up watercolor as a way to release stress during hospital stays.
