Trust with Wild Abandon Skip to content Trust with Wild Abandon Menu Home Contact May 20, 2011 Adrienne Stravitsch “Are you hoping it’s a boy? So you can be done?” “No.” I laugh. “My husband and I want to fill our house.” Horror. “Why?!” Because I only get to live once. Just one time I get to walk through this world, one chance in this journey. You can fill your life with the smart phones and iPads, you may have your fancy four seater cars and yearly resort-island trips. You can choose to have a few years of those pattering feet, desperate calls for Mom-mie or Dad-die, the giggles, the snuggles, the laughs, the cries. You can choose to spend most of your life without children. But I see it differently. I only get one shot. And I want to live it for all its worth. I don’t need the smartphones, fancy computers, Nordstrom clothes. I will forgo the small cars and far flung beach trips. Instead, I want a lifetime of life. Of babies, of children and, yes, even of teens. I want to surround myself with people–my people. I want to give as much love to this world, to my world, as physically possible. My daughter tapped into a mine of love, and there’s so much there. I feel compelled to give it. So, when you are digging your toes into the sand while contemplating if you are ready for children, I’ll probably be awake for the fourth night in a row staring into eyes that trust me unconditionally. While you purchase your Prada shoes for your evening at the five-star restaurant, I’ll likely be cheering on my child as they go-go on the potty for the first time. As you desperately fight for your one teen’s attention, my children will surround me demanding mine. You see, you think your life is so full, and that mine will be so empty. But, when we both reach the end of this life, you will not be surrounded by the beach, the clothes, the electronics. No. Those will be at home in the photo albums, in the closet, on the shelves. You will be surrounded by what you helped create, which was a lifetime of selfishness. I will be surrounded by people. My people. My precious souls that I committed this one life to. I will not live alone, die alone. I will be surrounded always. By my full house. Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Related Posted in Uncategorized Post navigation Previous postLittle Rituals Next postNext Post 9 thoughts on “” Wife of a Soldier says: May 20, 2011 at 1:57 am Truly amazing post dearie 😉 You tell 'em! 😉 LikeLike Reply Angela says: May 20, 2011 at 12:31 pm Beautiful. Children are such an incredible gift, why do people think they're better limited to only one or two? The more the merrier! LikeLike Reply Onecubanamomma says: May 20, 2011 at 1:03 pm This comment has been removed by the author. LikeLike Reply The Diatribest says: May 20, 2011 at 1:11 pm I tired posting before, but it routed to my old blog which I've semi-retired. Beautiful post. I hope I can have more children some day. LikeLike Reply Fiona says: May 20, 2011 at 7:09 pm Katrina was right – you have an undeniable gift for words. You need to share this. I suggest you submit it to Catholic magazines, such as Faith and Family. Thanks so much for this! LikeLike Reply Adrienne says: May 21, 2011 at 12:24 am Thank you. That is a huge compliment. I just write from the heart. LikeLike Reply Kelly Jo says: May 24, 2011 at 3:23 pm This is beautiful and I 100% agree! 🙂 LikeLike Reply Mary Rachel says: May 25, 2011 at 9:28 pm You have such a way with words, Adrienne! Beautiful! LikeLike Reply Nicole says: July 23, 2011 at 4:59 pm People just don't get it. Children are one of the greatest blessings. When our third was a girl after 2 boys, everyone assumed we were done. It made me feel sick to hear their comments. Well 7 girls and 2 more boys later, we sure showed them if we were done or not! LikeLike Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (required) (Address never made public) Name (required) Website You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) Cancel Connecting to %s Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Δ Search for: Follow Blog via Email Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address: Follow Join 18 other followers Blog at WordPress.com. Follow Following Trust with Wild Abandon Sign me up Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now. Trust with Wild Abandon Customize Follow Following Sign up Log in Copy shortlink Report this content View post in Reader Manage subscriptions Collapse this bar %d bloggers like this: