Tuesday 26 May 2015

On a blogging hiatus and some updates

Oh wow. So I haven't been blogging for a week. On some kind of blogging hiatus, I am... what with Sophie recovering from a cold, my milk supply depleting fast (I have been pumping more frequently but it doesn't seem to help - maybe it's a bit too late), and my work taking up a huge chunk of my awake-and-free hours.

Having written 6 out of 7 articles for the Advent publication which I said I would write for, I decided that I will only blog Advent when it's Advent, in order to avoid confusion to those who go along with the liturgical calendar.

Well, like a dear friend said, Christmas comes early for me this year. Meditating and writing on the meaning of Christmas so early in the year is strange - but I appreciate it, especially while I am being tried in every sense of the word. Christmas is not just about reminiscing the crib in the manger, angels we have heard on high, and jubilant shepherds. Neither is it merely an affair of Christmas trees, giving presents, and singing carols. Rather, it points us toward a coming reality - when the Heavenly Christmas Celebrity returns to vindicate God's sons and daughters of whom He is the firstborn, no longer as the baby in the manger but a victorious warrior, glorious and exalted. In light of that eternal Christmas Day, we brave our storms, rejoice in our exile, and remember to love even when it is the hardest. People say that Christmas should be every day. I know what they mean, but I don't really agree. I honestly don't want every day of the year to be like the 25th of December (or Christmas Day would cease to be special). However, I would like my anticipation of Christmas to not only encompass the festivities and ambience but also something more eternal. I would like to anticipate less passively and more actively in the sense of rejoicing in the turmoils of life. It's really hard - and I am more down than up nowadays - but yeah. God help me.

Anyway, I am wondering if I should start a new blog where I would be able to blog more specifically about Sophie and motherhood. Or if I should continue with what I'm doing here on Woollylifestock. What do you think?

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