The end... For now.

I'm am sorry to say that this will be my last blog post.  It seems this blog as stirred up more controversy then I intended.  Though I have received some support and positive feed back I feel as if the negative has out weighed the positive.  This makes me very sad because  I had a lot of other topics i wanted to talk about, but feel that for now it is best to stop.

I have learned some things through this experience.  First is that blogs are very poor ways to communicate. No matter how open and honest i felt i was about my opinions, i was misunderstood and assumptions were made.  This is a primary reason I am stopping the blog.  I feel that too many assumptions have been made about what I am trying to say.  I fear that I have not communicated my purpose clearly enough and I don't want more misunderstandings to occur.

The second thing I learned is that when your opinions are outside the norm, they are not always received kindly.  I suppose I should have excepted it, but it caught me off guard.  I never expected people to take this so personally.  I know I have dealt with some personal topics, but to me it is just a blog.  A place to vent my opinions  as I said in my very first post.  I did not intend for anything to sound like "thus saith the lord".  My fear is that culture has been informing how we mother (including birth) too much.  I wanted to speak out against what I saw as possible dangers in all areas of motherhood, but that seems to have been interpreted as me pointing the finger at people.  This was not my intent. 

Despite all things things I hope that my bigger purpose behind this blog was achieved.  That purpose was to challenge christian mothers (and fathers) to think critically about all aspects of raising kids.  I don't want people to just follow the norm, or go with the flow if you will.  For a mother there is nothing more profound than having the opportunity to shape and mold a young soul.  I want moms to believe that how they choose to mother from pregnancy on really does matter.  I want moms to trust in their God given abilities and instincts when it comes to motherhood.  I have always wanted parents to evaluate, ponder, and research what is going to be best for their children, starting from in the womb.  This doesn't mean you have to share my opinions.  It just means I want parents to make informed and educated choices.  I hope that purpose may have been achieved, and for now this will be the end of my blog.  Thank you to those who have supported me.  I will continue to strive for being the best mom I can be, and I hope that for all of you as well.