Into the wilderness
When our firstborn was born, I was still in my final years of grad school. Though my husband and I were both very busy working on our careers, we looked forward to coming home and spending time with our precious little girl. It was incredibly helpful to have my parents to help us. She was two years old when I was preparing for my big state licensure exam. I was juggling parenting while trying to put in the hours of studying. My parents were going on vacation and offered to take our little girl so I could focus solely on my studies. It was hard to send her away, but I knew I needed to do that in order to have more time to prepare for the exam. The first few nights were the hardest. My husband and I would glance at her little toddler bed and toys, while I silently wept. We missed her so much. However, having her away for that week or so was just what I needed to move forward and pass my exam. This part of our life reminded me of Abraham from the Old Testament. Abraham had two sons:...
