Motherhood Lessons

Posted by LaTara on September 27, 2008

Last month I was tagged by Daisy over at Dr Mommy Chronicles. The topic is Motherhood Lessons. It took me a few days to decide what I would talk about because I did not want to write just any thing. After that I just kept forgetting; but on this Sabbath morning I have time to write a bit now.

If you have been participating in reading and commenting on this blog for any amount of time then you know that I am going to come a little off the cuff with my thoughts. So here goes.

As a mother I guess you could say that the main lesson I have learned to always allow your children to be molded by God. I think the most valuable thing that we can learn as moms is that we cannot control our children. We can manage and guide, but not control. God blessed us with children and as with everything we are given, we are to be good stewards over them.

Four Plus One Is Five

Posted by LaTara on September 23, 2008

On Septmber 23rd at 6:01pm Brehane Yosef Ham-Ying was born weighing in at 8lbs 1oz. His dad named him and the meaning is as follows: Brehane is Ethopian for “My light”; Yosef is Hebrew for “Joseph” which means “May Jehovah add/increase”; and Joseph is also my husband’s middle name; and Ham-Ying is his Chinese surname as my husband is half-Chinese.

He was a bright baby with a perfectly round head, very tight Chinese Eyes, straight black hair, and a wide nose. He looked nothing like the woman who birthed him. As a matter of fact, I carried his birth certificate with me when we traveled to Los Angeles 6 months later because I did not want people to think I kidnapped him. But he does have my lips and eye lashes.