tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post686585016122643086..comments2023-06-02T08:54:53.607-05:00Comments on Faithful Feat: CONGRATULATIONS! Your Body is Ruined!Kaylene Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-78839213874907705072014-08-23T08:49:27.982-05:002014-08-23T08:49:27.982-05:00What a beautiful post! Thanks for sharing!What a beautiful post! Thanks for sharing!Tshanina | Thrifty T's Treasureshttp://www.thriftytstreasures.com/category/heart-gushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-2865310580775173092014-08-20T04:05:01.318-05:002014-08-20T04:05:01.318-05:00Many thanks for this great post. I honestly can...Many thanks for this great post. I honestly can't believe that anyone would say that. Weird, how narrow-minded some people are when it comes to beauty. I have seen many beautiful people and things in my life (blessed as I am!) but not much could top the beauty of a happily pregnant woman, creating life and relishing in the sheer joy of it. Or a mother lovingly cradleing her sweet baby and Mareihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712626577257174241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-87857675988386734052014-08-12T20:07:15.176-05:002014-08-12T20:07:15.176-05:00Amen! Absolutely beautiful. The whole "body i...Amen! Absolutely beautiful. The whole "body is ruined" commentary always bothered me too.<br />Found you at Hit Me With Your Best Shot!<br />Kim @ pinspiredhome.blogspot.comKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892307783717028539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-42184252884161650252014-07-31T09:44:43.800-05:002014-07-31T09:44:43.800-05:00Kaylene, beautifully written! Kaylene, beautifully written! jviola79https://www.blogger.com/profile/01984136484419462463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-16244372817298060342014-07-31T09:44:01.037-05:002014-07-31T09:44:01.037-05:00We're expecting our 3rd any day now, and my hu...We're expecting our 3rd any day now, and my husband somehow thinks I've gotten hotter over the years. He doesn't seem to notice the stretch marks and spider veins that I think are so unattractive.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249921799027601204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-12029240223600787752014-04-26T15:57:42.290-05:002014-04-26T15:57:42.290-05:00Hi Emily! Thank you for your kind words. Glad you ...Hi Emily! Thank you for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed! Blessings!Kaylene Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-6715999292249028362014-04-25T20:51:51.052-05:002014-04-25T20:51:51.052-05:00A beautiful post! We are truly blessed to give lif...A beautiful post! We are truly blessed to give life and that is what is beautiful. Tenderly written and full of love - thank you for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396095568622331105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-43736431673374947342014-04-24T09:26:47.239-05:002014-04-24T09:26:47.239-05:00Bless you for sharing! Big twin boys! Definately a...Bless you for sharing! Big twin boys! Definately a badge of honor:) <br /><br />Also, thanks for the heads up about being featured at Mommy Brain Mixer! I'm off to grab a featured button. Funny, I don't remember linking to Nicolettes blog hop, but it's definitely there! :) have a beautiful day, dear one!Kaylene Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-41601800812843144602014-04-24T08:33:27.610-05:002014-04-24T08:33:27.610-05:00So lovely. I'm honestly working with this...o...So lovely. I'm honestly working with this...on loving my body after my twins. I do see it as a badge of honor, but I also have some muscle damage and remnants from my surgery that I have some "issues" with for lack of a better way to say it. I wouldn't trade it for a thing, of course, and I'm so grateful that my boys were born healthy and *very* big...now just to find theAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892245358747418792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-74058165781394040462014-04-23T22:19:09.749-05:002014-04-23T22:19:09.749-05:00Hi, Nicolette. I agree wholeheartedly with you! Gl...Hi, Nicolette. I agree wholeheartedly with you! Glad you were encouraged. Blessings to you & yours!:)Kaylene Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-80096720831880612742014-04-23T20:22:52.329-05:002014-04-23T20:22:52.329-05:00So beautifully stated. I love how you took such a ...So beautifully stated. I love how you took such a negative statement from what must have been a senseless person and turned it into an empowering declaration. Our bodies are so amazing. Pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood have changed me for the better both physically and emotionally. I love the new me. I've never been so comfortable in my own skin before.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this Nicolettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393086045611199096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-14122881300910181652014-04-20T20:25:12.169-05:002014-04-20T20:25:12.169-05:00It's beautiful and crazy to think about what o...It's beautiful and crazy to think about what our bodies can take and how they can grow these perfect little humans! What a blessing it is to be a mother! Blessings to you! <br /><br />Andrea from beautifulcraziness.blogspot.comAndreahttp://www.beautifulcraziness.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-35782492956897945592014-04-09T05:54:47.770-05:002014-04-09T05:54:47.770-05:00Oh, Rachael, thank you for your transparency. It c...Oh, Rachael, thank you for your transparency. It can be hard to accept, I know. I was prompted to write this post after I found myself again disliking my body. I found a reconciliation, of sorts in writing these words. In essence, I felt by hating my body, I was somehow hating the fact it made our precious children. Motherhood is the greatest call on earth! Growing to love ourselves more after Kaylene Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-85686681988449166242014-04-08T22:40:38.171-05:002014-04-08T22:40:38.171-05:00I have to admit (hesitantly...I realize this is no...I have to admit (hesitantly...I realize this is not the point of the post) I am still working through the 'damage' done to my body during the last pregnancy...I have to admit I am still having a hard time facing the mirror, but I am doing my part to begin taking better care myself WHILE learning to appreciate what the cost has blessed us with :) <br />We have five beautiful children, and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057018188885395834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-46739010654420998712014-04-07T07:42:11.592-05:002014-04-07T07:42:11.592-05:00Sarah, this thrills me more than you'll know!!...Sarah, this thrills me more than you'll know!!! Thank you for your kind understanding words! I grabbed the link-up button. A very large THANK YOU! to all of you who organized this fantastic link-up. Blessings you and your beautiful 7!Kaylene Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-56392547943229870952014-04-06T22:11:18.366-05:002014-04-06T22:11:18.366-05:00I want to cry! You couldn't have said it any ...I want to cry! You couldn't have said it any better! It wasn't until after a few babies did I learn to love my body again. It's not the body it once was, but I can now look in the mirror and love what I see. I love that God made the woman's body to grow and bring forth life and I have been blessed to be able to experience that 7 times. <br /><br />Thanks for linking up at the Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333202812452350816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-77492247543118296792014-04-01T14:23:48.557-05:002014-04-01T14:23:48.557-05:00Thank you for reading & posting encouragement!...Thank you for reading & posting encouragement! Life is too short to focus on things less than joyful. One day we will be perfected! Until then.... praise the Lord! :)Kaylene Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-18286967523568643162014-04-01T14:07:56.152-05:002014-04-01T14:07:56.152-05:00Congratulations on your upcoming addition!!! Added...Congratulations on your upcoming addition!!! Added beauty, dear mama! ♡Kaylene Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-57683063482411240292014-04-01T14:04:20.194-05:002014-04-01T14:04:20.194-05:00Indeed it is, Nancy! Indeed it is! & wow! Good...Indeed it is, Nancy! Indeed it is! & wow! Good job on birthing a "whopper"! Mine were 7 & 8lbers. Large enough ;) blessings to you & yours!Kaylene Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-72002343926423519562014-04-01T09:42:36.666-05:002014-04-01T09:42:36.666-05:00I am so sorry that woman said such an unkind thing...I am so sorry that woman said such an unkind thing to you......good for you that you were able to process it and see God's blessing in it. This was a wonderful reminder to all of us mothers.....we need to stop judging our bodies as the world does..... and live for the Lord. Thank you for showing joy.....apart from body "imperfections". :) Gentle Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625746235099531114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-35131471514823601152014-03-31T23:54:43.422-05:002014-03-31T23:54:43.422-05:00Great truths!! My youngest calls it my fat belly ...Great truths!! My youngest calls it my fat belly and he is not being mean. I am excepting now to so my fat belly is getting fatter but they love to rub the fat belly. I wouldn't have it any other way. Adriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130157421330455068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-43496191715034510672014-03-31T11:05:03.482-05:002014-03-31T11:05:03.482-05:00This post so reminded me of my mother's commen...This post so reminded me of my mother's comments to me after my second child, who was a whopper (10lb 8oz). she, bless her soul, was an insensitive woman whose words often exploded out of her brain right through her mouth. Motherhood is a calling, and the freshness of that new baby is something that can't be taken away no matter what someone else says. Our bodies serve many purposes but INancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09867919236833039909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-87883713556129003562014-03-27T11:21:21.800-05:002014-03-27T11:21:21.800-05:00I'm flattered, Marissa!...and honored! I'l...I'm flattered, Marissa!...and honored! I'll get the button. You bless me! Thank you:)Kaylene Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-10139177636317932412014-03-27T09:31:16.995-05:002014-03-27T09:31:16.995-05:00So glad you wrote this and shared this. More peopl...So glad you wrote this and shared this. More people need to hear this message, and realize how important those scars and stretch marks are in the world of motherhood. They are an honor, not something feel ashamed of. I'm featuring this posts on Monday's Salt & Light link up, if you want to stop by and grab a featured button!<br /><br />Marissa<br />http://Marissa Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02557910393774076893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104009920694483801.post-19153232214186930022014-03-10T21:31:10.788-05:002014-03-10T21:31:10.788-05:00Thank you for sharing, Katy! Glad you were encoura...Thank you for sharing, Katy! Glad you were encouraged!:) Moms need to love themselves more!Kaylene Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.com