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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Pink Lint

When I first married my husband, I was shocked to discover how much laundry there was!  Not only were his close so much bigger than mine, but he changed a couple times a day- due to working out or changing out of his work clothes.  I remember making a conscience decision to rejoice for having laundry to do, and to thank the Lord for the man who wore the clothes I was cleaning and folding.  

Now I have pink lint in my dryer daily.  Look at it!  It's actually pink!!

I just can't tell you the joy it brings to my heart as I pull out each little sock, onesie, nightgown, blanket and burp-cloth.  How I've longed to have such little clothes to fold!  Our house is a four-plex and has a common laundry area.  I used to watch my neighbor pull her daughter's laundry out and long for the day when I'd have my daughter's laundry to wash and fold.  The day is here!  Praise God!

Thank you Jesus for my daily dose of pink lint!!


25 comments:

Julie said...

Awesome!! I am so happy for you!! I too love baby girl clothes and all the pink that has taken over our house!!

Danya @ He Adopted Me First said...

Congrats mama! Isn't it wonderful? Now we'll see how terrific you think it is in 14 more years! HA!

Sew said...

Oh wow! Pink lint is beautiful! Danya, I say it's gonna take less then 14 years....At least for me anyway! Give it two weeks! ;)

Kaitlin @ More Like Mary said...

This makes me smile!

Karey said...

I almost wrote a post about that exact same thing after we got Clara!! Seeing the pink lint brought me such joy and it was so symbolic! I'm so happy for you!!

Megan said...

I cannot tell you how much I love this post! Thank you for making me appreciate our pink lint a little bit more. :)

Maria said...

Yaaay! I love the smell of warm fresh baby clothes.

Maureen said...

We went from no children to 3 in 3 years after 4 years of IF. I told my husband how it makes me smile to look out in the yard and see all the kids' clothes drying on the line. It's just such a physically vivid reminder of the blessings our Lord has bestowed on our family.

Joy said...

Agree, it is truly amazing how the cuteness of the clothes totally makes up for the great increase in laundry which little people bring.

Grace in my Heart said...

LOVE IT! It is these little things that make our hearts leap for joy! :)

LifeHopes said...

I still to this day LOVE folding L's little clothes. I never noticed the dryer lint, though! Beautiful observation!

A Martha trying to be Mary said...

wow! Such a wonderful reflection! I would also love to fold babies clothes! this made my smile !!!

iRejoice said...

This is so sweet! I love it!

Leila@LittleCatholicBubble said...

Praise God for pink lint!!! Yippee!!!!

merrystephens said...

I can not even begin to tell you how incredibly fantastic this post is! It took me over 2 years to get pregnant with my son and now he is going to be 2 in 2 weeks! This post brought back such a huge rush of feelings that I forgot I once had. That endless need I had to be a mother and the overwhelming joy when I 1st laid eyes on his gorgeous face. Revel in these wonderful moments and continue to cherish your pink lint! One of those beautiful treasures that "fertiles" may never understand :)

Merry

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So sweet! I can't imagine! Soak it up!

Mary said...

hee hee...very cute!! there is nothing quite like pulling those teeny tiny socks out of the dryer. i love it.

Mom2Seven said...

This is one of the sweetest posts I have ever read. I enjoy your blog very much! +JMJ+

WheelbarrowRider said...

I can def relate to the laundry my husband adds to the mix for all the same reasons. What a beautiful way to look at things in that situation and your new one! Beautiful!

Brit said...

Love this!!!! Although.. I have to say I'm a little scared about the sheer amount of BLUE lint we are going to have ;)

eligelavida said...

Nowadays, in the midst of increasing secularisation, we are called to give testimony to the values of life. I think that you and your husband are proving that adoption is a loving option. I wish you the best. Thanks for your testimony!

Unknown said...

Adorable!

Kathryn said...

Well, if we can't get pictures of her at least we can get pictures of her lint! ;)

Anonymous said...

Just wait til you add diapers to the mix! They are still sweet and precious, but they don't smell nearly as good. (at least I don't want to bury my nose in a diaper, no matter *how* clean it supposedly is :)

alliemich said...

what a beautiful perfect sight that is to see that pink lint!!