But the truth is that it’s completely normal not to love a phase you’re in when it’s incredibly hard. I don’t think that “rejoicing always” (Philippians 4:4) is the same as “enjoying always.” I find no evidence that Jesus thought taking up his literal cross was fun—or that we’re expected to think taking up our figurative crosses is a lark either. We can rejoice that God’s strength is made perfect in our weakness when our eight-month-old is going through a brutal sleep regression. It doesn’t mean that we have to do high kicks about the lack of sleep itself. In fact, I might check your
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