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As I write this, my throat feels like I swallowed a watermelon and I\u2019m recovering from a night of chills and fitful sleep. Being sick is the worst. And though my son hasn\u2019t woken up, I\u2019m already struggling with what today will look like, how much I will give in to my deep desire to turn on the TV so I can lie down on the couch and feel sad for myself. \u00a0I wonder if monks get to have sick days. Probably. If they don\u2019t, if they\u2019re still up for Vigils after a night of fever, maybe monks and mamas really are doppelgangers: never a day off, no matter how pathetic of a sick person you are. And I\u2019m telling you, if anyone\u2019s pathetic about being sick, it\u2019s me.<\/p>\n

So, since my mind is mush, I think today will be a good day to send you to the wonderful article Haley shared with us in her comment the other day. If you haven\u2019t gotten a chance to read it yet, it\u2019s a beautiful reflection on the value of motherhood as vocation.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.washingtoninst.org\/resources\/articles\/guest\/motherhood-vocation.htm<\/p>\n

So, in honor of my vocation which allows no sick days, I will steal Kate Harris\u2019 quote of GK Chesterson in his book What is Wrong With The World<\/em>: <\/em>\u201cHow can it be a large career to tell other people\u2019s children about the Rule of Three, and a small career to tell one\u2019s own children about the universe? How can it be broad to be the same thing to everyone, and narrow to be everything to someone? No. A woman\u2019s function is laborious, but because it is gigantic, not because it is minute.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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