tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post1387630016282887870..comments2024-03-29T05:18:36.107-07:00Comments on Home Living: Overcoming DiscouragementLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-21800102682448978102009-10-17T20:39:54.337-07:002009-10-17T20:39:54.337-07:00I'm not a full-time homemaker as I'm a sin...I'm not a full-time homemaker as I'm a single mom supporting a son in college. However, your blog always inspires me to do more to make my home a haven and sanctuary, and I love this post about not letting others discourage you. We all need to hear that at one time or another, don't we? Thanks so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-59201819942646747492009-09-30T20:53:54.974-07:002009-09-30T20:53:54.974-07:00erxcellent article and you, in fact, listed some t...erxcellent article and you, in fact, listed some thing to do that I had never thought of before in overcoming discouragement.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your lovely example and thought-filled posts.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495298953834229360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-83395599817653172402009-09-29T14:01:04.915-07:002009-09-29T14:01:04.915-07:00I am currently enrolled in a Bible Study based on ...I am currently enrolled in a Bible Study based on the book Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. I would recommend the book and the Bible study to any woman struggling with criticism and discouragement. A woman walked up to me in the library, saw the book, and told me, "that book changed my life." I agree--it is a powerful tool in understanding both our limits and our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-7826226288938157182009-09-27T04:01:54.885-07:002009-09-27T04:01:54.885-07:00The pattern is a Simplicity "ITs So Easy"...The pattern is a Simplicity "ITs So Easy" that I have used throughout this series. I do not think it is available anymore but it has no zipper and no buttons and is easy to make.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-70353322515421491472009-09-27T03:59:54.062-07:002009-09-27T03:59:54.062-07:00The painting is by M. Musselman (and could be a wo...The painting is by M. Musselman (and could be a woman who painted it). It appeared on the cover of Modern Pricilla magazine in 1919, and you can get the framed print at Victorian Trading company, here <br /><br />http://www.victoriantradingco.com/store/catalogimages/1a/i13379.html<br /><br />You might do a web search and get it in a cheaper poster that you can hang or frame yourself.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-45760968597089778522009-09-26T14:59:53.669-07:002009-09-26T14:59:53.669-07:00I am catching up on your blog today. I enjoyed thi...I am catching up on your blog today. I enjoyed this post. I am going to remember that analogy next time someone throws some manure in my path. In fact, I will be seeing a discourager tomorrow, and will keep this all in mind. ~AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1523921907521492412009-09-26T08:06:43.968-07:002009-09-26T08:06:43.968-07:00Could you please tell me the artist of the "G...Could you please tell me the artist of the "Girl with daisies" at the top of your posting. <br /><br />I'd love to put the print in my older girls room.<br /><br />Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-28394817498698798302009-09-19T22:27:31.489-07:002009-09-19T22:27:31.489-07:00You can bless your enemies, like Christ commanded,...You can bless your enemies, like Christ commanded, by doing good to them. When you make life better, you are blessing your enemies. That is the way you handle the manure of life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-72631502148004637922009-09-19T22:03:35.700-07:002009-09-19T22:03:35.700-07:00Lydia,
I see your spirits are up and staying up! ...Lydia,<br />I see your spirits are up and staying up! May God bless you. Remember who is really behind those naysayers. Lift your head up to the Lord, praise His holy name, and may God bless you for continuing to encourage yourself and in turn others.<br />StephanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-56812467117267108652009-09-19T10:13:59.115-07:002009-09-19T10:13:59.115-07:00Dear Lady Lydia,
Many thanks for considering open...Dear Lady Lydia, <br />Many thanks for considering opening up of the links. I shall be most obliged, and i think others out there who miss clicking on the linked comments to find like minded people.<br /><br />I believe there will always be people who want to vilify our work with malicious comments and statements, but that should not stop us from keeping up the family and friendship spirit that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-8710865288232478512009-09-19T06:58:44.489-07:002009-09-19T06:58:44.489-07:00What a lovely inspiring post!
I think being a hom...What a lovely inspiring post!<br /><br />I think being a homemaker is even harder for young women today, since they are so isolated. It can be very lonely when you're the only woman at home in the neighborhood in the daytime.<br /><br />When my children were young I had the company of a few other stay-at-home mothers who lived on the same street. We'd often meet after afternoon naptime, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-24647952057125800032009-09-18T20:38:29.235-07:002009-09-18T20:38:29.235-07:00I won't look at manure the same way, either. I...I won't look at manure the same way, either. I will keep pitching it into a better place where it will make some use of itself and make something grow.<br /><br />Interesting you should bring up the subject of the hecklers and what became of them. Every family that ever ridiculed me for home schooling, had tremendous problems at home with their own children, who eventually married, divorced, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-79383757090441298072009-09-18T20:12:46.131-07:002009-09-18T20:12:46.131-07:00Thank you for another interesting, uplifting post,...Thank you for another interesting, uplifting post, Lady Lydia. I will never see manure the same way again and it will always be a reminder of how to overcome discouragement.<br /><br />I, too, miss being able to click on a link here to find like-minded bloggers. I have started a blog and I do not post pictures of my children or grandchildren on it.<br /><br />I am blogging about my efforts to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-84519206699749519812009-09-18T20:12:10.704-07:002009-09-18T20:12:10.704-07:00I too had people that kept shooting arrows of disc...I too had people that kept shooting arrows of discouragement to me especially that first year of homemaking. Our friends had furnished their homes and ours was pretty empty and things did not match etc. We had gotten things used as we could and were not going to add any debt. I am so grateful we did not go out and buy even one piece of new furniture. Our bank account would have suffered and asAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-11295901244963184622009-09-18T14:06:07.665-07:002009-09-18T14:06:07.665-07:00When I had my first baby, I had a next door neighb...When I had my first baby, I had a next door neighbor, too, who began almost insisting that since I was home, and she had an absorbing business, that I would be watching her son for daycare. It was the oddest thing - I had never had anyone treat me so servantile before! <br /><br />My husband wondered why I wasn't tempted by the idea of me making a few extra dollars, but I was able to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-67190006068094467922009-09-18T12:00:39.746-07:002009-09-18T12:00:39.746-07:00Barbra in Uganda,
For your sake, and others who b...Barbra in Uganda,<br /><br />For your sake, and others who benefit from it, I may change the policy of linking to your blog. Others who still wish to remain anonymous are perfectly welcome to do so. <br /><br />It does not matter whether you are well-known or not, your blog can be imitated or vilified somewhere on the web. It is done to discourage you. If you do blog, I would strongly suggest Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-88489448242008888962009-09-18T11:50:54.125-07:002009-09-18T11:50:54.125-07:00Thank you so much, Lady Lydia, for the usual encou...Thank you so much, Lady Lydia, for the usual encouraging and uplifting words. Just what i needed to helped plunge into the weekend with my head lifted up. How i pray that many older and wiser women will be an example and speak into our lives like you do. Not many sadly take up the challenge....am thankfully to God for your ministry, such a healing balm...Blessings Barbra.<br /><br />Also would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-35641270493847049152009-09-17T20:17:59.958-07:002009-09-17T20:17:59.958-07:00Lady Lydia,
I have been an avid reader of your bl...Lady Lydia, <br />I have been an avid reader of your blog for some time now and am always encouraged by your wisdom. It is very easy to get discouraged. I have longed for another woman at church to share homemaking talk with but it just doesn't appear to be there. After finding that I homeschool and stay home, the conversation is over before it really began. Getting busy doing something Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-87931649441502368712009-09-17T19:02:16.742-07:002009-09-17T19:02:16.742-07:00Thanks very much for your great entries. I wonder ...Thanks very much for your great entries. I wonder if you have any experience or thoughts on coping with short or long term illnesses, disabilities or physical ailments during different stages of life which can become discouragements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-24588775233341683692009-09-17T18:12:58.470-07:002009-09-17T18:12:58.470-07:00You promised us this article & you did deliver...You promised us this article & you did deliver! :o) It seems your words have already been a balm to a few weary homemakers, helping to uplift their spirits. I pray many more will ponder what you've written....& bookmark it if necessary! It can serve as a reference on tough days, when so much seems against us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-62170861448722024972009-09-17T11:40:51.018-07:002009-09-17T11:40:51.018-07:00I am a grandmother and old enough to be a great gr...I am a grandmother and old enough to be a great grandmother.<br /> During the 1970's when lots of women were leaving the home to go to work, I stayed home with my children and ended up being the "KoolAide and Cookie mom" to all the neighbor kids whose mothers had left home to go to work so they could have new cars, fancy furnishings, the newest fashions and drip with diamonds and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-90784823032225842362009-09-17T09:03:47.468-07:002009-09-17T09:03:47.468-07:00...but,if it is your husband or son giving you a h......but,if it is your husband or son giving you a hard time, it is best just to be like Eve in "The Trap"--pick up the trash they throw at you and make the house a better place (just use the manure as a signal to do something good)<br />Jesus taught this when he said, "Do good unto those that despitefully use you," and "If a man asks you to go with him a mile, go two."Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-36702220015860875782009-09-17T09:01:34.391-07:002009-09-17T09:01:34.391-07:00Everytime someone says something cutting, give you...Everytime someone says something cutting, give yourself a gift. If it is something to improve your home or your appearance (cloth, shoes) you will have a beautiful home by the end of the month, and the cranky naysayers will have an upset stomach from all their complaining.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-16250941293306490932009-09-17T08:15:52.029-07:002009-09-17T08:15:52.029-07:00To the lady in India who is homeschooling and who...To the lady in India who is homeschooling and who wrote about preparation for marriage on her blog: It was a beautiful article. There is no contact information, or I would have emailed you directly.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-50691195918146809972009-09-17T07:09:12.536-07:002009-09-17T07:09:12.536-07:00Can I add knitting to your list of things? I also ...Can I add knitting to your list of things? I also found that if someone has discouraged me, making something that will be a blessing to them helps....<br />KayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com