tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post332470449639577283..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: Sackcloth and AshesLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-14608244340799943012008-04-15T18:01:00.000-07:002008-04-15T18:01:00.000-07:00I agree with you, Lady Lydia. I am very tired of ...I agree with you, Lady Lydia. I am very tired of hearing the call to "authenticity, genuineness, and transparency" among Christians, meaning that we ought to tell our struggles to anyone who will listen. There most definitely is a place for privacy or seeking the help of just one or two people and not telling our troubles to the whole world. I'm not advocating putting up false fronts but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-85856944034837044362008-04-15T15:10:00.000-07:002008-04-15T15:10:00.000-07:00Sometimes we need to also be private about our suc...Sometimes we need to also be private about our successes. My husband and I just paid off our house, but it is our choice to keep our financial affairs between the two of us. In the meantime we plan to look for others who need help since we no longer must have all the money my husband makes. But again, this is a private choice and is not something we want to boast to the world. Privacy of all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-64689016513785556812008-04-15T04:26:00.000-07:002008-04-15T04:26:00.000-07:00Your frugal series has been so good to read. Than...Your frugal series has been so good to read. Thank you again for such good advice.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258220992143729989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-82409378977527405402008-04-14T23:09:00.000-07:002008-04-14T23:09:00.000-07:00I agree whole heartedly with your series here. My ...I agree whole heartedly with your series here. My DH works with a fellow who has a large family and unfortunatley a wife who is not very good with money. When this fellow saw that my DH was taking an overtime shift he walked up to him and said "How does it feel to take food out of my kids' mouths?" My DH and his co-workers went out of their ways to make sure that everyone got a fair share of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-35291974470644077642008-04-14T17:38:00.000-07:002008-04-14T17:38:00.000-07:00This post and the link to "When a Queen Rides By" ...This post and the link to "When a Queen Rides By" is exactly what I needed this evening. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Many Blessings,<BR/>MelissaMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914838307560440707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-77206141086792902352008-04-14T14:48:00.000-07:002008-04-14T14:48:00.000-07:00I have chosoen in the past to become transparent w...I have chosoen in the past to become transparent with some of my friends and family over the years regarding me and my husbands financial situation.<BR/><BR/>A friend of mine was overwhelmed with debt and had implied that my husband and I had it all together financially. I had even had family members who expected me and my husband to shell out money for all sorts of things at the drop of a hat.<The Proverbs Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950651949803175572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-89387227292834364202008-04-14T13:21:00.000-07:002008-04-14T13:21:00.000-07:00It really is bizarre to me in the cases when digni...It really is bizarre to me in the cases when dignity itself has been so maligned that when one wishes to maintain it even through adverse events (such as poverty or necessary frugality) that one is viewed as being ashamed! It just doesn't make sense to me. And exactly so, when we dress to cover our bodies the world would view us as uptight, unhappy, hiding something of which we are ashamed--I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-47012575117291526202008-04-14T10:25:00.000-07:002008-04-14T10:25:00.000-07:00Thank you, thank you for addressing this. Just th...Thank you, thank you for addressing this. Just the other day, I mentioned this very thing to my own children, & put it in the context of burdening other people. Sometimes, really, it is the kindest thing we can do, to keep some of our problems to ourselves. It protects us from being the subject of gossip, spares another person the embarassment of having to react to our "bad news", & helps Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-84183808267803012122008-04-14T09:41:00.000-07:002008-04-14T09:41:00.000-07:00This series has been an amazing time for me. Just ...This series has been an amazing time for me. Just reading your words has completely changed how I feel about being frugal. <BR/>Thank you so much.<BR/>I think this post is my favorite.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06398673630969890548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-40330619626401241762008-04-14T07:49:00.000-07:002008-04-14T07:49:00.000-07:00Lady Lydia - thank you for clearing this up for me...Lady Lydia - thank you for clearing this up for me. I must admit that I have not understood why people in the past felt they must put on a "brave front" when they were in despair. It seemed a bit like "lying" to me. I don't think that we should wallow in our depression, by any means. Yet, I never understood the reasoning of the Depression-era society until you reminded me of Jesus' own words.Just Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09512279885499148837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-17760824435572051172008-04-14T07:24:00.000-07:002008-04-14T07:24:00.000-07:00I think people in the past (thinking of my grandpa...I think people in the past (thinking of my grandparents) didn't talk about their frugality or finances or troubles, because they may not have thought that they were poor as long as they had a roof over their head and food to eat. <BR/><BR/>Now, our standard of what is a good life has become SO dependent on material items, that it is very easy to feel poor, when we may not be at all, by past Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-89817196635893920002008-04-14T05:56:00.000-07:002008-04-14T05:56:00.000-07:00When my mother talked about the Depression, she sa...When my mother talked about the Depression, she said most people were in the same situation so they didn't feel like they were poor. Since they lived on a farm, they always had food and such.<BR/><BR/>I always remember my mom talking about the years when she was a young widow with seven children (she married my dad later). Her first husband died before Social Security came into being (just Brenda@CoffeeTeaBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719695370857675146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-10152692209369854282008-04-14T05:42:00.000-07:002008-04-14T05:42:00.000-07:00Not only does complaining about frugality spread d...Not only does complaining about frugality spread doom and gloom, it also eats up a lot of time. :-/ <BR/>I've noticed that people who need to be frugal are much more careful with their time. Reading your posts has made me watch my own habits of how much I complain in general and how time consuming it really is. I've had a lot of guilt over the last week because your articles provoked me into Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-69452807976849467842008-04-14T00:51:00.000-07:002008-04-14T00:51:00.000-07:00You talk a lot of good sense here.You talk a lot of good sense here.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832021443447502646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-65118633303396723972008-04-13T16:05:00.000-07:002008-04-13T16:05:00.000-07:00Amen Mrs Lydia!! I have known just the type of la...Amen Mrs Lydia!! I have known just the type of ladies you spoke of who would worry themselves sick over someone else's problems. While it is a good thing for them to have such a kind heart, what kind of person would want to add worry onto another? We each have our own hardships and do not need to add on those belonging to others. Yes, there are times to share and ask for help, but one must beMrs. V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05852637657270835106noreply@blogger.com