tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post4996661834404017137..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: The Citizenship and Kingdom of the HomeLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-766241618539779042011-02-03T07:25:36.316-08:002011-02-03T07:25:36.316-08:0002/02/11
For those of you that didn't have the...02/02/11<br />For those of you that didn't have the candidate they vorted for win, always (always) be mindful that God knows who you voted for. And your vote is your seed, and you will reap what you sow. God will give a harvest even on our votes. It will soon be time for elections again, and our prayers can affect the nation regardless of who is or is not elected.<br /><br />This morning Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-49523102647703643602008-11-09T22:34:00.000-08:002008-11-09T22:34:00.000-08:00A beautifully put post Lady Lydia! And, what a won...A beautifully put post Lady Lydia! And, what a wonderfully wise and spiritual post about the Christian home :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-88694287683834548412008-11-08T07:43:00.000-08:002008-11-08T07:43:00.000-08:00Dear Caryn,I don't get time to see other blogs and...Dear Caryn,<BR/><BR/>I don't get time to see other blogs and I am glad you reminded me to go and look. Your blog is very calm. I used to get just as upset during the last presidency, because the elected officials did not represent what many of us had elected them for, so I remembered that we are citizens of another country, a kingdom established upon better promises. We have an obligation to Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-45805273448994478802008-11-08T07:21:00.000-08:002008-11-08T07:21:00.000-08:00Thank you for this handy-dandy list. It reflects ...Thank you for this handy-dandy list. It reflects my own way of living which I have never put down on paper. How nice to have this to share. It works! I have always believed that it costs nothing to be neat and clean. What a joy it is to have a home, humble as it may be, that reflects the peace and beauty of the heart. I remember when we moved into our ancient, neglected house, that people Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-18060589712529503822008-11-08T07:10:00.000-08:002008-11-08T07:10:00.000-08:00Just thought you would appreciate this comment on ...Just thought you would appreciate this comment on your post which I quoted on my blog: "To my very dear friend -<BR/>Thank you. How did you know that I needed just these words to re-assure my soul. I have just felt devastated today (like I have just lost my country), thinking of the path our nation has taken and what may befall us before our Saviour returns. I knew in my heart just where our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-20402739290525688322008-11-07T08:23:00.000-08:002008-11-07T08:23:00.000-08:00Farrah,We have 8 people, sometimes 9, in a similar...Farrah,<BR/><BR/>We have 8 people, sometimes 9, in a similar space. I have great sympathy and feel the same challenge of keeping things orderly. I will try to write on it sometime, and I am sure there are others who have good articles about this on their blogs, if they would post the links here. Today I wanted to do an altered box, and I have two more articles in my files coming up, so it may beLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-80640002760889986142008-11-07T07:40:00.000-08:002008-11-07T07:40:00.000-08:00Thank you for your lovely post Lady Lydia. It's a ...Thank you for your lovely post Lady Lydia. It's a comfort during this time. I'm so glad the election is over and now maybe people can stop talking about it!<BR/><BR/>I love to write letters though do not as much as I should. I think when I'm done here I will tidy up, invite a friend over for tea, and write a letter to my grandmother.<BR/><BR/>Can you please write more on being organized and Farrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884648840608072747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-2938458286428202482008-11-06T22:17:00.000-08:002008-11-06T22:17:00.000-08:00Lady Lydia, I so appreciate your straight-forward...Lady Lydia, I so appreciate your straight-forward posts. Some are challenging, but all have a measure of encouragement in them. I am enjoying "The Five Aspects of Woman" study at church. I often repeat to myself when I feel paralyzed by my tasks or stuff, "I am the Mistress of my domain!" I have been given the authority and responsiblity to bring my domain under control and make it fruitful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-56143321685832077122008-11-06T19:18:00.000-08:002008-11-06T19:18:00.000-08:00Thank you for helping many of us to regroup and ge...Thank you for helping many of us to regroup and get back to the business at hand - running our own little kingdoms. Life will go on. We must certainly focus a lot of prayer, however, on our leaders, and be willing to stand up for Christ and His ways whenever we can.<BR/><BR/>May the Lord God be loved, praised and adored from the loftiest throne to the humblest home.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009819584864535929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-5002573540266479552008-11-06T07:49:00.000-08:002008-11-06T07:49:00.000-08:00When I woke up Wed. to read a pres. prayer line I ...When I woke up Wed. to read a pres. prayer line I choked up to find Obama won. I could only think of the little babies in danger. I know the other issues were on my mind but that was the first thing that I thought of and then my home school rights. <BR/>So when you reminded me God knows how I voted it was a comforting.<BR/> <BR/>I listen to talk radio, maybe to much, but like they said after Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-68700113432308972792008-11-06T05:59:00.000-08:002008-11-06T05:59:00.000-08:00It is easy to get too wrapped up in the politics o...It is easy to get too wrapped up in the politics of the day for sure. If for nothing else, I am thankful that the election ended swiftly and decisively, so we did not have to endure recounts and courts an all of that!<BR/><BR/>Really, taking care of the home is the most important thing we can do. Just imagine a world where we all did it properly. Sure would take care of a lot of the problems thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-77385285276106901372008-11-06T05:37:00.000-08:002008-11-06T05:37:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharing the wonderful gift of encourage...Thanks for sharing the wonderful gift of encouragement the Lord has given you. Your faithfulness in this means so much to so many!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-5862329638863881202008-11-06T03:40:00.000-08:002008-11-06T03:40:00.000-08:00How encouraging. Thank you for taking the time to ...How encouraging. Thank you for taking the time to write this.Mrs. Anna Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377583333000789903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-77563261443298691372008-11-05T20:08:00.000-08:002008-11-05T20:08:00.000-08:00Many thanks, Mrs. Sherman. :o)BrendaMany thanks, Mrs. Sherman. :o)<BR/><BR/>BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-12978504907303460512008-11-05T19:48:00.000-08:002008-11-05T19:48:00.000-08:00Well said, Lady Lydia. I really liked the allusion...Well said, Lady Lydia. I really liked the allusion to parlors and Jane Austen. :)<BR/><BR/>-Christine from ArizonaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-72563561243008192312008-11-05T18:30:00.000-08:002008-11-05T18:30:00.000-08:00Be sure to read the new post at www.thepleasanttim...Be sure to read the new post at www.thepleasanttimes.blogspot.com to see what is happening with that pesky family next door; those hicks.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-81374208838466134622008-11-05T18:24:00.000-08:002008-11-05T18:24:00.000-08:00Oh Lady Lydia! I have been checking this post eve...Oh Lady Lydia! I have been checking this post every 10 minutes today to hear your words of wisdom. Thank you for reminding me that God is in control. I needed so to hear your voice today. And although I was heartbroken over the election, Robin above said something that made so much sense. I will stop focusing on my grief and the way i think this country is headed, and instead focus on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-23563606784689928712008-11-05T17:26:00.000-08:002008-11-05T17:26:00.000-08:00Beautiful and encouraging!--Thank you. (o:Beautiful and encouraging!--Thank you. (o:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-62901655640380237032008-11-05T16:49:00.000-08:002008-11-05T16:49:00.000-08:00Dear Lady Lydia,Thank you so much for your words o...Dear Lady Lydia,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for your words of wisdom! I only wish I had the energy to do all of it with my little ones at hand (and at feet!)!<BR/><BR/>Bless you for all you do to encourage others,<BR/><BR/>MarquetaMarqueta (Mar-kee-ta) G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13471332103238738458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-46732171738604282982008-11-05T14:57:00.000-08:002008-11-05T14:57:00.000-08:00This is truly a beautiful, timely post. Thank you ...This is truly a beautiful, timely post. Thank you so much. I would like to link it to my blog.<BR/>Thank you again,<BR/>KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-23553189527125856892008-11-05T14:41:00.000-08:002008-11-05T14:41:00.000-08:00Very encouraging! A word about parlors...my grand...Very encouraging! A word about parlors...my grandmother had a parlor, not a living room. It was kept behind closed doors partly to save on heating. We had to ask to go into it, and, I remember as a child thinking it a sanctuary. It was kept for guests and special occasions. Family time was around the dining room table.Aelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883776541084645202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-81350959640462685012008-11-05T14:19:00.000-08:002008-11-05T14:19:00.000-08:00This was a good post and so true.CandyThis was a good post and so true.<BR/><BR/>Candycandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788894816760003783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-39320607549223781342008-11-05T14:04:00.000-08:002008-11-05T14:04:00.000-08:00It's funny how so many of us feel a renewed since ...It's funny how so many of us feel a renewed since of God's power after the results of last night's election. I'm glad it's over, so I can refocus my energies on taking care of my husband's needs, my children's education, my home, and my community. <BR/><BR/>One positive element of last night's election is the impact that it must have on young black men and boys today. How exciting to know that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-35974035154006505762008-11-05T13:04:00.000-08:002008-11-05T13:04:00.000-08:00If you voted for a third party, you've no reason t...If you voted for a third party, you've no reason to be discouraged, because you knew it would not win, and you can't be blamed for the policies of the popular choice. Third party voters do make progress, each year, as these parties get a greater percentage of the vote and it sends a message to the other two parties that there are some changes needed.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-18204261290721857392008-11-05T13:03:00.000-08:002008-11-05T13:03:00.000-08:00Truly an inspiring post! MarieTruly an inspiring post! MarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com