tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post6851349420873050720..comments2024-03-18T18:45:59.168-07:00Comments on Home Living: Abundant Living for the HomemakerLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-25357273271914466042012-01-20T10:43:07.881-08:002012-01-20T10:43:07.881-08:00That was Cynthia Berenger who found that quote. Sh...That was Cynthia Berenger who found that quote. She is an FW teacher and very familiar with the book.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-42908259315873670782012-01-20T09:48:41.575-08:002012-01-20T09:48:41.575-08:00Wow, how did you ever find that quote on page 333?...Wow, how did you ever find that quote on page 333? Thank you soo much, I never would have found it, I as so sure it was in the beginning. <br /><br />I will also enjoy reading about Dolly Madison, even if it wasn't her quote. Thank you for the info!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-76312569937240278942012-01-13T14:44:53.194-08:002012-01-13T14:44:53.194-08:00I really enjoyed this blog. We all need a reminder...I really enjoyed this blog. We all need a reminder to count our many blessings!Angela Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247700308026362413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-41486844949867894452012-01-03T22:34:31.607-08:002012-01-03T22:34:31.607-08:00Lydia, That is a wonderful article. Hope you and y...Lydia, That is a wonderful article. Hope you and your family had a great Christmas and have a Happy New Year!Neo-Victorianisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645232177126938226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-71085323031153387982012-01-03T10:54:59.849-08:002012-01-03T10:54:59.849-08:00A WONDERFUL POST!!! God spoke to my heart. At fi...A WONDERFUL POST!!! God spoke to my heart. At first, I'm thinking, wow that sounds like "so-and-so" and as I kept reading, I realized that's "ME"! I think we all have some cynicism in our thought life. I gave a devotional to a few women last evening & shared some thoughts about cynicism. I really appreciate your post. One thing I determined to work on was my Baptist Acrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04085511705166936550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-32727937631392074962012-01-02T13:52:27.698-08:002012-01-02T13:52:27.698-08:00Mrs. V.
I will put this on the theme article sect...Mrs. V.<br /><br />I will put this on the theme article section, also.<br /><br />You can very well use this for homeschooling because it can be a history lesson and a philosophy lesson comparing false doctrines and contrasting it with the teachings of the Bible and comparing it to how the market works, the family works, the church works, the things in life works, and showing the purposes of Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-10469120805946983532012-01-02T12:52:18.003-08:002012-01-02T12:52:18.003-08:00Lydia,
The more I re-read and think on this post, ...Lydia,<br />The more I re-read and think on this post, I think it just may be the very best piece you have ever written! You have put to words so many things that I have had in my mind and heart but have not been able to figure them out in a way to give them a voice. <br /><br />I have been the brunt of cynics saying that because I do not keep my ear turned to all the negative things in the Mrs. V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05852637657270835106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-78572202200918387942012-01-01T22:20:13.412-08:002012-01-01T22:20:13.412-08:00Thank you for the detail, Cynthia. I thought the q...Thank you for the detail, Cynthia. I thought the quote was from Dolly Madison, as she was such a positive person.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-45251545086632587522012-01-01T22:17:01.297-08:002012-01-01T22:17:01.297-08:00Dear Lydia,
I loved the post. Thank you!
I beli...Dear Lydia,<br /><br />I loved the post. Thank you!<br /><br />I believe that we all need a wake up call now and again as it can be easy to fall into a cynical mindset. <br /><br />In answer to another commenter, the quote she seeks is from page 333 of FW: "You never hear me say, 'this is good' or 'this is bad,' but a thousand times a day I say, 'I enjoy, I enjoy.'Cynthia Berengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00279986220054651908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-5423464289514920392012-01-01T18:34:35.075-08:002012-01-01T18:34:35.075-08:00I have been pondering this post now for several da...I have been pondering this post now for several days. I have come to realize how cynical I have become. I live around those who are very cynical and I can see that over the years I too have turned to be like that a lot of the time in defense. Many tell me they think of me as happy go lucky personality. Well I may be like that at times but then when I am surrounded by loved ones that are so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-71679314163409144562011-12-30T16:08:14.239-08:002011-12-30T16:08:14.239-08:00Lydia,
What is the end result when an entire nati...Lydia,<br /><br />What is the end result when an entire nation is caught up in a cynical attitude? <br /><br />Greece!<br /><br />Italy!<br /><br />The UK!<br /><br />Spain!<br /><br />etc. Attitudes of cynicism and 'its everyone else's responsibility' eventually bleed a nation dry of moral and economic fortitude. <br /><br />Brick by brick, readers...one person, one family at aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-27379702631910099952011-12-30T15:09:02.275-08:002011-12-30T15:09:02.275-08:00That is the link in one of the paragraphs: A Child...That is the link in one of the paragraphs: A Child's World.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-56273514931402593532011-12-30T14:26:52.660-08:002011-12-30T14:26:52.660-08:00Oh my, I just read the post at your daughter's...Oh my, I just read the post at your daughter's blog about parenting that you linked to. It is wonderful and more and more I see I have so much to learn!Blessed Homemakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900030206325400486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-17000978791828501262011-12-30T11:44:23.137-08:002011-12-30T11:44:23.137-08:00The quote was by Dolly Madison, wife of the third ...The quote was by Dolly Madison, wife of the third president, James Madison. Dolly lived a long time, and there is a picture of her with later presidents Polk and Madison at a white house function. You can read more about here here: http://www.notablebiographies.com/Lo-Ma/Madison-Dolley.html#bLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-85660486689273814902011-12-30T10:33:08.313-08:002011-12-30T10:33:08.313-08:00Cousin Rosemi, Bless you and also I love your pret...Cousin Rosemi, Bless you and also I love your pretty blog.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-32350855188094489072011-12-30T10:14:56.749-08:002011-12-30T10:14:56.749-08:00Oh Cousin,
I never saw what being cynical was unt...Oh Cousin,<br /><br />I never saw what being cynical was until I read this post.... WOW!<br /><br />I need to re-think my thoughts about allot of things. <br /><br />Thank you for this post, cousin.<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />Mrs. AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-71222155732167510742011-12-29T13:18:42.326-08:002011-12-29T13:18:42.326-08:00"
Cynics might like to study the life of Lev ..."<br />Cynics might like to study the life of Lev Alexandrovich Tikhomirov; a man who in his youth embraced the folly of revolution and cynicism only to, with maturity, realize a better path."<br /><br />Thank you so much for posting that!<br /><br />And yes, to the lady who suggested we let the cynics know in no uncertain terms that we are "on" to them and will not tolerate Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-62144298350966778372011-12-29T13:11:21.089-08:002011-12-29T13:11:21.089-08:00That was a beautiful and creative discussion using...That was a beautiful and creative discussion using the reasoning of cynics! <br /><br />Cynics are such silly people but underneath lies something more sinister: their belief that no one can rule himself, and no one is up to any good. This leads to despotism and dictatorship, as well as other forms of it such as socialism and communism. All these isms are based on that basic belief: that peopleLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1238712404854129122011-12-29T10:27:04.880-08:002011-12-29T10:27:04.880-08:00When reading this post, a couple of things come to...When reading this post, a couple of things come to mind:<br /><br />1.At the church I attend, the current pastor has said in at least one of his sermons something like, "I could point one finger at someone else, but then I have three pointing back at me." That's what the whole thing of what you said about focusing on one's own faults and perfection reminds me of.<br /><br />2. Moderate Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889172303312524950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-59863060493326472192011-12-29T07:20:18.922-08:002011-12-29T07:20:18.922-08:00My husband and I had some fun with the "is th...My husband and I had some fun with the "is the glass half full or half empty" question on a recent road trip. We came up with some funny alternate answers to it.<br /><br />Engineer's Answer: "Neither. The glass is the inappropriate size for the amount of liquid. Go get a smaller glass."<br /><br />Scientist's Answer: "I need more data to answer the question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-30652570329888318922011-12-29T06:54:16.867-08:002011-12-29T06:54:16.867-08:00What an entertaining and uplifting post! When read...What an entertaining and uplifting post! When reading the portion about grocery shopping, I was reminded of my first adult grocery shopping experience... I was 17 in 1972 and the wife of a military man. We shopped at the commissary, a small quonset hut. First, upon arriving, we had to wait for a parking spot. Then we had to line up outside to wait for a buggy, because only so many buggies wereKatrinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809805272432812002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-83716473075110147882011-12-28T22:33:27.394-08:002011-12-28T22:33:27.394-08:00A good response to a cynic:
"You are too cyn...A good response to a cynic:<br /><br />"You are too cynical."<br /><br />Other ideas for handling a cynic in your life:<br /><br />Give her a plaque made up with the words from Philippians 4:8 (think on things lovely, good, pure, etc), and keep cards and stationery with positive messages, so when they have a birthday or special occasion, they receive a good message.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-31550993191325293062011-12-28T21:04:08.458-08:002011-12-28T21:04:08.458-08:00Agree, that you have to leave the presence of a cy...Agree, that you have to leave the presence of a cynic.<br /><br />Psalms 1 says not to sit in the seat of the scornful, walk not in the counsel of the ungodly, stand in the way of the scoffer. The cynic is all this.<br /><br />Don't invite the cynic into your life. Don't phone them, hoping to improve them. You just give them more fuel to light their cynic fire. <br /><br />The Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-10154785723899428952011-12-28T20:54:54.629-08:002011-12-28T20:54:54.629-08:00cynicism is very unhealthy for a family and for a ...cynicism is very unhealthy for a family and for a nation.<br /><br />Some countries almost run on the fuel of cynicism, because they lose sight of their heritage and lose their self reliance. Without freedom, independence, creativity, and accomplishing something, people get very cynical. It is a result of getting away from Biblical wisdom, understanding, knowledge and faith. The cynic is ready Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-47622999384006983232011-12-28T20:51:46.585-08:002011-12-28T20:51:46.585-08:00I've been looking in Fascinating Womanhood for...I've been looking in Fascinating Womanhood for that quote that goes something like this... "I don't say, 'I like this' or 'I don't like that'. I simply say, a thousand times a day, 'I enjoy, I enjoy, I enjoy....'" <br /><br />I can't find this quote, though I remember it being near the beginning of the book. I have been thinking about that one soAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com