tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post116517954417759936..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: Benefits of the Harmonious HomeLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165717073424302152006-12-09T18:17:00.000-08:002006-12-09T18:17:00.000-08:00Well, Lynn, since you are in the UK and Lydia is o...Well, Lynn, since you are in the UK and Lydia is on the west coast of the U.S., I propose you all meet at my house, which is in the middle (Virginia)!! We can have a homeliving helper convention and you can make the tea! Till then, we all can chat over our Internet "fence". <BR/><BR/>Blessings, GailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165687425520815322006-12-09T10:03:00.000-08:002006-12-09T10:03:00.000-08:00Gail - how lovely a tea party would be - with all ...Gail - how lovely a tea party would be - with all the visitors from Lady Lydia's site. It would be lovely to learn from you all over a cup of tea - but I guess that's what we do here - but in person would be nice!<BR/>I am feeling much better thank you - I must now take 3 months medication & wait & see! I am able to do a small amount of paid work from home but have declined all outside work. LastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165568674330573072006-12-08T01:04:00.000-08:002006-12-08T01:04:00.000-08:00Yes Gail - I could readily stay home for a week or...Yes Gail - I could readily stay home for a week or two or three - hey it's cold outside how about the whole winter!!!!!<BR/>I HAVE to go out today - Dr appointment so I scheduled all my errands for today. My friends are concerned I am becoming a hermit - not much chance of that - they come regularly for tea - a pretty tea pot on a tray with handmade tray cloth set before a log fire - at last I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165546529441575782006-12-07T18:55:00.000-08:002006-12-07T18:55:00.000-08:00Monise, thanks for the post but I couldn't bear to...Monise, thanks for the post but I couldn't bear to publish it....its too flattering and I'm not THAT wise!! I actually got a lot of IDEAS from my mother--she is the one who is wise, not me!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165541290125861202006-12-07T17:28:00.000-08:002006-12-07T17:28:00.000-08:00Gail,When I first married and settled down, I foun...Gail,<BR/><BR/>When I first married and settled down, I found that I was very restless and anxious at home. This was, I discovered later, partly due to the habit of not staying home previous to this. Habits are hard to break and can leave a person feeling lost and lonely when they aren't doing the same kind of rituals, so you have to replace them with other time-fillers. I kept a sort of record/Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165461851582463732006-12-06T19:24:00.000-08:002006-12-06T19:24:00.000-08:00Dearest Gail,Having read both your posts here, as ...Dearest Gail,<BR/><BR/>Having read both your posts here, as one sister to another, let me take a moment to encourage you in your walk with our Lord and Saviour; and that of the home. those who judge ought to take a step back; with your comittments to your child in residential care, not to mention the health of your husband and yourself (brain tumours whether benin or otherwise being no small Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165418058020715362006-12-06T07:14:00.000-08:002006-12-06T07:14:00.000-08:00Dear Ladies,I am in so much agreement with this we...Dear Ladies,<BR/><BR/>I am in so much agreement with this web site; I truly believe it has a long lasting effect on society and the future of children, if we have any, AND not the least, on the quality of our own life.<BR/>I am a Real Estate Broker, and am a foster mother to three boys…. It is a long story, but my Christian principles really gave me the foundation to choose the best for myself Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165382304298227222006-12-05T21:18:00.000-08:002006-12-05T21:18:00.000-08:00I would very much just like to get my house back u...I would very much just like to get my house back under control, take care of my husband, do the Christmas baking, and other Christmas activities, and be able to cook nutritious, affordable meals for my family, but I actually feel guilty about preferring these things over outside work. I think the trap lies in comparing myself to other people. I should know better; I am 52 years old.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165335112115016092006-12-05T08:11:00.000-08:002006-12-05T08:11:00.000-08:00Mrs. Sherman,You say, "...it takes a lot more FEEL...Mrs. Sherman,<BR/><BR/>You say, "...it takes a lot more FEELING to make a home a home and to manage it, and a lot more time."<BR/><BR/>I agree. Now that I'm not practicing criminal law anymore, I actually have had the time to step back and think about my home.<BR/><BR/>I've also had the time to compare prices at grocery stores. We've stopped shopping at Walmart and Sam's Club for two important Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165330113008163622006-12-05T06:48:00.000-08:002006-12-05T06:48:00.000-08:00Gail,You are right: it is not very fulfilling to b...Gail,<BR/><BR/>You are right: it is not very fulfilling to be rushed at home. I believe Helen Andelin said something about it in the homemaking section of her book. It talked about how anyone in the world could be out all day and neglect their home, or be home all day involved in something not related to the home, and then at 4 o'clock suddenly rush through and straighten everything out and put Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165288965439856142006-12-04T19:22:00.000-08:002006-12-04T19:22:00.000-08:00My husband is on full-time disability and no longe...My husband is on full-time disability and no longer able to go out and work. We receive his disability check and Navy pension check. We still have 3 children at home, though the youngest is 13. I would like to try and trim expenses and live on the money we get, but my husband (not totally but to some extent), his father and probably most other people see no reason why I shouldn't be out there Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165293344658591462006-12-04T20:35:00.000-08:002006-12-04T20:35:00.000-08:00Dearest Lady Lydia,I would just like to affirm the...Dearest Lady Lydia,<BR/><BR/>I would just like to affirm the sentiments and words of encouragement expressed by all the ladies above. I too benefited from a dear mother who, on her own and battling terrible illness, raised my brother and I despite the great hardships we all endured. Her love, abilities and home-making talents have borne wonderful memories I'll cherish throughout my life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165263171611560912006-12-04T12:12:00.000-08:002006-12-04T12:12:00.000-08:00I just wanted to include one more positive comment...I just wanted to include one more positive comment to your post. I too appreciate this blog very, very much.<BR/>All my childhood, my mother was home, full time. I was raised to believe that God wanted home, especially as a Mother. Later, I realized, even if I didn't have children I should have been home.<BR/>Even with this very strong belief, there are moments when I struggle with the idea Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165255927059220512006-12-04T10:12:00.000-08:002006-12-04T10:12:00.000-08:00Dear Lady Lydia, I love your site and its such enc...Dear Lady Lydia, I love your site and its such encouraging! I am SO thankful that I found your site!! :)<BR/>Im glad I posted about some online shops not shipping to Canada, only to find out that there are lots that do! Im so glad they spoke up and posted. I have been checking out all of their sites and plan to order a couple things very soon. (Just waiting for my new paypal to be completed).<BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165258148938368382006-12-04T10:49:00.000-08:002006-12-04T10:49:00.000-08:00Just so that you know, Mrs. Sherman, you, Mrs. Ale...Just so that you know, Mrs. Sherman, you, Mrs. Alexandra, and Mrs. Chancey disprove neatly the bumper-sticker phrase: "Well-behaved women never make history." You may not get your names in a politically-correct fairy-tale they call a history book these days, but you touch the lives of hundreds of women--and by extension, their husbands and children. This is much more "historical significance" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165243882275605012006-12-04T06:51:00.000-08:002006-12-04T06:51:00.000-08:00Lady Lydia,Your site is a blessing... oh I am bles...Lady Lydia,<BR/>Your site is a blessing... oh I am blessed by it, and so are my three children, YOU are making a contribution to society in such a way that I am sure you cannot even fathom;if you are effecting the life of three boys in my home, can you possibly see the good that is happening in so many homes world wide....Oh the awesomeness of it all!!!<BR/>God Bless you,<BR/>EstherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165244179775519782006-12-04T06:56:00.000-08:002006-12-04T06:56:00.000-08:00I don't know why most women don't want to make hom...I don't know why most women don't want to make homemaking their full time job. It can be as stressful or as peaceful as a woman determines, because she is the guide of the home. If there are things at home she wants to make more efficient, she has the freedom to do it. Another book I'd recommend in Linda LIchter's "THe Benevolence of Manners" (or the old title "Simple Social Graces") because it Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165243583561109182006-12-04T06:46:00.000-08:002006-12-04T06:46:00.000-08:00I agree whole heartedly with Melody. I look each d...I agree whole heartedly with Melody. I look each day to see if there is a new post - I visit the sites & read the books you recommend - Home Comforts came last week and Edith Schaeffer's What is a Family? came today - both secondhand. I completed my Christmas shopping today with your words ringing in my ears to guard the house keeping money! I always think of these words as I shop. I think my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1165239455594243462006-12-04T05:37:00.000-08:002006-12-04T05:37:00.000-08:00Lady Lydia, I am sorry people misunderstand your b...Lady Lydia, I am sorry people misunderstand your blog. I don't see how they could miss how encouraging and supportive this blog is of loving families and happy homes. I don't comment often, but I read your blog every day, hoping for a new post. You are a blessing and an inspiration to me.<BR/><BR/>in His peace,<BR/>MelodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com