tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post1454489507865688147..comments2024-03-28T22:48:30.666-07:00Comments on Home Living: Lessons of the Home From 19th Century PaintingsLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-79143954311884889212010-10-08T12:51:05.841-07:002010-10-08T12:51:05.841-07:00Thank you for a wonderful piece Lydia.
I also lea...Thank you for a wonderful piece Lydia.<br /><br />I also learn a lot from the comments.<br /><br />~ AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-3054226217335661442010-10-08T10:01:24.162-07:002010-10-08T10:01:24.162-07:00Mrs. W. I am planning to post about hosting a Titu...Mrs. W. I am planning to post about hosting a Titus 2 class and what to expect. There is a great deal of feminism in the church, as most women actually are seeped in years and years of public school doctrine, which ignores the TItus 2 role for women in the church. The church ignores it too. When a woman teaches such a class, she can expect there will be a certain amount of rolling the eyes and LadyLydiahttp://www.homeliving.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-76900186772886175312010-10-07T23:50:03.927-07:002010-10-07T23:50:03.927-07:00I do not think the 50 plus women are thinking of t...I do not think the 50 plus women are thinking of the future maybe not being what they expect after getting one of those loans. They think it will mean a new career and find out that as they age, they do not have the stamina to keep up with the job world. They may also get sick, or have demands on them at home. Some ladies in their 50's are taking care of their elderly parents full time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-40088447043510160762010-10-07T23:13:37.416-07:002010-10-07T23:13:37.416-07:00Thank you for your timely thoughts on how importan...Thank you for your timely thoughts on how important it is to be a keeper at home. As a younger woman, I am eager to talk with and learn from the older woman - they are so encouraging to me! <br /><br />During the summer, I was attending a ladies Bible study about how to pattern your life to be a Titus 2 woman. The woman who led the class was an older woman who had spent quite a bit of her timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-86684312659409759192010-10-07T22:51:15.660-07:002010-10-07T22:51:15.660-07:00I had never thought about the older ladies getting...I had never thought about the older ladies getting student loans. Even the younger people have trouble paying them off and they have more years to do so. Also they don't have house payments etc yet. So just when they should be winding down their expenses looking towards retirement they are adding to their load of debts. :( I just heard a commentator saying that some students who have loans Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-5339216707829709132010-10-07T09:44:31.101-07:002010-10-07T09:44:31.101-07:00No, I don't build furniture.
I do plan on mak...No, I don't build furniture.<br /><br />I do plan on making some more paper crafts and a simple sewing project for autumn. We are having very nice weather conditions so I am still painting outside. Someone gave me an old dresser and I am anxious to get it done before the rainy season comes. I dont post much in good weather because if I can be outside, I take advantage of it. I will post some Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-81996694401334971742010-10-07T07:24:27.931-07:002010-10-07T07:24:27.931-07:00I too look forward to your posts. Some days I sea...I too look forward to your posts. Some days I search your blog for things such as homemaking, crafts, and sewing. Your post are a definite encouragement to some of us stay at home moms that get comments from in-laws and others, but who would also like to stay at home if they had enough courage to do so. My two daughters now in their early twenties will occasionally comment that they were glad Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-24739742223567109152010-10-07T05:38:32.547-07:002010-10-07T05:38:32.547-07:00I love your pictures and look forward to your blog...I love your pictures and look forward to your blog every day.I collect these sort of pictures and have been doing for 40+ years.Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-33724061698539274582010-10-06T08:57:15.418-07:002010-10-06T08:57:15.418-07:00You are 100% correct about what happens with older...You are 100% correct about what happens with older women and student loans! I almost fell for it myself, though I am closer to <br />40 (still old enough to know better). It is incredibly easy to acquire student loan debt, but much more difficult to pay it off.<br />The internet is full of sad stories about students, young and old, who are mired in debt. <br /><br />Colleges play a role in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-77985440835037077872010-10-05T21:31:01.413-07:002010-10-05T21:31:01.413-07:00I also found this to be true: older women who work...I also found this to be true: older women who worked all their lives may want to take up the Titus 2 role and mentor younger women, but they know nothing about the true things they should teach about marriage, homemaking, raising children. Instead, they tend to get excited about the latest pop psychology course, or want to teach about the stock market. Sometimes they want to encourage younger Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-37150007150538995232010-10-05T21:10:08.495-07:002010-10-05T21:10:08.495-07:00Problem is too that when these working women retir...Problem is too that when these working women retire they have no idea what to do with their time! They have always been on their bosse's schedule! What will this couple do now bumping into each other before 5 at night! :) The things we learned when first married or at our Mother's lap about cooking from scratch or whatever they still have to learn! If they retired with little savingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-49283616698338243352010-10-05T19:38:57.952-07:002010-10-05T19:38:57.952-07:00This is why I love old books, too. You learn the o...This is why I love old books, too. You learn the old way of speaking to one another in the home, the little detail the eye picked out of a scene and comments on, the quaint and homey habits and customs of an earlier day.<br /><br />And it's so true about the contentment on women and children's faces. Despite the lack of materialistic luxuries we take for granted today (and believe we &GentleDovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581079813697668356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-8341939380572806712010-10-05T10:13:35.095-07:002010-10-05T10:13:35.095-07:00I loved this post Lydia!
And the comments here too...I loved this post Lydia!<br />And the comments here too, I always enjoying reading the comment section because you always have great points!<br />I couldn't agree more with you!<br /><br />candycandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788894816760003783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-50162145776483483032010-10-05T09:37:52.391-07:002010-10-05T09:37:52.391-07:00Years ago it was advocated by everyone in society,...Years ago it was advocated by everyone in society, that jobs were left for those who had no providers in the family. It does not help the economy for so many women, whose husbands or fathers have employment already and who can support them, to take jobs, and it does not help them get ahead, for some reason. They tend to get into debt and then have to keep working.The working women syndrome is a Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-91124955417106303762010-10-05T05:34:07.825-07:002010-10-05T05:34:07.825-07:00Dear Lady Lydia,
Thank you again for reminding us...Dear Lady Lydia,<br /><br />Thank you again for reminding us how important it is that women remain at home. I began my married life by working outside the home and by the time I was pregant with #3 we decided that it's best that I remain home. I homeschooled some of our children and our last child has just entered public high school.<br /><br />However, everyone around us - yes everyone andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-52648238539572636842010-10-04T21:29:02.119-07:002010-10-04T21:29:02.119-07:00Lovely post, Lady Lydia. Once again you have naile...Lovely post, Lady Lydia. Once again you have nailed it on the head. <br /><br />This is a topic I am passionate about as a homeschooling mom of 8 and because of that I am teaching women how to stay home and make money from their blogs! I do it, and was very surprised I could and now I am teaching others how.<br /><br />If any one would like to learn more how to make money from home as the June Fuentes @ A Wise Woman Builds Her Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01821276536385551195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-9047322385839725302010-10-04T20:40:03.929-07:002010-10-04T20:40:03.929-07:00Keep preachin' it, Mrs. Sherman! It is very e...Keep preachin' it, Mrs. Sherman! It is very easy to become sidetracked by what worldly offers are dangled in front of us women. And no matter the career, home is still the best place. It doesn't mean we never go out, it doesn't mean we don't take an interest in the goings-on in the world, it doesn't mean we turn a blind eye to the suffering & plights of others. But Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-69368793170992512542010-10-04T19:33:08.077-07:002010-10-04T19:33:08.077-07:00I recently was asked to participate in a panel of ...I recently was asked to participate in a panel of "older women" at an event called "Sophias Table" (Taken from the Proverbs that wisdom is a woman and she spreads a feast)....this was the kick-off event for the Fall woman's ministry. There was an 87 year old woman who had been a missionary and translated the entire Bible into the language of the people and then had gotten Jill F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-91113405893492442752010-10-04T17:54:35.538-07:002010-10-04T17:54:35.538-07:00Yes, this is a terrible situation for older ladies...Yes, this is a terrible situation for older ladies. They are lured back to school and into the work force. We are told the lie today that when you are 60, you should be as energetic as when you are 20, and sadly, that is not reality. I feel sorry for middle-aged women, sweating, trying to figure out modern technology and everything, when they should be home taking care of things and taking a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-73618214063893581722010-10-04T15:39:08.923-07:002010-10-04T15:39:08.923-07:00The attraction is a student loan that can be acqui...The attraction is a student loan that can be acquired so quickly and without collateral. If one could only get a home loan as easily. Once the 50 year old woman gets that loan, she is put through the process of re-educating her into the working world, where she will work as though she were still 20, and then, regardless of health or circumstances in her life, including different stages of her Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-16905527900146992642010-10-04T15:26:17.200-07:002010-10-04T15:26:17.200-07:00Dear Lady Lydia,
It is so true about older women l...Dear Lady Lydia,<br />It is so true about older women leaving the home to "work".The pressures in the world are tremendous and very real.When they should be enjoying God's plan for older women they are stressing themselves out for perishable goods that won't matter in 1 or 2 years. <br /><br />Having been in both positions I gladly chose to obey God's Word [when I realized Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com