tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post5620499210081904942..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: Home: The Woman's RealmLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-13027781100050121422008-03-29T07:02:00.000-07:002008-03-29T07:02:00.000-07:00Beautiful! I want to print this up and keep it so...Beautiful! I want to print this up and keep it somewhere where I can re-read it. :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-17224914621182163262008-03-29T05:53:00.000-07:002008-03-29T05:53:00.000-07:00I was finally able to get through. The site wante...I was finally able to get through. The site wanted to freeze on me. <BR/>I hate to miss your blogs. They are so inspiring and true. Just b/c there isn't an actual paycheck w/the homelife doesn't mean our job is demeaning. It's better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-74710304388971626332008-03-26T10:51:00.000-07:002008-03-26T10:51:00.000-07:00Another encouraging article. Thanks for reminding...Another encouraging article. Thanks for reminding us of how blessed we are to be at home. <BR/><BR/>Something that you might enjoy:<BR/><BR/>http://www.sofinesjoyfulmoments.com/quotes/edguest.htm<BR/><BR/>I love his poems about home and family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-56556660395669385652008-03-25T14:45:00.000-07:002008-03-25T14:45:00.000-07:00I loved your posts! Wonderfully rich in truth!I loved your posts! Wonderfully rich in truth!Mrs. K's Lemonade Standhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578956357827300492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-89119904809649079232008-03-25T08:23:00.000-07:002008-03-25T08:23:00.000-07:00"Keep watch over your vineyard--your home and chil..."Keep watch over your vineyard--your home and children. Remember that this is the sphere that God has given to you. When you are enticed away from this realm, you move out of God's perfect will. The Shulamite woman said, 'They made me the keeper of the vineyards; but my own vineyard I have not kept!' (Song 1:6) Don't get side-tracked looking after other people's vineyards when your foremost task Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-16561559313319967692008-03-24T22:49:00.000-07:002008-03-24T22:49:00.000-07:00This really freed my heart. Thank you so much...I...This really freed my heart. Thank you so much...I hope this can be me, one day.Thespiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224950748112985468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-68531724449289303462008-03-24T20:29:00.000-07:002008-03-24T20:29:00.000-07:00As always a wonderful post. I remember when I was...As always a wonderful post. I remember when I was able to come home permently (16 years ago). I remember my husband telling me that lots of women would be jealous of me. I could not understand. It has taken me quite a few years to figure it out. I can make my own days. There are days I can do so much around my home. Other times things just don't get done but there is always tomorrow. I amSibylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01913016740072793600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-30588967389345070102008-03-24T16:49:00.000-07:002008-03-24T16:49:00.000-07:00Thanks for this and all your similar entries. Tod...Thanks for this and all your similar entries. Today was my last day of work to become a full-time keeper at home. There's a lot to do, and I appreciate your continued encouragement. I'm very overwhelmed at the moment!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-33698123480785129472008-03-24T06:55:00.000-07:002008-03-24T06:55:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for another inspiring post! I a...Thank you so much for another inspiring post! I always feel renewed and refreshed when I read what you have written. Please know that what you are doing is so important!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-46828918684670971512008-03-24T06:09:00.000-07:002008-03-24T06:09:00.000-07:00Thank for such a wonderful post. I always laugh w...Thank for such a wonderful post. I always laugh when I think of how I was so "free" when I worked. Yes, I was very free sitting in a gray cubicle staring at a computer screen all day from 8:30 to 5.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed reading everyone else's comments also.<BR/><BR/>~AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-41651728826349275042008-03-24T05:35:00.000-07:002008-03-24T05:35:00.000-07:00Thank you for this inspiring piece. I want to memo...Thank you for this inspiring piece. I want to memorize the first paragraph because it has so much wisdom in it that I need to be reminded of throughout the day. The line that jumps out at me is, "It is here that she creates a routine based on the needs of her family." I do love being available to serve MY FAMILY, rather than a boss or other co-workers. My family does find it is very nice having JKayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508777675700980389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1686631558853405932008-03-23T23:16:00.000-07:002008-03-23T23:16:00.000-07:00Bravo and Amen! A woman in the home can give a qu...Bravo and Amen! A woman in the home can give a quality to the work that she does that is simply impossible for a working woman to equal. Our homes are sacred ground and we should respect them as such by allowing the lady of the house to be just that! If we do not attend to these things, then who will?Mrs. V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05852637657270835106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-41955223868696381902008-03-23T21:40:00.000-07:002008-03-23T21:40:00.000-07:00It is such a comfort to come here and read views w...It is such a comfort to come here and read views which are commonly shared by many. Thank you for sharing your inspiring posts!Mrs. Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527750789330286843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-58881586450299871552008-03-23T16:37:00.000-07:002008-03-23T16:37:00.000-07:00Thanks you for the wonderful reminder of all that ...Thanks you for the wonderful reminder of all that is good about staying home. I enjoy it so much and reading your post reminded me of the freedom that I have to be all that God would have me to be without the restrictions of the working environment. May God bless you as you continue to paint the word pictures that inspire, challenge and encourage women to take their rightful place and home and Jennifer C. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03577995017158917173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-19770277362547749882008-03-23T16:36:00.000-07:002008-03-23T16:36:00.000-07:00Oh to have this taught in the ladies groups across...Oh to have this taught in the ladies groups across our nations, in our churches, Life would change. This has been one of my most favorite posts of yours, a real keeper. Posts like these need to be read and re-read as we battle the naysayers of our days, often in our neighborhoods and our families and even some friends.<BR/>I plan to save this and re-read it myself.<BR/>Thank you for being bold ~~Debyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288057520112643825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-17174434629077522162008-03-23T15:03:00.000-07:002008-03-23T15:03:00.000-07:00Very beautifully written, I feel almost transforme...Very beautifully written, I feel almost transformed! You have inspired me in my homemaking and reminded me that it is an honor to be at home. <BR/><BR/>I have seen many benefits since I have come home, but just a couple, health is a benefit I didn't realize, but since I left the workforce my blood pressure has come down.<BR/><BR/>Occasionally I will mention to my husband in the morning what I Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16511738719325217801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-78393301724973623852008-03-23T12:05:00.000-07:002008-03-23T12:05:00.000-07:00Dear Lady Lydia,I don't have powerful enough words...Dear Lady Lydia,<BR/><BR/>I don't have powerful enough words to express just how much reading this means to me, only two days before I make the transition from joyful home-focused daughter to a happy, contented new wife! My dear new husband and I don't have much money, and our home will be very humbly furnished and decorated at first. Yet it doesn't make me want to run away from home and do "Mrs. Anna Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377583333000789903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-73095562551868581642008-03-23T11:41:00.000-07:002008-03-23T11:41:00.000-07:00You are such an inspiration to me. Thank you so mu...You are such an inspiration to me. Thank you so much!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104186626877607878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-28162797737963292652008-03-23T10:37:00.000-07:002008-03-23T10:37:00.000-07:00Dear Lady Lydia,Thank you for a wonderful post! Th...Dear Lady Lydia,<BR/>Thank you for a wonderful post! These kinds of posts are my favorite, and they are so needed. I've been home almost a year now, and truly I have never felt more "liberated". I am free to use my time and God-given talents and abilities to focus on the realm of responsibility assigned to me by God-THE HOME. I flourished as a career woman because I had strong organizational Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-15338551312736009192008-03-23T03:45:00.000-07:002008-03-23T03:45:00.000-07:00This is my favorite kind of post that you write. ...This is my favorite kind of post that you write. You write about God's will for women and what is truly in their hearts like no other and I thank you.<BR/>When I am having discussions with young people about this specific topic your words often come to my mind and help me present the case for becoming keepers at home. How I wish these truths had been presented to me many years ago.<BR/>Hugs,<BRSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258220992143729989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-14680960765953784892008-03-22T17:07:00.000-07:002008-03-22T17:07:00.000-07:00Well said! Thank you for such a wonderful post. I ...Well said! Thank you for such a wonderful post. I dream of one day being able to be home full time. Keep up your encouraging words!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-28720467150388093932008-03-22T13:48:00.000-07:002008-03-22T13:48:00.000-07:00I feel very blessed to be home. If one were to me...I feel very blessed to be home. If one were to meet me in person - I am just an average woman on the outside. I don't dress fancy & I don't have wealth or even much in the way of material goods - an older home, car & clothing to match. Perhaps in many circles I would be overlooked or even considered to be poor, which is okay by me.<BR/><BR/>However, on the inside, I have much peace & Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-78149339243520520712008-03-22T13:10:00.000-07:002008-03-22T13:10:00.000-07:00Very inspiring post, Mrs. Sherman. I particularly...Very inspiring post, Mrs. Sherman. I particularly liked this sentence: "When the mistress of the house confidently assumes her role, home life gets better & better." I could not agree more, & I think we women need to focus on that word "confidently", & remember that approaching our job with a great deal of trepidation, & a kind of lack of commitment, sends the message that we somehow don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-20019249223834700622008-03-22T11:10:00.000-07:002008-03-22T11:10:00.000-07:00Another inspiring and lovely post. These are my f...Another inspiring and lovely post. These are my favorite kinds that you write, I always feel more energized and refreshed after reading one of your special posts.<BR/><BR/>This part especially blessed me:<BR/><BR/>"<I><B>They had an absorbing interest in life. I think this is important for all women to know, so that they can be content when there is no one to talk to.</I></B>"<BR/><BR/>Many Cherish the Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334718202170470399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-46353179293529978242008-03-22T08:57:00.000-07:002008-03-22T08:57:00.000-07:00Wow! What a magnificent post! Just the opening par...Wow! What a magnificent post! Just the opening paragraphs alone are brilliant -- and it keeps getting better! I wish all young ladies could read this as they make life choices (I hope this isn't overdone coming from a man). But I can assure you I feel truly loved when I come home (after reluctantly leaving to go away to work) to find a loved and blessed place -- and person -- awaiting me. Thanks Loving Her Beautifulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511821593034131433noreply@blogger.com