tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post5956951309029343791..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: ThanksgivingLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-27520867859663099132010-12-01T09:28:43.045-08:002010-12-01T09:28:43.045-08:00Donna, I am going to try to add your historical c...Donna, I am going to try to add your historical comment to the main piece. It was also really good.<br /><br />In my observation, the only place communism works is in the home when the children are little. Everyone shares one couch, one table, one set of dishes, and a common meal. They do everything together, and even those who are helpless or can't work, are taken care of. Once outside thatLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-86783581507831635842010-11-30T12:07:12.866-08:002010-11-30T12:07:12.866-08:00Regarding post partum: you have to eat more often ...Regarding post partum: you have to eat more often and keep your blood sugar levels high. You have to drink a lot of liquids and also be sure to rest when you can. There might be some homeschool teen girls who would be willing to come to your house and get the laundry done or clean up the kitchen. That always helps a lot.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-60530661003052793782010-11-30T12:04:42.792-08:002010-11-30T12:04:42.792-08:00Your husband needs to have more knowledge of what ...Your husband needs to have more knowledge of what women need at your stage in life, and to understand that homeschooling is not about creating smart people, but about creating loving and obedient people who honor the home. I think also there is no command in the scriptures to observe national Thanksgiving or Christmas, as both are man-made types of celebrations, and commercial also. I grew up in Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-25059530704267561392010-11-30T10:58:32.940-08:002010-11-30T10:58:32.940-08:00EXCELLENT. I had read this in the past, but never...EXCELLENT. I had read this in the past, but never as succinctly put as you have related it here. These important points about the socialist experiment of the Pilgrims must not be omitted from any child's education. <br /><br />If all you ladies could please pray for our family (off topic a bit), I would appreciate it. I had our fifth baby this past summer (my first home birth) and am Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-32734823744652762392010-11-30T03:29:42.460-08:002010-11-30T03:29:42.460-08:00An excerpt from "The Pilgrims' Real Thank...An excerpt from "The Pilgrims' Real Thanksgiving Lesson" by Ben Powell on campaign for liberty: <br /><br />Many people believe that after suffering through a severe winter, the Pilgrims' food shortages were resolved the following spring when the Native Americans taught them to plant corn and a Thanksgiving celebration resulted. In fact, the pilgrims continued to face chronic Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-71287270705247972372010-11-26T12:57:23.633-08:002010-11-26T12:57:23.633-08:00I like the dishonesty issue comment about socialis...I like the dishonesty issue comment about socialism. Isn't that the truth...AND "if we put our hands to nothing, that's all we will get"....good for bumper stickers......<br /><br />LMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-68895913834950392462010-11-26T10:43:32.602-08:002010-11-26T10:43:32.602-08:00Governor Bradford recorded in his book about Plimo...Governor Bradford recorded in his book about Plimouth Plantation about the first experiment in socialism and how it failed. That bitter experience kept socialism out of America for many years, but as immigrants came in, without the experience of the past and without the knowledge of the failure of socialism, they put measures in place that were very socialistic. Even today, we live off the Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-38175080268315324082010-11-26T07:17:55.345-08:002010-11-26T07:17:55.345-08:00Thank you for sharing the true story of Thanksgivi...Thank you for sharing the true story of Thanksgiving!! I had not known that it also happened in the Jamestown settlement.<br /><br />God bless,<br />Mrs. LauserSherry Lauserhttp://eph4v29.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-45005161766603731892010-11-26T07:16:17.631-08:002010-11-26T07:16:17.631-08:00I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, Lady Lydi...I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, Lady Lydia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-42701157718760803952010-11-26T03:10:53.451-08:002010-11-26T03:10:53.451-08:00Thanksgiving is not celebrated here in England.
B...Thanksgiving is not celebrated here in England.<br /><br />But, reading the post about the history of Thanksgiving makes you realise that God knows what is best for us.<br /><br />The word of God tells us in Deuteronomy 12v7, 'And there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice in all to which you have put your hand, you and your households, in which the Lord your God has dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217974916636215672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-10949123225072066662010-11-26T02:07:54.062-08:002010-11-26T02:07:54.062-08:00I have read this history before. It doesn't su...I have read this history before. It doesn't surprise me that things weren't prosperous for them in the beginning, but it doesn't surprise me either that the 'full' story is not told...<br />Thanks for posting. As usual, your articles are so well thought out, well researched, and well written.<br />From an appreciative reader!<br />Anne xHomeschool on the Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400742529025230433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-59067143219285099692010-11-25T19:07:16.266-08:002010-11-25T19:07:16.266-08:00Very pretty Thanksgiving pics. Thanks for sharing...Very pretty Thanksgiving pics. Thanks for sharing.<br />DDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432273791510592940noreply@blogger.com