tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post7314700064348524547..comments2024-03-28T22:48:30.666-07:00Comments on Home Living: Silly WomenLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-66592640133608775772008-07-14T13:18:00.000-07:002008-07-14T13:18:00.000-07:00Lady Akofa,Your blog is lovely, and I have to quot...Lady Akofa,<BR/><BR/>Your blog is lovely, and I have to quote Mrs. Hamley in "Wives and Daughters," when she first met Molly: "I think we shall get along well. I LIKE your face!" It is always nice to make a new friend.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-35624813556825000132008-07-14T10:23:00.000-07:002008-07-14T10:23:00.000-07:00Hi Lady Lydia,I'm single and I work outside the ho...Hi Lady Lydia,<BR/><BR/>I'm single and I work outside the home... in far away Ghana and I love what I do.<BR/><BR/>LAF and related blogs have served as medium for deep thoughts about homemaking, marriage, homeschooling, motherhood in biblically radical ways. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad God has a remnant of people who are unmoved by the tides and ways of this world. <BR/><BR/>Let nothing deter you from theladyakofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05533148435539169395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-2540684471055378272008-07-02T16:43:00.000-07:002008-07-02T16:43:00.000-07:00there is a ring of people who politically correct...there is a ring of people who politically correct thought police determined to bring down anyone who differs with their point of view. They make it their business to watch other people all the time and it becomes the subject of their blogs. They rarely produce anything useful to the world and are rich in critical thinking instead of good deedsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-29387121400016863372008-07-01T14:57:00.000-07:002008-07-01T14:57:00.000-07:00"People come from all kinds of places, and hold al..."People come from all kinds of places, and hold all kinds of beliefs. When they get their ideas mixed up with their identities, they sometimes take differing opinions personally. "<BR/><BR/>I'm writing that down in my notebook. So true, so well-said. Guilty as charged, myself, sometimes. <BR/><BR/>It's hard for me not to get sucked into negativity sometimes-- I'm a total sucker for inane Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-9595025131527529752008-06-30T23:27:00.000-07:002008-06-30T23:27:00.000-07:00People come from all kinds of places, and hold all...People come from all kinds of places, and hold all kinds of beliefs. When they get their ideas mixed up with their identities, they sometimes take differing opinions personally. <BR/><BR/>These people think you are hurting them and they try to protect themselves. They try to do to you what they imagine you are doing to them.<BR/><BR/>It is sad, because it is just their ideas you oppose. If Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-26577597300089015162008-06-28T12:13:00.000-07:002008-06-28T12:13:00.000-07:00Lady Lydia: I want to personally thank you for yo...Lady Lydia: I want to personally thank you for your ministry via this blog. I appreciate your urging to make our homes havens for our families. You help me to go past good enough and mediocrity and not settle until I reach homemaking excellence and beauty. You and your blog are a blessing to me.DonnaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13890459804766354255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-19893420569104335092008-06-27T19:06:00.000-07:002008-06-27T19:06:00.000-07:00It might be useful, in case it happens to anyone e...It might be useful, in case it happens to anyone else, to know that when I found a blog that was totally dedicated to my vilification (called Mrs. Sherman hates women), I complained to Blogger. They graciously banned it and showed me what to do to protect myself a little better. I thought that was such a nice gesture.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-77496164997053428702008-06-27T14:24:00.000-07:002008-06-27T14:24:00.000-07:00Dear LydiaI discovered LAF about 3 years ago. I wa...Dear Lydia<BR/>I discovered LAF about 3 years ago. I was working full-time (we have no children), but feeling dis-satisfied with work. Through your website and blog I was encouraged and inspired to be the best Christian wife I could be. (It also led to my discovering other encouraging Christian websites and blogs by women). I now work only 2 days a week outside the home (unfortunately, still no Black Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17391661303404229133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-2183166328264057732008-06-27T13:31:00.000-07:002008-06-27T13:31:00.000-07:00Dear Lady Lydia, I have been reading your bl...Dear Lady Lydia,<BR/> I have been reading your blog for a long time, but have never left a comment. I feel that I must take the time to thank you for being such an inspiration to me. I am a full-time mother, homemaker, and wife. I love the role God has given to me. Thank you for giving me a place to come and feel validated and inspired. You blog is a shelter for women who are working Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-39492913021333077002008-06-27T10:31:00.000-07:002008-06-27T10:31:00.000-07:00Ann, you're nice. I don't hate working women. I kn...Ann, you're nice. I don't hate working women. I know how it happens and how difficult it is to get out of it, in this day and age.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-86591810719667948862008-06-27T10:28:00.000-07:002008-06-27T10:28:00.000-07:00Lady Lydia,Your blog is a real pleasure to read an...Lady Lydia,<BR/><BR/>Your blog is a real pleasure to read and you have such a great attitude towards 'unpleasantness.' I enjoy reading what you've got to say, and although I'm a working lady now, I hope that I'll someday be blessed with marriage and the ability to be a full-time homemaker! You're an inspiration to me. <BR/><BR/>AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-15075698155644349782008-06-27T07:14:00.000-07:002008-06-27T07:14:00.000-07:00Don't get in the mud to wrestle with pigs.You'll g...Don't get in the mud to wrestle with pigs.<BR/>You'll get dirty, and it will give the pigs pleasure.<BR/><BR/>If the Holy Spirit has given you peace about your position, do not defend yourself, His approval is enough.marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164689050291726804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-17052451088510323462008-06-25T07:07:00.000-07:002008-06-25T07:07:00.000-07:00Dear Lady Lydia,I am English and live in Surrey. ...Dear Lady Lydia,<BR/>I am English and live in Surrey. I have enjoyed your writings on the blogs for a long time. Together with other godly christian women, you have all helped me, I trust, grow in these areas. Now, I have opportunity to help a good few younger women myself, so the teaching goes on. With christian love, Hilary.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-16254895171236190442008-06-24T20:57:00.000-07:002008-06-24T20:57:00.000-07:00It isn't very feminine and although we try to be l...It isn't very feminine and although we try to be ladies it is sometimes necessary to chastise those who create strife. In some of my articles, they find one thing and do not get a sense of the whole theme. My point in many of the off-topic comments I get from silly girls, is that it won't change how you keep house. What does debating World War 2 and the Industrial Revolution have to do with your Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-84754366114834452382008-06-24T20:40:00.000-07:002008-06-24T20:40:00.000-07:00I used to be one of these young smart-mouth girls ...I used to be one of these young smart-mouth girls who thought she was being intelligent--but I learned it was just sophistry (conceited arguing, as you called it). I asssure you that even though they appear to be laughing, they are crying inside, and every time they criticise someone personally they have a bad day. I don't believe it helps their family relationships or gets their houses in orderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-42430115460195191902008-06-24T20:29:00.000-07:002008-06-24T20:29:00.000-07:00Ladies I am always uncomfortable with praise direc...Ladies I am always uncomfortable with praise directed at me, especially when you say I am "wise" because actually: I cheated---I am not personally wise!! I got it all from my own parents and from a lot of good teachers and Bible study. Having had to teach younger women helped me discover a lot! So really, no one is personally "wise" , as there is nothing new under the sun. It is accumulated Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-37754109350511900872008-06-24T20:11:00.000-07:002008-06-24T20:11:00.000-07:00Dear Lydia, I read your blog often, but have neve...Dear Lydia,<BR/><BR/> <BR/>I read your blog often, but have never before posted. I appreciate you and what you write...you are the perverbial 'breath of fresh air'.<BR/><BR/>Every so often I pop over to (the blog you mentioned) in the hopes that the women there have softened or repented. That is a very harsh place to be Lydia, they will chew you up and spit you out. <BR/><BR/>Please take care asAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-54781896696196232762008-06-24T19:56:00.000-07:002008-06-24T19:56:00.000-07:00Dear Lady Lydia,I was so excited when I found out ...Dear Lady Lydia,<BR/>I was so excited when I found out you now had a blog, please know what an encouragement you are to me and I am sure others! No one really enjoys complaining, I think they just never learn to focus on the lovely, the true, the pure...anyway, I have been a fan of LAF for a few years and always enjoyed your articles, now it is like we are communicating on a daily basis with the Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374418796975170074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-65112847218947997732008-06-24T19:52:00.000-07:002008-06-24T19:52:00.000-07:00Dear Lydia,I am a homemaker with a husband and two...Dear Lydia,<BR/>I am a homemaker with a husband and two small children. I have been home since three months before my eldest was born. There are some points on which I disagree with you, but I read your blog regularly because it is such an inspiration to me in my chosen profession. As a college-educated woman who deliberately chose to embrace home and children, I find that my choice is often Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-82301992393119983632008-06-24T19:38:00.000-07:002008-06-24T19:38:00.000-07:00Dear Lady Lydia; How sad that this is happening. I...Dear Lady Lydia; <BR/><BR/>How sad that this is happening. I too feel that blogs should be lovely and encouraging, but also honoring Our Lord.<BR/><BR/>I have been pondering about opening a bolog, but alas, I always seem to not do it, I feel that if my blog or space is not lovely and encouraging then it should not be done. <BR/><BR/>I don't feel that this is a place where we go by gossiping and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-18274388901735349772008-06-24T19:16:00.000-07:002008-06-24T19:16:00.000-07:00I was told that you know you are doing Gods work w...I was told that you know you are doing Gods work when you are being presauted, (sorry for the spelling). The Devil is trying to stick his nose where it doesn't belong. <BR/>I love your blogs. They are inspiring. You make me feel that I am not the only one staying at home taking care of my family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com