tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post7830009638810816512..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: Stedfast* and Secure at HomeLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-19979436948140837392012-07-08T21:48:19.767-07:002012-07-08T21:48:19.767-07:00Dear Lydia,
As an older daughter, I moved out of ...Dear Lydia,<br /><br />As an older daughter, I moved out of my parents' home at their request.<br /><br />I moved into a beautiful house a short distance away, where I help care for an elderly lady.<br /><br />With the money I earn continuing to clean my parents' home on a weekly basis, I am able to pay the reduced rent to live here.<br /><br />There must be some kind of moral to this, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-41282474698869889522011-01-28T22:30:03.274-08:002011-01-28T22:30:03.274-08:00This is a sad account, and it does not just happen...This is a sad account, and it does not just happen in our own day and age. There were people who risked their families so that they could make money, in the past, and many preachers used to warn about it.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-66694632181943710332011-01-27T16:50:13.894-08:002011-01-27T16:50:13.894-08:00I think of that farm lady, who in an effort to com...I think of that farm lady, who in an effort to compile and continually update her large compendium on country living, got to where she was on the road all the time selling her book and doing interviews on TV and all. She had six or seven children and was a wonderful Christian lady, but in promoting the rural way of life, she lost her own rural life, and ended up, though I am not blaming her, Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009819584864535929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-31663510091968909172011-01-27T14:53:04.465-08:002011-01-27T14:53:04.465-08:00Sometimes making a little extra money with a hobby...Sometimes making a little extra money with a hobby you love is fun, but it has to come with a caution that it not take over the real work of home. Leisure time should be leisurely and of course its nice if you can sell what you make, but it should not cause stress or neglect of the home.Sometimes I read articles about how women are capable of keeping the home and can have lots and lots of time Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-12392210593729987792011-01-27T13:03:47.868-08:002011-01-27T13:03:47.868-08:00Lady Lydia,
Thank you for pointing out that making...Lady Lydia,<br />Thank you for pointing out that making money at home is still a second job.<br /><br />So many christian blogs tout making money from home as essential. One with a lot of children says they simply could not live off what her husband makes. They have several home businesses and take every opportunity to try more including selling cookies to the neigbors.<br /><br />I only have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-38584626592602184772011-01-23T05:25:58.555-08:002011-01-23T05:25:58.555-08:00At first glance there were parts of this post I qu...At first glance there were parts of this post I questioned but thank you Lydia for taking my emails and helping me to release some fear. Lydia you are really being used by God to help so many of us to get it straight and I thank you for this. As my daughter and I step out to join the ranks of women who stay-at-home and are now beginning to speak up, it helps to have other women saying the same Eileen Jenningshttp://athomejournal.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-7825302715928551892011-01-22T05:44:25.297-08:002011-01-22T05:44:25.297-08:00To Anonymous who posted the tips regarding dealing...To Anonymous who posted the tips regarding dealing with working wives at church:<br /><br />Yay! What a great idea! To ask them about their work! This would be so helpful, and I'm going to do it as soon as I can. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-25110419816569676092011-01-21T14:48:34.879-08:002011-01-21T14:48:34.879-08:00I knew a woman who left home to go into the workpl...I knew a woman who left home to go into the workplace (her husbands had a very good job) because she felt "like they weren't doing anything" at home, and put her children in day care. What kind of job did she get? Kindergarten teacher. Working with other people's children. Why is being with children all day ok as long as they are other peoples' children and you get money Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-81518367194303502002011-01-20T07:37:50.546-08:002011-01-20T07:37:50.546-08:00Dear Lady Lydia
A welcome post, as you can see by...Dear Lady Lydia<br /><br />A welcome post, as you can see by all the comments. <br /><br />May I comment on the ironing quip? Here in the UK, we only have tiny tumble dryers, so most people take out the washing damp, and then iron it. So I could not show off about being a diligent housewife. On the other hand, the mothers who are working outside the home must somehow fit in the ironing and otherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-52254475881455451962011-01-20T06:44:08.999-08:002011-01-20T06:44:08.999-08:00Lady Lydia, thank you for all you are doing!! I ju...Lady Lydia, thank you for all you are doing!! I just told my daughter and a few friends that I would rather live as I do, at near poverty level, and do the things I do at home than to go out and be a 'man'. I shop as frugally as I can and/or fix up nicely the things I have had for years. I know some folks who are so jealous of me; they think I am so rich....just loaded with these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-65492634643123066202011-01-19T19:41:26.265-08:002011-01-19T19:41:26.265-08:00You do not have to be completely out of debt, nor ...You do not have to be completely out of debt, nor do you have to own your home outright, and you do not have to have everything set in place, in order to stay home. It is not so much about affordability as it is about duty and determination. Life is always going to have its tense moments when the income doesnt quite meet the expenses, but so women have lived that way for generations, learning asLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-72635314794785186902011-01-19T19:32:16.965-08:002011-01-19T19:32:16.965-08:00I am glad you allow us to post our identity now. I...I am glad you allow us to post our identity now. I don't mind if the whole world knows where I stand.Pioneer Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864516844072261271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-72513432507754057172011-01-19T19:29:22.216-08:002011-01-19T19:29:22.216-08:00With three children at home, how could one possibl...With three children at home, how could one possibly not be busy?! I love all of the buysness though. <br /><br />Most adult women who work out now had mothers who stayed at home. So when women tell you they work because they want their children to have a better future or more 'things' than they had when they were young, then ask them if they would give up their childhood spent with mommy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-50461241738857303052011-01-19T16:52:20.517-08:002011-01-19T16:52:20.517-08:00I have a few suggestions for Anon. 3:10, whose hus...I have a few suggestions for Anon. 3:10, whose husband has Alzheimer's. You'd wondered how to behave toward those who were rather intimidating at your church, concerning the fact that you are a homemaker.<br /><br />* Never act as though you see yourself inferior in some way to them. And I don't mean that you should adopt a snobbish attitude...just that you know your worth, the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-45268265921906078312011-01-19T12:25:45.482-08:002011-01-19T12:25:45.482-08:00Nearly all of the poor people suffering from Alzhe...Nearly all of the poor people suffering from Alzheimer's disease of my personal acquaintance are men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-13762971770538313622011-01-19T12:25:17.167-08:002011-01-19T12:25:17.167-08:00When I happen to be in the grocery store around 5:...When I happen to be in the grocery store around 5:30 p.m., my heart goes out to the poor working mothers I see grabbing a shopping cart and throwing a frozen pizza into it, while leading about a tired child who has spent all day in the day care center. My heart goes out to them -- most of them probably would rather be at home during the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1046676170932324482011-01-19T12:24:09.024-08:002011-01-19T12:24:09.024-08:00I have bent to the pressure and intimidation to ge...I have bent to the pressure and intimidation to get a job outside the home, plus I felt I was bored at home; then I ended up being bored at work, lol. Who says the workplace is always more interesting than the home?? Most people think their jobs are boring. A fact of life. At least at home you are working for yourself. I quit the job in a couple of months.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-80563452190881430692011-01-19T04:45:22.158-08:002011-01-19T04:45:22.158-08:00I'm surprised someone hasn't asked you abo...I'm surprised someone hasn't asked you about a homemaker's work not being appreciated. We are going through a bad time right now (ok, I"m going through a bad time right now). Hours of my time is spent providing for my family but I just don't feel like anyone cares or notices. I am so depressed and frustrated right now and I feel that the only thing my family cares about isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-74008818568851882712011-01-18T16:28:12.778-08:002011-01-18T16:28:12.778-08:00You know, sometimes it is not just a boss that mak...You know, sometimes it is not just a boss that makes a woman subordinate to another man - sometimes you can be in a ministry headed by a man, and if that man has an abusive personality, it is very destructive for a woman to remain under. I just quit something at church that I had been involved in for almost five years. It became necessary for me to do this because the man in charge was very Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009819584864535929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-12080780316283297042011-01-18T11:40:28.855-08:002011-01-18T11:40:28.855-08:00I like the post that one lady wrote about seeing t...I like the post that one lady wrote about seeing the humor in things instead of being too overly serious. Femininity is lightness and joy and playfulness, not serious somberness 24-7.(although I am not in any way suggesting one should not be SOBER, which there is too little of today ).<br />Soberness is reverencing one's husband, somberness is taking offence whenever a husband is stressed andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1215102134133909672011-01-18T11:39:50.342-08:002011-01-18T11:39:50.342-08:00Hello Lydia,
Before I came home full time I did ne...Hello Lydia,<br />Before I came home full time I did neurological research and my specialty was alzheimer's. In my ten years of research I have to say I saw more male patients by far, mostly older men. The early onset patients I saw were all in their 50's and again, men. This, of course, may have changed in the last 12 years, but that was my experience.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016058828515830560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-37561249247322943132011-01-18T10:16:15.822-08:002011-01-18T10:16:15.822-08:00Homemakers at risk for alzheimers???
I suppose th...Homemakers at risk for alzheimers???<br /><br />I suppose that makes day care workers, food preparation employees, cleaning ladies and maids at risk also!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-32615377645731739962011-01-17T18:43:41.432-08:002011-01-17T18:43:41.432-08:00Thank you so much, for this wonderful blog. I fin...Thank you so much, for this wonderful blog. I find my self desperate and hungry for encouragement in this lonely occupation of homemaking... and I'm always encouraged when I come here. I hope you are having a very blessed and lovely week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-49732510232786415932011-01-17T15:10:15.392-08:002011-01-17T15:10:15.392-08:00Such a great post! My husband has alzheimer's...Such a great post! My husband has alzheimer's and when I was doing the necessary paperwork to see if he could qualify for disability payments, the woman who was interviewing me told me that homemakers get alzheimer's more often than working women because homemakers are not using their minds and stimulating their thought processes! Can you imagine it?!<br /><br />Another thought I'veAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-37518694399212405762011-01-17T14:12:17.127-08:002011-01-17T14:12:17.127-08:00If you need anymore encouragement for making home-...If you need anymore encouragement for making home-cooked meals, these sites are on Monosodium Glutamate, which is also hidden under other names in processed foods and is also used in many restaurants, and is related to various health problems. <br /><br />A quote from the first site: "A recent Study in rural China on humans, shows MSG contributes to obesity, regardless of caloric intake orAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com