tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post166100708708180476..comments2024-03-28T14:30:36.096-04:00Comments on The Legacy of Home: When Mother is a Shut-In Mrs. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13265603931136498066noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-69347940371142452752013-10-11T02:22:50.044-04:002013-10-11T02:22:50.044-04:00I LOVED the Uncle Arthur books as a kid! Those wer...I LOVED the Uncle Arthur books as a kid! Those were our read aloud together books. I would read all of my old favorites as a teenager. :> I wish I had a set now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-7414846003402288132013-07-17T22:06:37.458-04:002013-07-17T22:06:37.458-04:00Years ago, when we had one car and 6 children, a f...Years ago, when we had one car and 6 children, a friend asked me how I was able to stand being home all the time, and not able to go places. I didn't know how to answer. <br />1. It limits our choices of activities. (No library story hour, no extra classes, etc.)<br />2. I am plenty busy. It is not as if I am looking for something to do!<br />3. The children are busy as well.<br />4. I don't see it as a sacrifice. This is our life. We may have a 2nd car at some point, but for now, this is fine. God provides.<br /><br />Now, after many years of having a 2nd car and having ten children, 5 of whom live at home--<br />1.We have (too) many activities from which to choose.<br />2.Actually getting schoolwork done is more difficult than ever if we are gone volunteering at the library, going to piano lessons, going to speech/debate class, going to chemistry class, mowing the lawn/shoveling snow at my mother's. (Note that these are all good activities, not frivolities.)<br />3.I am busy. Somehow I get the feeling the kids are not as busy. Hmm.<br />4.I am more independent from my husband.<br /><br />It is not better; it is different. We have more freedom, but we also have more limitations. I will not explain that statement; it is food for thought.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02969253904420657254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-70387816389205223932013-07-17T10:15:13.754-04:002013-07-17T10:15:13.754-04:00I don't have a blog yet so please excuse the a...I don't have a blog yet so please excuse the anonymous.<br /><br />If you or anybody else is ever running low on milk and want boxed macaroni and cheese, extra butter will work fine, and it goes the other way as well. I learned that when I was a little girl and my momma couldn't go get milk. Now I'm a momma and I know lots of tricks. :)<br /><br />k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-71555884659023893012013-07-11T08:34:54.512-04:002013-07-11T08:34:54.512-04:00Loved this post, a wise woman indeedLoved this post, a wise woman indeedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993632160685894082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-52366649441662456842013-07-09T09:00:30.460-04:002013-07-09T09:00:30.460-04:00Dear Mrs. White,
I pray that your needs will alway...Dear Mrs. White,<br />I pray that your needs will always be met. 2 years agoo after i had my twins prematurely, I received a miraculous demonstration of how God meets your needs when you cry out for help! That help will come along when you most need it, maybe from where you least expect it!<br /><br />Love, Mrs. W (wife and mother of 2 blessings)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-56003650757650512892013-07-08T10:58:31.618-04:002013-07-08T10:58:31.618-04:00May God bless you during this difficult time and g...May God bless you during this difficult time and give you wisdom to navigate this time that you are homebound. <br />Bless you.Gail @ http://biblelovenotes.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462629145629813283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-87327276549152278062013-07-08T07:49:15.757-04:002013-07-08T07:49:15.757-04:00Hello Mrs. White,
I see you have others who have t...Hello Mrs. White,<br />I see you have others who have testified to having been through the trial you are going through right now.<br /><br />It reminds me of a similar season in my life as a young mom, when I had no car, for a short period.<br /><br />At first I felt panicked, but then I felt liberated.<br /><br />When given choices, we are constantly being pulled in various directions. But, when we have no choice but to stay home, somehow we view it through different eyes.<br /><br />Not that those things don't still call out to us, but it's a little bit freeing to know that we can't go running here and there, like the burden of deciding has been lifted from our shoulders.<br /><br />I pray that God will reward your steadfastness and give you the means to either repair or buy a new car. It is a necessity.<br /><br />In the meantime, enjoy the freedom of being more organized and intentional when you do go out, because you will have had much time to prepare :)<br /><br />Blessings to you today!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175369457303282525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-87438540103952755122013-07-07T23:25:47.207-04:002013-07-07T23:25:47.207-04:00Thank you for being so uplifting and positive duri...Thank you for being so uplifting and positive during this trial. Continue to share your creative resourcefulness with us - it is priceless to the younger mothers who follow your blog.<br />Blessings,<br />Mrs.BMrs. B, a very peculiar personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03579160731517930694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-7651096396870908672013-07-07T20:22:53.925-04:002013-07-07T20:22:53.925-04:00I am going through the exact same thing right now!...I am going through the exact same thing right now! Your posts are exactly the encouragement I need at this time. I know we will get another car eventually, and it has been good to tell people that I can't, I don't have a car now. I have more than enough to do at home so this forced slow down has not been all bad.crystalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-15989051172133175322013-07-07T16:56:39.482-04:002013-07-07T16:56:39.482-04:00your posts are such an encouragement to me.You are...your posts are such an encouragement to me.You are so calm and stay centered where you are supposed to be.Your words always make me "Dial down a Notch" :) Praying for you and your family<br />BeckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-80148095027244167772013-07-07T15:50:30.081-04:002013-07-07T15:50:30.081-04:00Years and years ago, when my oldest was just two, ...Years and years ago, when my oldest was just two, I went through a similar situation. <br /><br />Someone had given us the VHS tape Disney's Jungle Book. It was the animated version with all the delightful songs. One ministered to me, believe it or not. It was the one where Baloo, the big bear, sang to the man cub, <br /><br />"Look for the bear necessities, the simple bear necessities, forget about your worry and your strife...." <br /><br />It went on to talk about mother nature bringing the bear necessities of life.<br /><br />It ministered to me, because I focused on the bare necessities that I needed to survive and care for my husband and toddler. I found that if I had milk, flour, oil, and salt, I could make biscuits, and we wouldn't starve.<br /><br />God was so good. He'd send someone from the church to bring us a box or bag of food. He once had a church lady meet me in the grocery store and give me $20. It seemed like a hundred to me. I had only $10 for a week of groceries (in the 1990's). <br /><br />God will provide for you dear one. I thank you for sharing your journey with us. It will encourage us as well, especially the young mommas.<br /><br />"Father God, I bless your Name and I thank you for provision. I ask for you to bless the White family with dependable transportation and abundant provision. I ask you to help Mrs. White through each step of the journey. Thank you for her influence in my life. In Jesus' Name I pray, Amen."<br /><br />Bless you Mrs. White!<br /><br />Laura of Harvest Lane CottageLowell Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031827964370523626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-65838964416021562792013-07-07T15:26:23.398-04:002013-07-07T15:26:23.398-04:00It can be unhandy not to be able to run to the sto...It can be unhandy not to be able to run to the store whenever you wish. I've often used powdered milk when I bake as it lasts longer than refrigerated milk. Prayers that your car issues are soon resolved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-33167564698436961042013-07-07T12:08:50.019-04:002013-07-07T12:08:50.019-04:00I have a vintage copy of that from when my dad was...I have a vintage copy of that from when my dad was a child... I love reading those stories to my kids. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293832138354212402noreply@blogger.com