tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post7252866519390505996..comments2024-02-25T21:53:40.490-05:00Comments on Homesteader's Heart: At The Well-Arise and Shine: Being an Exceptional Mother in the Midst of the OrdinaryKim @ Homesteader's Hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03787975654863452911noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-61994210882935943872008-10-29T19:56:00.000-04:002008-10-29T19:56:00.000-04:00This was great! Loved your honesty! We mom's are t...This was great! Loved your honesty! We mom's are truly blessed.. we just need a good encouragement or kick in the pants every once in awhile..LOL.Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995446543360167057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-33250294801113286222008-10-28T14:00:00.000-04:002008-10-28T14:00:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for the encouragement and challenge...Thanks so much for the encouragement and challenge. It was definitely needed. I need to start setting the alarm! Have a great day.Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09863543139743814365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-70194674486939699072008-10-28T10:00:00.000-04:002008-10-28T10:00:00.000-04:00Oh maaaaaaaaannnnnnnn...talk about a wake up call....Oh maaaaaaaaannnnnnnn...talk about a wake up call. There has been stuff I need to do and have been avoiding it forever cause I just don;t feel like it! Guess thats NOT the way to do it. Great thoughts and inspiration!<BR/><BR/>God bless-<BR/>AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-13337015978522647612008-10-28T09:37:00.000-04:002008-10-28T09:37:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing your heart....your post was tru...Thanks for sharing your heart....your post was truly a blessing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-67232691401927869442008-10-28T01:09:00.000-04:002008-10-28T01:09:00.000-04:00Thank you for being so open today. It is encourag...Thank you for being so open today. It is encouraging to know that God can take us in our weaknesses, when we don't even know what the right thing is to do, and teach us and mold us into wonderful wives and mothers. I realize I don't know what I am doing because I didn't see it when I was growing up and I have to believe that God can use other ways to teach me. Thanks for sharing.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05385113276975410417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-47557390041342694602008-10-27T13:44:00.000-04:002008-10-27T13:44:00.000-04:00Kim, this was just beautiful and very inspiring fo...Kim, this was just beautiful and very inspiring for me personally. I am struggling with these issues now and sincerely desire to do better. I know that the Lord can help me do it! But I would appreciate your prayers for me in this area.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, my friend!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958936771590770427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-40542770992154843552008-10-27T13:37:00.000-04:002008-10-27T13:37:00.000-04:00Beautiful post!Beautiful post!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347598432040432610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-9044546874662034502008-10-27T11:18:00.000-04:002008-10-27T11:18:00.000-04:00Good morning Kim,This post was awesome, my friend....Good morning Kim,<BR/><BR/>This post was awesome, my friend. And I can so relate in a lot of ways. I, too, am grateful that God's Word is growing me still into that woman he wants me to be!<BR/><BR/>A willing heart is a beautiful thing, my sweet friend. You've blessed me this morning! ((hugs)) to you!Debra Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000047547485337865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-42346548167888134342008-10-27T11:15:00.000-04:002008-10-27T11:15:00.000-04:00What timing. Time for my fall cleaning, getting r...What timing. Time for my fall cleaning, getting ready for winter.<BR/><BR/>But, rise up early....not me.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I need to pray.<BR/><BR/>Junejunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044454076423302920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-56541485160211813942008-10-27T11:06:00.000-04:002008-10-27T11:06:00.000-04:00This is a gorgeous post, Kim!! And you said you c...This is a gorgeous post, Kim!! And you said you couldn't write the serious posts, only the funnies!! I agree with every word you said.<BR/><BR/>You know my story, how I ran and ran, getting over my head with DOZENS of church ministries, all to the neglect of my home, just so I could receive the applause of man. I think many women are like that, whether it be church ministry, homeschool leadership, community involvement. None of those things is wrong, but, often, we way overkill and take on an excessive plateful, because we are yearning for the applause of man that doesn't come with caring for a home and children. We want to be told what a great job we did and that they couldn't do it without us. May we remember that it truly is the Lord Jesus we are serving in our homes, and his applause is the only applause we really need. <BR/><BR/>Colossians 3:23-24 says "Work hard and cheerfully at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward and the Master you are serving is Christ." (NLT)<BR/><BR/>Looking at it that way, can help us with the "mundane" jobs of taking care of our homes.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>PattiPatti https://www.blogger.com/profile/12931836399684850729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-89789097931061491782008-10-27T10:44:00.000-04:002008-10-27T10:44:00.000-04:00That is a very sweet posting and you are a good ex...That is a very sweet posting and you are a good example. I wish I could have been that kind of mom and wife while my children were growing up, but it was not meant to be. Good job!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881554728710759245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-71224281111040553762008-10-27T10:34:00.000-04:002008-10-27T10:34:00.000-04:00Awesome post, Kim! I didn't get the manual either...Awesome post, Kim! I didn't get the manual either, but I did get The Manual - the Bible! Unfortunately, I didn't start using it until later in Kristyn's rearing years, but it worked. As I began to view my place in their lives as God had actually placed me in their lives, those chores seemed a little easier to do!<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad God stirred your heart to share with us the wisdom and encouragement you had for us today!Laurie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125770034519297114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-45919987500011081842008-10-27T09:51:00.000-04:002008-10-27T09:51:00.000-04:00Oh, how I wish I could look back on the last 18 ye...Oh, how I wish I could look back on the last 18 years and see so much improvement! Yes, there's been some, but mostly that's happened in the last year or two. And there's still so far to go! <BR/><BR/>There's so much lost time that can't be made up. I keep asking God to "restore the years that the locust has eaten" (Joel 2:25). He is gracious!Betsy Markmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13600148899348868100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-91879938233947083402008-10-27T09:49:00.000-04:002008-10-27T09:49:00.000-04:00This was a great,real post! Thank you! I'm still w...This was a great,real post! Thank you! I'm still working on getting up before anyone else! Ha! Daniel stays up late some nights and I just can't get up as early as I want the next morning. I pray I can soon. I like to get up grab some breakfast and do my time with the Lord before he gets up. Thanks again for your testimony!Blessed Among Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341670192802383198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-4579412791312836462008-10-27T09:43:00.000-04:002008-10-27T09:43:00.000-04:00I love the fall look of your blog! Also I just no...I love the fall look of your blog! Also I just noticed that you are from Florida, so am I! <BR/>I also missed the manual on keeping a home(!), and enjoyed so much your sharing on how the Lord taught you to love and care for your home. I can so relate to so much of your early years and am so thankful to God for His teaching. Getting up earlier than the family is one of my best tips also along with taking care of dear husband which truly makes his life easier. Loved your post!Joyfullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661193900261452475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-77793593860056445372008-10-27T08:59:00.000-04:002008-10-27T08:59:00.000-04:00Wow. What a wonderful example of how we as godly w...Wow. What a wonderful example of how we as godly women can go from "ordinary" to "EXTRAordinary" in our calling as wives and mothers. Thank you for sharing what you have learned along the way so we can also learn. -Blessings, LaurieLAURIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486313421145067150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-40362539860092521442008-10-27T08:42:00.000-04:002008-10-27T08:42:00.000-04:00Kim, You can write, girl! Wowzer. You know, I agre...Kim, You can write, girl! Wowzer. You know, I agree with everything you said, but I do believe one of the highlighted points is waking up before everyone else. That has significantly changed my routine. Like you, I did not learn the "domestic" duties when I was growing up, for different reasons, but with the same outcome. I didn't have a CLUE what to do. I cried over cooking my first "meal." I remember getting angry the first time Brian questioned the way I did the laundry, and on and on. <BR/><BR/>But how cool that God can take the completely incompetent and turn it into something useful. I'm still not the best around the house compared to a lot of women (which honestly I try not to compare anymore), but I'm pleased with the progress the Lord continues to make in me. Ain't He grand?LauraLee Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092672958394657296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-88753603546981368242008-10-27T08:30:00.000-04:002008-10-27T08:30:00.000-04:00Oh, Kim, what a great post. Like you, I rise earl...Oh, Kim, what a great post. Like you, I rise early to take care of my husband before heading off to work for us all day. It took a long time to get to this point but I wouldn't want it any other way. Thank you for sharing your heart. I needed this post!!!Trixihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196019426959996853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693059274637695423.post-19940287697449069062008-10-27T07:41:00.000-04:002008-10-27T07:41:00.000-04:00This was good timing! I am trying to "step it up ...This was good timing! I am trying to "step it up a notch" in my daily activities...taking better care of my home and finding out what I can do to make my husband's life easier. Thanks for posting this!Gwendolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240586927377902359noreply@blogger.com