Comments on: A Memory In The Making http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:59:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-6561 Mary Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:22:38 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/#comment-6561 You bet! Thanks for letting me! I know I'll wish I made more "memories" of the good variety with my kiddos...it's nice to have an older mom's concrete reminder to not "sweat the small stuff"! You bet! Thanks for letting me! I know I’ll wish I made more “memories” of the good variety with my kiddos…it’s nice to have an older mom’s concrete reminder to not “sweat the small stuff”!

]]> By: Tricia Goyer http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-6519 Tricia Goyer Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:13:30 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/#comment-6519 I'm glad the story struck a chord. The older I get the more I go with the flow! Thanks for sharing me :-) Tricia I’m glad the story struck a chord. The older I get the more I go with the flow!

Thanks for sharing me :-)
Tricia

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-6453 Mary Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:55:42 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/#comment-6453 You're welcome, but just making sure you know I wasn't the author on this one! Tricia Goyer provides several articles a month to MOPS and parenting groups/blogs and I'm on her list! When I post them you'll always see it copyrighted in her name at the end. I need to think up a header for her posts to let people know right at the beginning...maybe I'll just move the copyright to the top next time! You’re welcome, but just making sure you know I wasn’t the author on this one! Tricia Goyer provides several articles a month to MOPS and parenting groups/blogs and I’m on her list! When I post them you’ll always see it copyrighted in her name at the end. I need to think up a header for her posts to let people know right at the beginning…maybe I’ll just move the copyright to the top next time!

]]> By: Geri http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-6439 Geri Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:09:08 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/#comment-6439 Sounds like it turned into a wonderful memory for your kids! Thanks for this...it will help me when my lil guy is wanting to "help"! Sounds like it turned into a wonderful memory for your kids! Thanks for this…it will help me when my lil guy is wanting to “help”!

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-6435 Mary Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:35:57 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/#comment-6435 I can identify... And canning is less stressful if done at night...hee...once one of my good friends (also a homeschooling mom) came over and canned all night with me...her dh stayed with her kids and mine were in bed...worked great! I think we as moms have to be well fortified (by God!) before undertaking a "fun" family project...like Tricia says in the above article, to get the "perfect" part out of the equation and be ready to go with the flow. If we're not up to it, stress wise, then for me, at least, it's better left for another day! I can identify… And canning is less stressful if done at night…hee…once one of my good friends (also a homeschooling mom) came over and canned all night with me…her dh stayed with her kids and mine were in bed…worked great! I think we as moms have to be well fortified (by God!) before undertaking a “fun” family project…like Tricia says in the above article, to get the “perfect” part out of the equation and be ready to go with the flow. If we’re not up to it, stress wise, then for me, at least, it’s better left for another day!

]]> By: Cena Dunfee http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-6426 Cena Dunfee Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:50:38 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/#comment-6426 I liked this post, good reminder. I have to admit I do stuff with the kids, and then sometimes I do stuff after they go to bed that they "could've" helped with, but I wanted the project to go smoothly. I'm certain my children think that homemade jam magically appears from elves during the night. I taught out young married gals from church a jam making class, and explained the canning process/science. My oldest daughter came with me and got to make jam for the first time. Pretty sad...And I have to force myself to teach cooking dinner, and leave 3 times the time to get it done. But it's worth it. I now have 5 children at home who can put together a decent meal for 12 - 16 people. If I didn't love to cook, I wouldn't really have to now. I liked this post, good reminder. I have to admit I do stuff with the kids, and then sometimes I do stuff after they go to bed that they “could’ve” helped with, but I wanted the project to go smoothly. I’m certain my children think that homemade jam magically appears from elves during the night. I taught out young married gals from church a jam making class, and explained the canning process/science. My oldest daughter came with me and got to make jam for the first time. Pretty sad…And I have to force myself to teach cooking dinner, and leave 3 times the time to get it done. But it’s worth it. I now have 5 children at home who can put together a decent meal for 12 - 16 people. If I didn’t love to cook, I wouldn’t really have to now.

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-6418 Mary Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:10:24 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/#comment-6418 Sometimes "the more the merrier" isn't so true when baking! I do much better when it's one on one, at least when the kids were 6 and under. So I really needed this post...just in time for some holiday baking sprees! Sometimes “the more the merrier” isn’t so true when baking! I do much better when it’s one on one, at least when the kids were 6 and under.

So I really needed this post…just in time for some holiday baking sprees!

]]> By: Georgiana Daniels http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-6401 Georgiana Daniels Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:19:09 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/#comment-6401 LOL, our times baking, etc don't usually turn out like the pictures in my head either. Great post! LOL, our times baking, etc don’t usually turn out like the pictures in my head either. Great post!

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-6400 Mary Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:18:04 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/#comment-6400 Isn't this article great??? I so often am guilty of taking more pleasure in planning the perfect project/party and then letting the children's silliness get to me instead of letting "kids be kids"...I'm getting better, but this from Tricia is priceless encouragement, especially at this time of year! Some frame-worthy quotes in the above! Isn’t this article great??? I so often am guilty of taking more pleasure in planning the perfect project/party and then letting the children’s silliness get to me instead of letting “kids be kids”…I’m getting better, but this from Tricia is priceless encouragement, especially at this time of year! Some frame-worthy quotes in the above!

]]> By: Jessica http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-6395 Jessica Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:17:59 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/2007/12/06/a-memory-in-the-making/#comment-6395 Amen sista! Amen sista!

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