Comments on: Getting Back to Basics http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/ Contemplations on the fine art of mothering. Sat, 31 May 2008 13:34:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: kerugma » Blog Archive » Super Simple Spritual Sunday http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-117 kerugma » Blog Archive » Super Simple Spritual Sunday Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:41:23 +0000 http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-117 [...] Clarkson over at Wholeheart Moms always motivates, inspired and encourages me and her post, Getting Back to Basics was no different. I have pondered, lately, what I observe in many of the children that I meet along [...] [...] Clarkson over at Wholeheart Moms always motivates, inspired and encourages me and her post, Getting Back to Basics was no different. I have pondered, lately, what I observe in many of the children that I meet along [...]

]]> By: Sarah's in the midst of it http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-116 Sarah's in the midst of it Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:40:34 +0000 http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-116 Sally, as always, your writing encourages and challenges me. I was just wondering last night, while talking to another mom of little ones, how we as Christian women become so subject to feeling obligated to do more and more outside of the home, yet still knowing our call to be at home? I am increasingly thankful that God has given me a very clear call and direction to be home, in every sense of that word, and no ministry opportunity, hobby, or earthly relationship beyond the four walls of my home should compete with that. Our first year of homeschooling begins in a week, and I have spent all summer culling over the works of Charlotte Mason, Karen Andreola, and of course yours and Clay's. Such a firm foundation has already been planted that I look forward to the year with anticipation, not fear. Thank you for using your life to minister to me! Sally, as always, your writing encourages and challenges me. I was just wondering last night, while talking to another mom of little ones, how we as Christian women become so subject to feeling obligated to do more and more outside of the home, yet still knowing our call to be at home? I am increasingly thankful that God has given me a very clear call and direction to be home, in every sense of that word, and no ministry opportunity, hobby, or earthly relationship beyond the four walls of my home should compete with that.

Our first year of homeschooling begins in a week, and I have spent all summer culling over the works of Charlotte Mason, Karen Andreola, and of course yours and Clay’s. Such a firm foundation has already been planted that I look forward to the year with anticipation, not fear. Thank you for using your life to minister to me!

]]> By: Karl Jackson http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-115 Karl Jackson Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:23:27 +0000 http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-115 Thank you for the wonderful content presented in your blog. Great content on your blog. I was homeschooled as a child and was inspired to help other children all of my life. Keep up the Great work. Thanks. Learn Phonics / Will Read Thank you for the wonderful content presented in your blog. Great content on your blog. I was homeschooled as a child and was inspired to help other children all of my life. Keep up the Great work. Thanks. Learn Phonics / Will Read

]]> By: Gina http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-113 Gina Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:13:29 +0000 http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-113 Thank you for the gentle encouragement (and reproof). It is so easy to become outcome oriented and miss the joy. The Lord has been working with me and He has used your blog as another confirmation of that. I appreciate your faithfulness! Thank you for the gentle encouragement (and reproof). It is so easy to become outcome oriented and miss the joy. The Lord has been working with me and He has used your blog as another confirmation of that. I appreciate your faithfulness!

]]> By: Nettie http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-112 Nettie Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:42:01 +0000 http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-112 p.s. Sally you really challlenge me, just as other wemon in th body of Christ do. like Linda dillows book. creative counter part. Thank you for taking the time to share your heart and experience. We young moms need that. love nettie p.s. Sally you really challlenge me, just as other wemon in th body of Christ do. like Linda dillows book. creative counter part. Thank you for taking the time to share your heart and experience. We young moms need that.

love nettie

]]> By: Nettie http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-111 Nettie Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:28:39 +0000 http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-111 I agree with this post. It saddens my heart when I go to the store. Alot of the young people at the check out stands have no personalities. They dont even look you in the eye or say hello. Its almost as if I'm in the twilite zone. Everyone is just walking zombies. Not to metion, tv creates very shallow persons. Talk is very surfessed. I havent had tv in my house for nine years. when people here that, they give me two responses. #1 your not missing much, and #2 your kidding me, how are you supposed to know what is going on in the world? I read in the educating the whole hearted child, about how we communicate to our children effects them in return. So my son came up to me one day and said In a panic, Where's that thinggy? I said, What thinggy?!! We went back and fourth until I realized that #1 I should calm myself down. #2 that he is only coppying me. and #3 We should stop this fustrating habit in my house. So the new rule is, explain yourself in detail. Now I find it funny that most people in the geleral public, say, Thinggy. So I politly ask them to explain what they are talking about without disrespecting, or offending them. I graduated school with stright DDDDDDD'SSSS. I went to fifteen different schools. never read until sixth grade, never read anything but teen, and rock magazines. until I got saved at the age of twenty, grew up on MTV, dont know how to spell worth beans, and cant add or subtract if my life counted on it. But I do know this. I have learned more in my three years of homeschooling, than my eighteen years of high school, they took my prophiciancy test for me to pass me on into the world. I cant wait to learn more. This life is very radical for me.I love it. But one thing that fears me is that I dont want to look down on people who havent had an opportunity like myself to be raised in a christian home and homeschooled on top of that blessing. And I dont ever want my children to do the same. that is a personal prayer for myself. Because I have been there where I was made fun of for disabilities, and inviornment that I was raised in. On the other hand I believe that we should be an example to the lost and other moms as to what it is like to choose the path that we do. It is narrow, it is difficult, but it is rewarding, and I wouldnt change it for the world. blessings, Nettie I agree with this post. It saddens my heart when I go to the store. Alot of the young people at the check out stands have no personalities. They dont even look you in the eye or say hello. Its almost as if I’m in the twilite zone. Everyone is just walking zombies. Not to metion, tv creates very shallow persons. Talk is very surfessed. I havent had tv in my house for nine years. when people here that, they give me two responses. #1 your not missing much, and #2 your kidding me, how are you supposed to know what is going on in the world?

I read in the educating the whole hearted child, about how we communicate to our children effects them in return.

So my son came up to me one day and said In a panic, Where’s that thinggy? I said, What thinggy?!! We went back and fourth until I realized that #1 I should calm myself down. #2 that he is only coppying me. and #3 We should stop this fustrating habit in my house.

So the new rule is, explain yourself in detail. Now I find it funny that most people in the geleral public, say, Thinggy. So I politly ask them to explain what they are talking about without disrespecting, or offending them.

I graduated school with stright DDDDDDD’SSSS. I went to fifteen different schools. never read until sixth grade, never read anything but teen, and rock magazines. until I got saved at the age of twenty, grew up on MTV, dont know how to spell worth beans, and cant add or subtract if my life counted on it. But I do know this.

I have learned more in my three years of homeschooling, than my eighteen years of high school, they took my prophiciancy test for me to pass me on into the world. I cant wait to learn more. This life is very radical for me.I love it.

But one thing that fears me is that I dont want to look down on people who havent had an opportunity like myself to be raised in a christian home and homeschooled on top of that blessing. And I dont ever want my children to do the same.

that is a personal prayer for myself. Because I have been there where I was made fun of for disabilities, and inviornment that I was raised in.

On the other hand I believe that we should be an example to the lost and other moms as to what it is like to choose the path that we do. It is narrow, it is difficult, but it is rewarding, and I wouldnt change it for the world.

blessings,
Nettie

]]> By: Gannon http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-109 Gannon Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:49:01 +0000 http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-109 Oh my goodness...you have no idea how much this article blessed me. I feel like crying. I felt peace wash over me while I was reading this... *whew* Thank you!!! Oh my goodness…you have no idea how much this article blessed me. I feel like crying. I felt peace wash over me while I was reading this…

*whew*
Thank you!!!

]]> By: Maria Tinker http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-108 Maria Tinker Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:14:53 +0000 http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-108 What an encouragement to me!!I also feel the school year inching up on me and tend to let it stress me out. I feel like I am not feeding them enough information....I know that it is only satan attacking our decision to keep our children home. I am blessed by the craziness of our day. I know that they will do well, I need to let the Lord lead us each day, and not the constraints of what I think is required!! AMEN!! Please come back to southern california...I would love to hear your family minister again! Thanks again for telling me I can do this especially when there are so many telling us we are crazy for teaching at home. What an encouragement to me!!I also feel the school year inching up on me and tend to let it stress me out. I feel like I am not feeding them enough information….I know that it is only satan attacking our decision to keep our children home. I am blessed by the craziness of our day. I know that they will do well, I need to let the Lord lead us each day, and not the constraints of what I think is required!! AMEN!! Please come back to southern california…I would love to hear your family minister again! Thanks again for telling me I can do this especially when there are so many telling us we are crazy for teaching at home.

]]> By: Angie http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-107 Angie Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:44:36 +0000 http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-107 What can I say except thank you...again. I'm such a perfectionist and am constantly thinking about how to improve what's already in our home. Your article served as an admonition, though not judgemental, and I really needed to read this. We haven't started school yet but I am already on my knees praying for the weeks to come. Thank you, for reminding me of what's truly important. What can I say except thank you…again. I’m such a perfectionist and am constantly thinking about how to improve what’s already in our home. Your article served as an admonition, though not judgemental, and I really needed to read this. We haven’t started school yet but I am already on my knees praying for the weeks to come. Thank you, for reminding me of what’s truly important.

]]> By: Roslyn http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-106 Roslyn Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:01:10 +0000 http://whmoms.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/getting-back-to-basics/#comment-106 Bless you, Sally, for the refreshing water you are as I hurriedly scurry around to get 'everything' organized for the school year. We've been at this 22 years, but I still find myself falling back into that 'doing' mode instead of the essential relationship mode. Could you please write on balancing ministry and home? I find myself recently in a part-time ministry in our church that seems to be consuming more than its share of my time, energy and emotions. I feel it's God's calling on my life, yet I need to be able to keep it in the proper place in my life. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your encouraging ministry to us homeschool moms! Bless you, Sally, for the refreshing water you are as I hurriedly scurry around to get ‘everything’ organized for the school year. We’ve been at this 22 years, but I still find myself falling back into that ‘doing’ mode instead of the essential relationship mode.

Could you please write on balancing ministry and home? I find myself recently in a part-time ministry in our church that seems to be consuming more than its share of my time, energy and emotions. I feel it’s God’s calling on my life, yet I need to be able to keep it in the proper place in my life.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your encouraging ministry to us homeschool moms!

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