tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post7112255716607448603..comments2023-11-24T20:17:45.366-05:00Comments on READY TO BE OFFERED: Stretched into Strength--Finding Grace in the Monotony of Stay-At-Home-MotheringRebekah Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-48908964588899242582015-02-11T21:04:21.226-05:002015-02-11T21:04:21.226-05:00Oh, thank you, Kaylene--I am looking forward to li...Oh, thank you, Kaylene--I am looking forward to linking up again! The Lord bless you. :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-76116975187688808582015-02-11T16:36:45.856-05:002015-02-11T16:36:45.856-05:00Than you for linking to Grace & Truth! I will ...Than you for linking to Grace & Truth! I will be featuring you this Friday! Please come back and join the party again!Kaylene Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652174599514076971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-70063373894649989182015-02-10T21:08:36.395-05:002015-02-10T21:08:36.395-05:00Yes, so true . . . "Give and it will be given...Yes, so true . . . "Give and it will be given to you . . ." As we surrender in the giving, He pours more of His grace into our hearts . . . God bless you! Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-54335749144341623062015-02-09T08:28:48.197-05:002015-02-09T08:28:48.197-05:00Such a difficult thing, this parenting, motherhood...Such a difficult thing, this parenting, motherhood - stay-at-home motherhood. Though you've said it here....we are being stretched and pulled in ways that were previously unfathomable, yet are so giving (and life sustaining), not just for us or our children, but for others and for our spiritual connection too. :)Life Breath Presenthttp://lifebreathpresent.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-39521641797118662542015-02-05T22:01:26.460-05:002015-02-05T22:01:26.460-05:00You're welcome, Denise; God bless you!You're welcome, Denise; God bless you!Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-13422972781341663262015-02-05T22:00:47.940-05:002015-02-05T22:00:47.940-05:00Deb, your comment made me smile!!! Especially beca...Deb, your comment made me smile!!! Especially because my little two-year old emptied out nearly 3/4 of a container of baby shampoo today!! <br /><br />Thank you for visiting and for your encouraging words . . . God bless you :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-70866550946610792782015-02-05T21:58:12.376-05:002015-02-05T21:58:12.376-05:00Thank you, Terri; I hope that it is a blessing to ...Thank you, Terri; I hope that it is a blessing to your daughter! :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-22794753532775834612015-02-05T19:20:42.291-05:002015-02-05T19:20:42.291-05:00This was so lovely and transparent. Thank you for...This was so lovely and transparent. Thank you for sharing.Denise Negreyhttp://www.denisenegrey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-88078843092721218212015-02-05T15:07:59.120-05:002015-02-05T15:07:59.120-05:00Well this brings back the days....raised 3 boys. B...Well this brings back the days....raised 3 boys. Brings back when one of them flushed the Fisher Price Little People down the toilet, or hung on a doorknob and it fell off, or let a chipmunk into the house or as a 2 1/2 year old scrubbed the toilet with a hairbrush to 'help mommy clean' and on it went.<br /><br />NOW i am a grandma and I still smiled reading your post...remembering how last month one of my DIL's little girls sprinkled an entire large Sam's Club sized container of Gold Bond powder all over the upstairs....I guess because she'd seen her aunt sprinkle that rug-freshener stuff on her carpets prior to vacuuming one day.<br /><br />In other words you are not alone :) <br /><br />Back in the day there was not a lot of TV channels. What my kids watched was either an episode of Mr Rogers or Sesame Street in the late afternoon, and after that a painting show came on. This artist was teaching how to paint and had the most soothing voice ever....and the voice and the ever-so-strokes of his brush would lull the boys sprawled out on their beanbags to sleep for an hour. That painting show was my sanity for a few years...go find one :) Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091419343402163298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-9204313856962862352015-02-05T04:45:52.643-05:002015-02-05T04:45:52.643-05:00What a beautiful and encouraging post. I am going...What a beautiful and encouraging post. I am going to get my daughter to read it, she has two young children. Thanks for sharing at Good Morning Mondays. BlessingsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04936255875038423505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-32013755358595235902015-02-04T21:49:13.772-05:002015-02-04T21:49:13.772-05:00Thank you Ifeoma, for your encouragement and for s...Thank you Ifeoma, for your encouragement and for stopping by! The Lord bless you. :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-87397459551749718452015-02-04T03:51:31.629-05:002015-02-04T03:51:31.629-05:00Hello Rebekah, I can relate with this. Be encourag...Hello Rebekah, I can relate with this. Be encouraged! God blesses those mundane acts of love and patience. Thank you for linking your article. I saw it on several link ups. Funny and I came to read it. Cheers and God Bless.<br /><br />http://purposefulandmeaningful.blogspot.com Ifeoma Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170617762099608583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-38225670981366583772015-02-03T22:05:24.393-05:002015-02-03T22:05:24.393-05:00Thank you, Roxy, for your encouragement and ideas!...Thank you, Roxy, for your encouragement and ideas! We have been listening to a Scripture memory tape before supper, and that has been refreshing and breaks up the time a bit before supper/the bedtime routine. And you are right. it is so helpful and gives us something to look forward to in the winter months.<br /><br />Thank you for your words and your kindness; the Lord bless you, also! Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-9508417742073247982015-02-03T22:00:11.646-05:002015-02-03T22:00:11.646-05:00Yes; oh, I know what you mean! And He is good, eve...Yes; oh, I know what you mean! And He is good, even if we see Him through tears. Thank you for your words. The Lord bless you. :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-82018659009092684382015-02-03T21:58:36.545-05:002015-02-03T21:58:36.545-05:00JES, you're welcome! Yes; you're so right-...JES, you're welcome! Yes; you're so right--they are little for so short a time--we have this one opportunity to train them up--may He give us His grace and daily sustaining joy and pleasure in doing it! The Lord bless you, JES; have a wonderful week :-).Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-63412790303638627012015-02-03T21:55:25.164-05:002015-02-03T21:55:25.164-05:00Oh, you're welcome! Thank you for stopping by!...Oh, you're welcome! Thank you for stopping by! The Lord bless you. Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-70702676853395041152015-02-03T20:58:22.692-05:002015-02-03T20:58:22.692-05:00Hello, Just thought I would speak a word of encour...Hello, Just thought I would speak a word of encouragement to you, You are so right in trusting Him!<br />This season will go so quickly; I might suggest keeping something very special for yourself and the little ones that can only be used or brought out of a cupboard at this time 4:00...<br />You need to tell them a bit earlier, we get our______ in just a little while. <br />Also, maybe find a book on CD that you listen to a portion this time while you are cooking in the kitchen! May you be blessed and filled to overflowing my dear sister!<br />Blessings, Roxyliving from glory to gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123718369605106023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-27514345385146754382015-02-03T00:54:08.241-05:002015-02-03T00:54:08.241-05:00What a beautiful post! I love the figure of tensil...What a beautiful post! I love the figure of tensile strenght. I have been descending from the mountain for the last few years. It's been such a long trek that sometimes I don't know if I remember what the view was like from the mountain top. But even through all the heartbreak and pain, God has been good. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848097342523709391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-30147620782462662922015-02-02T16:18:28.183-05:002015-02-02T16:18:28.183-05:00Beautiful and real encouragement! Especially for m...Beautiful and real encouragement! Especially for mothers of littles (just remember the littles are little for just a little of time too)... Thanks for sharing this on the Art of Home-Making Mondays. I know it will bless many!JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-5411628575886729812015-02-02T10:34:25.657-05:002015-02-02T10:34:25.657-05:00That time right b4 supper is so tough... and good ...That time right b4 supper is so tough... and good also. :) So much of what we do as stay at home moms is thankless... and we do need to renew our strength by going to the source of our strength. What a blessing it is to do this job God has given us, though. Thank you for the reminders and the encouragement. :)Gentle Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625746235099531114noreply@blogger.com