tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097491740389976284.post471015565494391127..comments2024-03-20T04:24:51.612-05:00Comments on summer harms: How do you get things done?summerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293904495860552057noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097491740389976284.post-53546033058387417622014-04-01T20:22:43.881-05:002014-04-01T20:22:43.881-05:00...oh hey! Just creeping on this post from forever......oh hey! Just creeping on this post from forever ago :) This post was such an encouragement to me, even in all my baby-less-ness. Working a regular full-time job from home, I often still feel the pressure to get everything done (laundry, dishes, cooking, tidy-ing up!) in a days time. It's interesting that so many women feel this, in every phase of life. We want home to be a perfect place of peace, and I think it's our own sin that distorts this good desire into something that can carry so much guilt and failure. Encouraging thoughts... thanks Summer!Hollyhttp://feastorfallow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097491740389976284.post-70498569205768874022013-03-12T12:51:34.469-05:002013-03-12T12:51:34.469-05:00this was great! it is always a little embarrassing...this was great! it is always a little embarrassing for me to offer advice. i've only had one child! but in the 2 1/2 years it is always helpful to be encouraged..to not be discouraged! a few quotes that inspire me are "the days are long, but the years are short" it goes so quickly! we aren't even nursing here anymore (when it used to consume hours of our days) & "children are a gift from god & you only get this one chance to parent them" so take a minute to gather & refocus! what a blessing we have been given...these little humans who need us so badly. xoxoAnneliesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895264818486677892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097491740389976284.post-59452811354855685042013-03-12T12:46:42.709-05:002013-03-12T12:46:42.709-05:00I don't have a child yet, but I know I'm g...I don't have a child yet, but I know I'm going to have so many of the same feelings. I love to get things done & feel useful, and I've really been thinking lately about how it will be when we have a baby. I want to stay at home, so thank you for these words of encouragement!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02389410945171492882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097491740389976284.post-28209186510197623432013-03-12T12:10:37.895-05:002013-03-12T12:10:37.895-05:00such an encouraging post, summer! brought tears to...such an encouraging post, summer! brought tears to my eyes remembering how defeated i used to feel during that first year. it's gotten so much easier now, don't you think? love all your posts on motherhood & homemaking--keep them coming!!cathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118300691724712849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097491740389976284.post-3633606709177915552013-03-11T19:44:30.985-05:002013-03-11T19:44:30.985-05:00Summer, I can't tell you how deeply this moved...Summer, I can't tell you how deeply this moved me today. I am four months into mothering my first babe, and I struggle all the time. I was home full-time before he was born, and I was always accomplishing my to-do list. Now it seems like if I can get one or two things done, it's a miracle. I am always asking God to make me a more patient and gracious mother as I attend to the baby's needs over my own desires. It helps to know that others have been there too. Maggie Mizellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00000375488306151409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097491740389976284.post-28475912104905506272013-03-11T19:02:19.267-05:002013-03-11T19:02:19.267-05:00Summer, I'm the one who asked the question. Th...Summer, I'm the one who asked the question. Thank you SO MUCH for taking the time to answer it!! Seriously, you have no idea how you've blessed me today. There were tears. It's so easy to feel like everyone else is more perfect than I am, that I'm a huge, lazy failure (I honestly don't know when the last time was that I dusted.) Whenever I come downstairs from nursing the baby to sleep at night and find all of the chores that my husband completed during that time, I feel blessed but also extremely defeated. Those were my job that I'm supposed to do for him, that I was hoping to get done all day. Sigh. It's so nice not to feel alone in this. Thank you for your openness and for the reminder that nursing and babysitting are not non-jobs, that God gives grace and knows my weaknesses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097491740389976284.post-54696813363829739932013-03-11T17:51:47.084-05:002013-03-11T17:51:47.084-05:00love this, summer! thanks for the great post. i...love this, summer! thanks for the great post. i have a question for you; do you ever get a little bit lonly staying at home with hadley? just the slightest bit? especially since you live in the country? do you know a lot of people to socalize with? i've always wondered how you manage, i would go crazy!! thanks! hugs, MegAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097491740389976284.post-24218173899666920912013-03-11T14:43:19.741-05:002013-03-11T14:43:19.741-05:00Summer, thank you for your authenticity! We don...Summer, thank you for your authenticity! We don't have kids yet and only work part-time; yet, I struggle to get my "list" done. The lord is teaching me, being in his presence and letting go of my list and allowing him to lead is far better....still hard to let go of the little tasks that didn't get done and balance it with what does need to get done to maintain the home...fortunately, there is grace. :)Juls Dembeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272693156864123487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097491740389976284.post-60088709031368751322013-03-11T14:32:32.514-05:002013-03-11T14:32:32.514-05:00Thank you for sharing this post! My husband and I ...Thank you for sharing this post! My husband and I are pre-children, but it's helpful to hear this before we conceive! Thank you!Torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17119437827558116813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097491740389976284.post-62247258079672120412013-03-11T13:27:21.840-05:002013-03-11T13:27:21.840-05:00So, so, SO true! When I became a stay at home mom...So, so, SO true! When I became a stay at home mom, I felt the same way - I should be able to get every single thing I want to get done, done. It's so easy to forget how important (and how time consuming) taking care of children is. donyahttp://www.donyaluana.com/blognoreply@blogger.com