tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736646819351691636.post1049470248368562829..comments2023-04-01T07:08:10.468-07:00Comments on of grateful praise: Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464208961190088886noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736646819351691636.post-85383396014681513542009-08-29T06:51:05.854-07:002009-08-29T06:51:05.854-07:00yay! for staying home with your little guys! it ...yay! for staying home with your little guys! it will be so good for them, and for you. :)<br /><br />i worked at a "preschool" for a while when ben and i were first married. i know what you mean about the kiddos who were dropped off the minute the doors opened at 7 and picked up just before they closed at 6. what a long day. and some of those kiddos went home to sitters . . . i used to just cry and cry . . . i read a quote somewhere, from a 4-year-old, the child said "mama, i wish you were 4, too." "why?" asked the mama. "beause," replied the child, "then you could come to preschool with me every day." ben made me quit working there. it was just too hard. and that time solidified in our minds that i would stay home with our kiddos when we had some. and here i am, home with my kiddos.<br /><br />i never used to think i would homeschool, either. and here i am. homeschooling. :) more posts to come on that over at my place in the next week or so.<br /><br />anyway. welcome to the world of staying home with your kids! it's going to be quite a journey!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872419318793491506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736646819351691636.post-76504391005406951072009-08-28T19:57:13.450-07:002009-08-28T19:57:13.450-07:00When our kids were born we made the decision that ...When our kids were born we made the decision that I was going to be a stay at home mom. It was hard dealing with the looks of "dismissal" from other mom's that had "real" jobs. They wore nice clothes, attended meetings and parties, and always had lots to say. I often felt that I didn't have anything to contribute to a conversation, and even if I did, nobody seemed to care. My uniform consisted of jeans & t-shirts, and pajamas. It became more and more difficult to find my self esteem, but it was important to me that I raise my kids myself, love them and nuture them. I got involved with their school by helping out in their classrooms, getting to know their friends, and discovering that my creative talents were much appreciated there! In the later years, due to all of our moving around I chose to homeschool them....kudos to all the moms that do that, it's not easy! So what am I trying to say here....being a full time stay at home mom is probably the hardest job you can ever do, but you will be rewarded with priceless memories! Welcome to the club Jen!!<br /><br />Luv,<br /><br />Aunt BAunt Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845425323438078955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736646819351691636.post-40606514607395950312009-08-28T13:13:40.120-07:002009-08-28T13:13:40.120-07:00There is nothing so wonderful as the peace you fee...There is nothing so wonderful as the peace you feel when being fully present in your childrens' lives. And there is no more amazing feeling as knowing you made the right choice.<br /><br />All this is said as I just watched my Joshua drive off to return to college, 7 hours away. It was soothing to have him home for the past few months, but saying good bye is never easy. And knowing that his return is never the same as it once was is even harder. This is what the love of a child is all about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736646819351691636.post-31565780853304908052009-08-27T17:41:22.462-07:002009-08-27T17:41:22.462-07:00thanks so much friends. surely i appreciate your ...thanks so much friends. surely i appreciate your words.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464208961190088886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736646819351691636.post-88366092233537809692009-08-27T15:42:53.398-07:002009-08-27T15:42:53.398-07:00so exciting that you'll be a fulltime mommy!! ...so exciting that you'll be a fulltime mommy!! transition is hard but this sounds like a good one. xoLisa Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000122580195871946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736646819351691636.post-33590620884793972802009-08-27T00:06:04.044-07:002009-08-27T00:06:04.044-07:00You are a good Mama, Jennifer! A true blessing to...You are a good Mama, Jennifer! A true blessing to your children. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Proverbs 31:28. You have chosen what is noble and right. <br /><br />And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. <br />Deuteronomy 6:5-7<br /><br />A homeschooling mom and friend of 27 years!Johnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173810808077583820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736646819351691636.post-43344465970723816392009-08-26T22:43:28.696-07:002009-08-26T22:43:28.696-07:00Mama, I still haven't figured out what kind of...Mama, I still haven't figured out what kind of schooling I am going to place Noah Finn in--we've been thinking Waldorf?--I'd like to hear your thoughts on that one day--but I do know that I agree with you whole heartedly. <br /><br />Nothing, noone can replace the parents' role in educating their own children. <br /><br />I am so very happy that you will be able to celebrate their every breath now--now that you'll be by their side all day every day. <br /><br />Congrats mama Jenn. xoj o n ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554523693852880704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736646819351691636.post-31986412384379105622009-08-26T16:41:31.274-07:002009-08-26T16:41:31.274-07:00Congrats on your leap of faith! I too come from t...Congrats on your leap of faith! I too come from the exact story (except I left Occupational Therapy), with all of the doubts, amazements that I was a feminist, ect. My role now is much graver than contributing to society...I'm preparing lil' souls for all of eternity. You will not have regrets...<br />A homeschooling Mom in LALaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11692796857858440430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736646819351691636.post-33954700474708502682009-08-26T14:13:03.452-07:002009-08-26T14:13:03.452-07:00A very brave step indeed. And depending on your ci...A very brave step indeed. And depending on your circles, one you will most certainly get flak for. But look at society. If it criticizes you, that's the first sign that you're doing something right. <br /><br />TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, <br />And sorry I could not travel both <br />And be one traveler, long I stood <br />And looked down one as far as I could <br />To where it bent in the undergrowth; 5<br /> <br />Then took the other, as just as fair, <br />And having perhaps the better claim, <br />Because it was grassy and wanted wear; <br />Though as for that the passing there <br />Had worn them really about the same, 10<br /> <br />And both that morning equally lay <br />In leaves no step had trodden black. <br />Oh, I kept the first for another day! <br />Yet knowing how way leads on to way, <br />I doubted if I should ever come back. 15<br /> <br />I shall be telling this with a sigh <br />Somewhere ages and ages hence: <br />Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— <br />I took the one less traveled by, <br />And that has made all the difference.<br /><br />~Robert FrostNaomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725083231063968124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736646819351691636.post-64731591503910046532009-08-26T11:15:26.692-07:002009-08-26T11:15:26.692-07:00jennifer...it's liberating isn't it..to kn...jennifer...it's liberating isn't it..to know that you don't have to belong to a system you don't really believe in. I taught public education for 10 years before I finally took the leap of faith to follow my dreams and my heart. it hasn't all been a walk in the park, but I wouldn't go back for anything. blessings to you on this new bold move to follow your true call.elizabeth ~ so wabi sabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04306980131419949770noreply@blogger.com