tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234569137262366970.post5989768800905471927..comments2023-02-19T08:34:40.047-08:00Comments on HINES sweet HOME: The Heart of the Homethe hines famhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18163399657058038412noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234569137262366970.post-11384654808441620512011-03-01T12:47:27.220-08:002011-03-01T12:47:27.220-08:00hiya love! come over to the team us blog today (ma...hiya love! come over to the team us blog today (march 1) - i have a surprise for you:) (bytheway, i LOVE this post of yours) xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234569137262366970.post-80915250205299007092011-02-22T08:25:48.094-08:002011-02-22T08:25:48.094-08:00Great post! I felt the same way when Katie was lit...Great post! I felt the same way when Katie was little, but now that I'm a few years in I realize that kiddos start asking HARD questions way earlier than I expected. Looking back I'm so grateful that I had time to work on my home keeping skills while she didn't require much intellectual interaction, because now I am using every ounce of my degree and then some!Mommypotamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870910967274445052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234569137262366970.post-79607637922674846552011-02-21T12:05:23.754-08:002011-02-21T12:05:23.754-08:00Caitlin,
I am going to see Carolyn McCulley speak...Caitlin,<br /><br />I am going to see Carolyn McCulley speak at a conference next month! I am soooo excited. And your education paid off in many ways, because you are an amazing, encouraging writer!The Arizona Russumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03452814866169647549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234569137262366970.post-52351613612381826512011-02-21T12:00:08.354-08:002011-02-21T12:00:08.354-08:00Yes, I made that same choice... 30 years ago and d...Yes, I made that same choice... 30 years ago and did not live to regret it.... I eventually used my degree and now am home again. It was all in God's perfect timing but I remember having those same thoughts as you, dear Caitlin. God will bless your family and others as you go about your "mundane" chores and make the home that is welcoming and comforting to your family and others. Sarah McDonaldGranLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081158674224135128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234569137262366970.post-38526779093210620682011-02-21T10:56:55.270-08:002011-02-21T10:56:55.270-08:00Caitlin, I'm so glad to hear how encouraged yo...Caitlin, I'm so glad to hear how encouraged you were by what Carolyn McCulley shared - it's something my sister and I have been really convicted on via the nudging of the Spirit the past 7 months since I moved here. We've been reading books like "A Full Quiver" and by pastors like Voddie Baucum regarding what biblical womanhood looks like, and how it pertains to being a woman in the home. Your college degree is DEFINITELY not going to waste. And Denver is lucky to have you!!Jessie Warrenhttp://callingallbiblevirgins.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234569137262366970.post-40705495071927710592011-02-21T10:23:39.012-08:002011-02-21T10:23:39.012-08:00I think whatever job you have, whether it's wo...I think whatever job you have, whether it's working inside or outside of the home, it's about taking joy in it. <br /><br />Also, it very much depends on where a person is in life. As a married, childless woman (whose husband works odd/long hours) I am still in the "I want to do it all" phase. I'm better at keeping house on days that I actually go to a job! I get sad/depressed/unmotivated if I am in the home for too long.<br /><br />For a mom with pre-school-aged kids, that life looks completely different. You have someone to care for 24/7! You can never be bored for too long! :)<br /><br />Also, a lot of times when you see moms with school-aged kids, they are often volunteering somewhere or involved in some community group. This is great! If your family can afford you not to work, it's fantastic to be able to focus on the home AND get involved in the community more.<br /><br />I think the danger comes when women take sides. They say it's only good if you are a working woman or it's only good if you are a stay-at-home wife. (I get a lot of negative comments from wanting to work, even now!) It looks different for every family!<br /><br />Either way, education isn't always about training you for a certain field; it's about developing you as a person. So the college degree is always worth the money!<br />-sarahAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09306484111602713737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234569137262366970.post-280738177316431182011-02-21T08:28:48.616-08:002011-02-21T08:28:48.616-08:00that is an encouragement! and i think our educatio...that is an encouragement! and i think our educations make us better mothers, too!christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134885838169638788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234569137262366970.post-36217788946503457952011-02-21T07:24:54.677-08:002011-02-21T07:24:54.677-08:00Amen, Amen, and Amen!!! Well said!Amen, Amen, and Amen!!! Well said!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618279238462171508noreply@blogger.com