tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post7035840818205790893..comments2023-10-12T10:28:33.580-04:00Comments on Trivium Academy: SAHM RamblingsJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11962142768868238733noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post-43993379185523570802008-07-28T12:04:00.000-04:002008-07-28T12:04:00.000-04:00Great post. It is a wonderful feeling reading a p...Great post. It is a wonderful feeling reading a post of someone who thinks the same things and feels the same thing. Being a stay at home mother is a huge blessing. I wouldn't replace it for one single minute. I've learned over the years that people will not ever fully understand what we put into it.. like your lawyer example, but my children will always understand. When they are older with children of their own, they will know that I used my God-given gifts to serve them and my home. God bless you Jessica and all props to you for your diligence. www.thummy.com/leesaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post-14667404128053234352008-07-22T21:17:00.000-04:002008-07-22T21:17:00.000-04:00Jessica,What a great and rewarding post to us who ...Jessica,<BR/>What a great and rewarding post to us who are SATHM and do this for a "living".<BR/>There are plenty of times that I could have a job outside the home where I can go Mon-Fri an hour of lunch to myself, listen to whatever I WANT on the radio and clock out on Fridays and Not deal with it again till Mondays. We get so little recognitation and people tend to think that since we are at home they can throw on us THEIR errand lists as well.<BR/>Wow, I feel much better now....<BR/>Thank you!<BR/>IvyIvy Vega from www.ivysmind.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614765420259792416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post-28674589734696737442008-07-21T21:21:00.000-04:002008-07-21T21:21:00.000-04:00Ah, yes, SAHM should get to wear tiaras! LeeAh, yes, SAHM should get to wear tiaras! <BR/>Leemy5wolfcubshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296523746527569586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post-18509095953205878922008-07-19T16:38:00.000-04:002008-07-19T16:38:00.000-04:00And when you don't get the exclamations from the k...And when you don't get the exclamations from the kids or the appreciative looks and comments from your DH then it makes it that much harder. My DH is very much focused on himself and his needs. Not totally his fault - his parents raised him that way. Seems to want the clean house and the smart homeschooled kids without having to put in any effort himself. Oh well! I comfort myself with the thought that there are others, such as yourself, out there who know the plight. And that someday when I sit in the lap of my LORD He can say to me that I did as good of a job as I could do with the circumstances He gave me. Blessings.Teacher/Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751755993591184330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post-69147838492215592382008-07-19T11:42:00.000-04:002008-07-19T11:42:00.000-04:00WOnderful post! My outside family is famous for s...WOnderful post! My outside family is famous for saying, "You're a SAHM. You have all kinds of time!" Sometimes I wonder what they think I do all day.<BR/>Job description? Let's not even go there!<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad that I popped over here! What a cute blog!<BR/>Come on over to Mustard Seeds sometime! I have a few giveaways going on all the time!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post-74792788628424060032008-07-19T09:59:00.000-04:002008-07-19T09:59:00.000-04:00Jessica-It never ceases to amaze me that people as...Jessica-<BR/>It never ceases to amaze me that people assume that because I stay at home and we home-school, we are the perfectly ordered household. In fact, I had someone say to me just yesterday, "I bet you are one of those Moms that never yells." Well, as much as I would have liked to have said, "Oh, yes. Our family is right off of the Leave it to Beaver or Father Knows Best TV shows," I broke out laughing instead. Somehow visions of me calmly saying, "Now Connor, we really shouldn't throw toys out of our third story bedroom window" or "Sweet dear, please sit nicely at the table so that ice cream doesn't doesn't fall off of your spoon onto the floor for a third time tonight" were most amusing. Of course, what I really said in these instances, quite loudly, was "No, no, no, do NOT throw things out of your window! How many times do I have to tell you that?!" and "That's it. No more ice cream for you mister. You've been told too many times to sit properly at the table!" And that's not even to begin to discuss the state of the house...! Even so, I wouldn't trade a moment of it (OK, I wouldn't trade many moments of it!) As you, I feel so fortunate to have to opportunity to spend so much time with my children and to develop their minds, character, and love of the Lord within our home. <BR/>-JenniferJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532625642319909028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post-60628782485566114542008-07-19T09:28:00.000-04:002008-07-19T09:28:00.000-04:00What a great post. May I link to it in my blog?I'm...What a great post. May I link to it in my blog?<BR/><BR/>I'm blessed that dh works so close to home (we live on church property, which he sees as both a blessing and a curse! lol); he can come home for lunch a few times a week, and doesn't need to add commute time. He can give me a breather if I need it. <BR/><BR/>It does get easier as the kids get older, as far as getting those few moments during the day. <BR/><BR/>You are doing such a great job--and I'm glad you can be right where you are. Your kids are blessed to have you as their mom, and your hubby is blessed to have you willing to make a home for your family. <BR/>chris in VAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post-28969722566670773992008-07-19T09:03:00.000-04:002008-07-19T09:03:00.000-04:00Goodness, do I totaly understand! I have been beg...Goodness, do I totaly understand! I have been begging and begging for dh to get the kids away - truly away - for a few hours at a time so that I can think straight and focus on planning school.<BR/>But it isn't happening, since this "Mom" job is completely an all-comsuming job. I actually totalled up all the time in day that I could call "mine" and it equalled 0.5 hour (in the morning for a shower but even this is negotiable!!)!<BR/>I DO love this job. The blessings are IMMENSE. But sometime we moms just need a small (real) break so that we can figure out what day of the week it is...<BR/>AndreaAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515461667570309152noreply@blogger.com