tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post4953644590994854991..comments2024-03-28T08:58:46.536-07:00Comments on InScribe Writers Online: More Than We Ask or Imagine - Ramona HeikelTracy Krausshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-37782169773746699882014-11-08T06:17:35.593-07:002014-11-08T06:17:35.593-07:00Ramona, your statement, " it became one of th...Ramona, your statement, " it became one of the parts of my life that made it a success, no matter what happened after" convicted me to ask the Lord if I had an equivalent. <br /><br />With hindsight, I can see that had I not been able to make a safe place at home for my son, who has Tourettes, if I hadn't been there to learn about and know my stubborn, passionate daughter, who would become disabled at 15 yrs and need me as her advocate while she adjusted, my kids' adult lives would have been very different. Being home with them allowed the growth of a foundation I had no idea I was building. <br /><br />Each of us is writing the story of our lives, our children's lives minute by minute. Being obedient to what God places on our hearts means that your other statement can be true as well. "I can always bring to mind this blessing that God gave, which I hadn’t asked for, and hadn’t felt I needed."<br /><br />That encapsulates our walk with the Lord perfectly! Thanks for reminding me that I have done something right for the Lord and for my family. I can rest in knowing that. Bobbi Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16366421883424533929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-79164271501297427682014-11-07T10:59:34.308-07:002014-11-07T10:59:34.308-07:00Romona,
I can relate to your post. I have already ...Romona,<br />I can relate to your post. I have already written mine that will be posted on the 16th that has some similar thoughts! God has taught me so much about myself staying home with my kids. There is always blessing in choosing the path that God is asking us to walk despite the challenges.Lorie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00209095783110651278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-91302551221757011812014-11-07T07:54:36.356-07:002014-11-07T07:54:36.356-07:00this really resonated with me. I also chose to sta...this really resonated with me. I also chose to stay at home during my children's early years. (Until my son was in Grade 5 - about 16 years in total) and we did not have a lot of the fancy things that other families had. My children thank me for it. They remember those times more than a new bike or whatever.<br /><br />My decision was more conscious however. My mother went back to work when I was 4 and I remember feeling cheated as a child. It was stressful going to the babysitter some days and I longed for my own toys and my own house. I decided not to do that to my own kids. Tracy Krausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.com