tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post8448638745940501533..comments2023-09-30T09:14:50.616-05:00Comments on Sprittibee: The First Step to a Solution is 'Getting Real'Sprittibeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07992769339576987845noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-55106731928653656362010-10-17T11:38:03.404-05:002010-10-17T11:38:03.404-05:00I just found your blog from a link from Mary at Ow...I just found your blog from a link from Mary at Owlhaven.net. <br /><br />I appreciate real over fluffy & projected perfection. And I can identify with the need to Be Still & Listen. A young priest once taught me a powerful prayer: "Help!". He said the hard part was listening for the answer. <br /><br />For your stinky washer: www.smellywasher.com. Worked for me. The remember to drap a hand towel over the door to keep it from closing, so it'll dry out between loads & prevent new mold. <br /><br />Dinner: my sisters are fulltime working moms while going to school themselves. They swear by: www.e-mealz.com. They get a meal plan, recipes with easy instructions & shopping list for the week. They credit this website with a return to the family dinner table and a huge reduction in their daily stress over feeding the family delicious nutritious and regular meals!Karen from A Glimpse Into My Reverieshttp://www.aglimpseintomyreveries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-69400528249209062812010-10-09T00:45:09.981-05:002010-10-09T00:45:09.981-05:00I loved your blog and your honesty. Thank you... ...I loved your blog and your honesty. Thank you... you are so right and so justified and so blessed to know your Father is just waiting for you to come.The Faithful Homeschoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321693835829172626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-17082780035727332042010-10-07T14:35:06.599-05:002010-10-07T14:35:06.599-05:00I would rather hear something REAL than something ...I would rather hear something REAL than something shallow any day! Nothing like that not so subtle reminder from Our Father how needy we are...Blessings on your home and heart from a fellow Texas homeschooler! MarieTrue Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773917974186628938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-12450580200204133652010-10-06T22:01:15.590-05:002010-10-06T22:01:15.590-05:00Thanks for posting. I was feeling very overwhelme...Thanks for posting. I was feeling very overwhelmed today - and needed the reminder that only Christ can fill me.Heather S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03206422816795019117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-82492823478817932342010-10-06T11:14:04.764-05:002010-10-06T11:14:04.764-05:00You have been on my heart this week and I have bee...You have been on my heart this week and I have been praying for you dear. I keep thinking of the scripture "His strength is made perfect in our weakness' and being broken before the Lord is exactly where we need to be for Him to move on our behalf. It's all for our good and His glory.<br />xoxo <br />((hugs))Tracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11287479834010621454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-42474777540338263222010-10-06T10:55:47.025-05:002010-10-06T10:55:47.025-05:00Hey girl. I created a Relevant Meet and Greet pag...Hey girl. I created a Relevant Meet and Greet page on my blog. Come join the fun.<br /><br />http://ordinaryinspirations.blogspot.com/2010/10/20-days-till-relevant-meet-some-of.html<br /><br />Love,<br />TraciTraci Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868420770414629597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-7157696520524454412010-10-06T04:52:27.415-05:002010-10-06T04:52:27.415-05:00"I'm just empty. That's why everythin..."I'm just empty. That's why everything is broken. I'm spent. Fill me up again." Yes, Heather, I am exactly in that place too! Thank You Jesus for using Heather to speak to me.<br />Bless you sister!Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-69595126627883040132010-10-05T19:07:13.960-05:002010-10-05T19:07:13.960-05:00Brenda - isn't that amazing? I had the same th...Brenda - isn't that amazing? I had the same thing happen to me this week with a verse in the Bible being mentioned more than once to me. Happens a lot. Helps to know that the curriculum isn't what gives us the success in teaching the kids.<br /><br />Tracy - I understand very well feeling like you 'can't win for losing'. ;) We've had nearly 3 really difficult homeschool years - with me being pregnant three times (miscarried, bedrest for the last one for a month or so and getting used to being a baby mama again after a 10 year span between kids, and now this pregnancy with nausea for a couple of months). I'm feeling good enough now to tackle the year, but now the kids are sick! LOL Always something. Good to know that as long as we keep holding on to God - He'll make the end result come out OK (Romans 8:28).<br /><br />Sheila - BLEACH! Why didn't I think of that. Thanks!<br /><br />Gwen - THANK YOU for the prayers!!! We started our day off good (prayer and up early with mom at the breakfast table feeding baby...) and it all went downhill with hormones, fears, crying, back pain, ... but it looks like the end of the day may be a positive one. It is all a growing process for everyone - learning to live with this pain and trying not to worry about the future. I know the prayers are helping.<br /><br />cceyore - :) xoxo<br /><br />Debbie - Surface stuff is so much easier! ;)<br /><br />Amber - I know sideways. We do that a lot around here.<br /><br />Revised Expectations - THANK YOU!!!<br /><br />Heather - You are welcome!<br /><br />Leanne - Please please - share the remedies! Anything! I'm even doing the vitamin supplements that people suggested. Someone said fish oil would help with the puberty hormones so we are doing that. Thank you for praying.Sprittibeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992769339576987845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-92088550317567318182010-10-05T18:27:03.175-05:002010-10-05T18:27:03.175-05:00Hi Heather, my 9 year old daughter too, has been d...Hi Heather, my 9 year old daughter too, has been dealing with back pain for the last 14 weeks. After much testing, she is finally starting to improve. I have a few old fashion home remedies that have been helping her if you are interested.<br />Thank you for your bloggs, they are inspiring :)<br />I will be praying for your daughter.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07194894256343517516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-76683153413756158192010-10-05T16:29:42.032-05:002010-10-05T16:29:42.032-05:00I really needed to hear those things right now. Th...I really needed to hear those things right now. Thank you for posting.Heather at Creative Family Momentshttp://www.creativefamilymoments.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-12715316498005949402010-10-05T14:23:45.700-05:002010-10-05T14:23:45.700-05:00Praying for peace and strength in your home and in...Praying for peace and strength in your home and in your head, mind and heart today. ~KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-6900963223750782382010-10-05T10:36:17.899-05:002010-10-05T10:36:17.899-05:00Absolutely! Amen! I've been asking a lot of th...Absolutely! Amen! I've been asking a lot of the same questions this past week. And I knew deep down inside, even told myself once, that chaos without is a sign of chaos within. Everything goes sideways when I'm not looking up. THANK YOU, Heather. <br />God bless you today, rest in Him, let Him lead you, I pray peace for your family and joy for you today. Amen!amber @ classichousewifehttp://www.classichousewife.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-11771094120747923872010-10-05T10:27:05.998-05:002010-10-05T10:27:05.998-05:00Don't take this the wrong way - but I would ra...Don't take this the wrong way - but I would rather hear the "real" stuff anyday over the surface stuff.<br /><br />So many times I have a desire to write what's on my heart, but I don't for fear of being too "real" or gaining sympathy. Sometimes you don't WANT anything, you just need a place to speak what's on your heart.<br /><br />I've so enjoyed this post and look forward to more "realness" from you.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />DebbieDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175369457303282525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-444141617051165702010-10-05T09:52:46.987-05:002010-10-05T09:52:46.987-05:00Heather ... you are an amazing woman! I am so tha...Heather ... you are an amazing woman! I am so thankful to read so many women's blogs who are real ... even though real is ugly, messy, and dirty. Life is not a beautiful bouquet of roses ... it is full of thorns that will mess you up!<br /><br />God is very patient ... He has to be. Because there are so many of us who have to learn the same lessons over and over and over and over. Like trusting Him when you run out of money and there is a week until payday. Like living in pain and wondering what your daughter's life would be like if you didn't live in pain and could do all of the things she wanted to do every day. God is there. He is always there. Even when we walk away, He is still there with arms open wide waiting for us to come home.<br /><br />Thanks for being real, Heather!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-89293461272677967602010-10-05T09:48:38.636-05:002010-10-05T09:48:38.636-05:00I'm praying for you especially today, Heather....I'm praying for you especially today, Heather. I really appreciate your candor in this post.<br /><br />Our eldest was born with a number of "deformities" and deals with pain on a daily basis - it has caused him to turn His eyes to the Lord and trust in Him far more than he ever would have if he had been born "normal". Jer.9:23-24 With everything going on in our lives right now, I'm finally learning that it's a good thing to wake up in the morning realizing there's no way I'll make it through the day without the Lord's help.<br /><br />Keep me posted on your daughter's health, okay?Gwen Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094959197761222086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-90532485271094466952010-10-05T07:43:59.850-05:002010-10-05T07:43:59.850-05:00What a beautiful post! I was reminded of the Amy ...What a beautiful post! I was reminded of the Amy Grant song 'Better than a Hallelujah'. God will never fail us if we lean on him.<br /><br />P.S. For your front-load washer - if you have a clean cycle, run it with beach. Otherwise just run it through with some bleach.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883096095980241281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-33789893962376397122010-10-05T07:23:13.524-05:002010-10-05T07:23:13.524-05:00Thank you, Heather. In addition to homeschooling (...Thank you, Heather. In addition to homeschooling (we have three very similar in ages to yours) this has been a very trying season for us. Since May we've had to replace the lawn mower, weed eater, hot water heater and dishwasher. One of the cars and the refrigerator needed repairs that my husband couldn't manage. There was a leak around the front door that damaged one of the finished walls in the basement and the regulator that controls the water pressure in the house has broken, resulting in a fix that won't be easy because the man the put in the original plumbing in our house soldered together parts that weren't supposed to be soldered making repairs much more difficult. Oh, yea, there was an outdoor spigot that had to be replaced too. Again, this was a much more difficult job to do because of soldering! My poor hubby has spent more time repairing, replacing and trying to repair things this summer than he'd care to remember! As if homeschooling and regular life isn't challenging enough, dealing with all of these curve balls has left me feeling even more overwhelmed than normal. All of this to say that I needed your post this morning. It was a breathe of fresh air and the boost I needed to set the tone for the day. Thank God His mercies are new every day!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041410021836798735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-71227049552868360292010-10-05T02:48:09.518-05:002010-10-05T02:48:09.518-05:00I don't remember how I found your blog, throug...I don't remember how I found your blog, through another homeschooler I am sure. Thank you for all the great tips you provide! And thanks for sharing from your heart tonight. Earlier this evening at our monthly homeschooling support meeting, I heard Bev Bradley speak on the VERY SAME THING! Being still and listening to his voice. I know I have been too busy lately and too caught up in curriculum choices and the schedule of getting school done for the day. I know I need to slow down and just be with the Lord. So, being that I've now heard the same message twice in one night, I think God is speaking directly to me! Thanks. :)Brenda Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497360175907717648noreply@blogger.com