Comments on: Simplifying by Slowing Down

By: Molly Rogers

Molly Rogers — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:28:02 +0000

Wow, thanks Lindsey! I just started reading your blog last month and it has been so encouraging and helpful! Since my family started going to HOFCC three years ago, it has been so so encouraging for me to see your dependence on the Lord Jesus through your courtship, marriage, and having your first child. As a young adult and preparing to be a wife someday, you were the first person I’ve ever seen court, marry, have a child in submission to the Lord. Praise the Lord! Thank you for your example to us young women! There are so few these days, but how precious they are in the sight of the Lord!

By: Madeleine

Madeleine — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:44:17 +0000

Thanks for this great post, Lindsay. I think you are completely right that business is the modern idol. If your calendar and your schedule are empty it means to the world that you are not able to have friends, that you are not successful and not “important”. In my life that feeling can become overwhelming if others are more busy, work more, have more appointments at the weekend. Thank you for sharing this and reminding us that our souls need peace and silence so we can listen to the Lord who speaks in our silence.

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:55:23 +0000

This topic has been huge in my life and my husband’s in the past few years. We want to live differently to serve like you say, and not to be consumed and mandated by this “American way”. This requires constant reelavuation in our life! One way we make time is to have a “at home date night” on Wedendsays. This is a time that we make sure not to plan things and we can do whatever we want! Talk, play games, etc. We also reserve Saturday mornings for a family breakfast and longer devotions. This helps us keep “centered!” Great post!

By: Mrs. M

Mrs. M — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:21:13 +0000

Great post. This is something I have to be careful about myself. We recently moved and during that move I had severe morning sickness for part of it. I was so busy and had alot on my plate. Now we are more settled with so little to do outside my home and I couldn’t be more happy. It is so easy to over commit myself right out of a peaceful are well care for home life.
I am so much more sane when things are slow and we have time to really live and embrace the moments that come our way. My kids are happier too.

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:33:21 +0000

2 Cor. 11:3 is a perfect verse. Thank you for sharing this. I struggle with the same things!

By: Toni

Toni — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:54:48 +0000

Excellent! Yours is the third blog this week I’ve come across discussing this exact topic and I am heartened by that because when the Lord started me down the simplicity path in 2005 people looked at me like I was nuts. “But what are you going to do?”, they asked. I left a business. Dropped ALL non-family appointments (including church…for a season) and frequently said no to family gatherings as well. In the beginning it was a fasting of sorts as I re-discovered who I was in Christ instead of who I was in me. Gradually, the Lord allowed me to add back in various activities but I still closely guard my family’s time and am mindful of anything that starts to infringe on the most important Relationship of all.

By: Amy Brigham

Amy Brigham — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:25:46 +0000

This post has been such a blessing to me today, Lindsay. Thank you for sharing it. )

By: Susie

Susie — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:18:56 +0000

I just wanted to say that I stumbled across your blog recently, and really enjoy what you have to say! You are gifted and blessed! Thanks for your faithful posts. I have a blog of my own that’s kinda similar, but it’s very basic as I know very little about html/website editing! We too are passionate about Christian living, healthy eating, and green living! Another thing, is that I’m from B.C. but originally from Portland area, which is I think around where you live? As far as simplifying, our motto is prioritize: Jesus, family, friends, ministry. The importance of simply staying home is highly overlooked, and we do very little other outside the home than ministry, swimming lessons, recreation as a family, and visiting friends. Keep up the good work!

By: Amyswandering

Amyswandering — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:46:41 +0000

Lots of food for thought here – thanks!!

By: Willow

Willow — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:52:39 +0000

We have recently decided to adopt this verse for evaluating and assessing each decision we make in our family. Galations 5:25 “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.”

Our desire is to follow God’s call in even the tiniest decision and to prayerfully consider whether we “keeping in step with the Spirit” as we contemplate various aspects of our lives.