Comments on: Titus2Talk: Workers at Home – Part 2

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 25 May 2009 10:28:41 +0000

Thank you for this great series! I have been so blessed by what has been shared… now to put it all into practice!
I was also just wondering if you could tell me the name of or where you found the lovely painting at the top of this article?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:00:20 +0000

This series is really moving me to examine my life at home as more than just managing a household, but as Michelle F wrote my home “is for God’s glory and the benefit of others.” I have to ask myself am I more focused on running an efficient, frugal household or am I keeping first things first, God.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:57:26 +0000

I have to agree with you, once I stopped working not only was I more relaxed in general but our weekends weren’t spent catching up on all the little things.

I have to say that was the first thing I noticed when I quit.

By: Sbelle

Sbelle — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:15:01 +0000

I’m really enjoying this series. I am learning to be a better homemaker. I’m finding great joy and satisfaction with cleaning, organizing, and cooking.

It takes a lot of effort and heart to be an excellent homemaker. I had been guilty of being at home, but not being a true homemaker. Now, I make sure that I spend most of my day focusing on training and nurturing my children, and organizing my home. It has proven to be much more rewarding for me to focus on what I’m supposed to be doing, as opposed to indulging in my pleasures.

Thank you for this series. I’m delighted to read the upcoming posts.

By: Krista

Krista — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:03:51 +0000

Wow! Thank you for putting this together. It is really speaking to me and I hope to be better wife and mother because of it. I have been a “stay-at-home” mom for a little over a year now, but I would really like to be a keeper of the home like these ladies talked about. Again, Thank you!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:52:32 +0000

Wow – really GOOD stuff here. I love this – keep it up – my heart & home need this!

By: Shannon Hazleton

Shannon Hazleton — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:41:12 +0000

Ladies, thank you so much for all this wonderful exhortation. I feel as if the Word of God is being poured over me, and I need it this week.
Blessings,
Shannon H
Texas

By: Candyce

Candyce — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:13:23 +0000

Now that I’m home full-time, I find that we have more time to spend together as a family. I can be cleaning the house, doing the dishes from the night before, making meals, taking care of the bills, so that when my husband arrives home from work each day, the time we spend together isn’t trying to catch up on the little things like it was when we both worked. My husband has more time after work to enjoy being with our daughter, and the weekends are always more relaxing.

I definitely feel more ‘on top of things’ now that I stay at home. When we were both working, juggling daycare, doctor’s visits, etc., we had a difficult time staying organized.

By: Melonie (Momma & More)

Melonie (Momma & More) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:10:01 +0000

More great responses! If I had to pick one favorite quote from this edition, I’d go for this: “Many women stay home and yet do not “keep” the home.” SO TRUE!!! This is something that really speaks to me. I also appreciate the point Marliss makes about it being a mother’s responsibility to turn the hearts of the children to their fathers. This is especially important for me as a military wife during a time of war. When my husband is away it is LITERALLY only me that can really build the relationship between my children and my husband, because he will have limited contact by phone or computer with them. So it’s up to me to make sure they have physical (pictures, Daddy’s things) and verbal (positive comments about Daddy, discussions of memories of times spent together, things we’d like to tell him the next time we talk, etc) reminders of my husband for them to connect with and “turn their heart to”. I think it’s a way for them to focus on making him proud and being proud of him; of connecting with him when he cannot be here himself to share his love every day.