tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28363093.post540913525301793651..comments2023-12-04T04:12:53.889-05:00Comments on Down On The Farm: It Takes All Kinds...Marcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00837798938089334872noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28363093.post-58665764050163976692008-05-14T13:55:00.000-04:002008-05-14T13:55:00.000-04:00Hi Marci,Very good post. Mother's Day can be a bit...Hi Marci,<BR/>Very good post. Mother's Day can be a bit trying for those moms whose children (some of them anyway) are not walking with the Lord, and therefore are not in church with her when the mothers are being honored. Ask me how I know. This year I was not thinking about myself at all but about other women whose lives have touched mine - my own mom, my mother-in-law, my special cousin (only other believer in our side of the family), and my pastor's wife who is also my good friend and spiritual mom - and trying to make the day special for them. So I was not focused on me at all. It was a good place to be. <BR/><BR/>My wonderful husband did build me a raised bed for a vegetable garden that day, and that was special. My daughter made me a cute card at church and gave me a flower. If I hadn't gotten any recognition, though, it wouldn't have mattered to me because it is just a man-made day on the calendar. I would prefer that my children not feel obligated to express their appreciation in a forced way on a certain day, and that it would just happen naturally at any time. I think "frazzled farm wife" expressed that a little more concisely than I. :) God's blessings to you!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02224478477510925985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28363093.post-54988427929685715452008-05-13T21:27:00.000-04:002008-05-13T21:27:00.000-04:00I try to take it all in stride. I used to feel a ...I try to take it all in stride. I used to feel a sense of entitlement when Mother's Day rolled around. There were also times that I spent Mother's Day feeling sorry for myself because my mother was dis-interested in my life (at best). This year, I took a new approach. While motherhood is a beautiful blessing from God, it is not the end all and be all of existence. Being a child of God is... <BR/>I spent this Mother's Day being the best Mom I could be. I even got up early enough to make the kids a real breakfast before heading out the door to church. This year, I took care to appreciate the gift of being a mother.VoiceInTheWildernesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027905882847497714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28363093.post-27711270526964504512008-05-13T16:23:00.000-04:002008-05-13T16:23:00.000-04:00Marci,This is a great post!To answer your question...Marci,<BR/>This is a great post!<BR/>To answer your question about what we do with our strawberries...We usually just eat them plain.But sometimes we make a fruit dip with marshmallow cream and cream cheese.<BR/>Strawberry Jam sounds really yummy!The Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372695092253931416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28363093.post-64043708217254178602008-05-13T14:18:00.000-04:002008-05-13T14:18:00.000-04:00We don't do any traditions for Mother's Day, nice ...We don't do any traditions for Mother's Day, nice pictures Marci!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28363093.post-64300490473215614952008-05-13T13:34:00.000-04:002008-05-13T13:34:00.000-04:00Your post was very thought provoking and I appreci...Your post was very thought provoking and I appreciated it very much. I have had many different kinds of Mother's Days (some good, some sad)which would take too long here, but this year, I had a quiet, sweet day with my 21 year old daughter (only child)who still lives at home and we visited my mom who will be 78 in July.<BR/><BR/>Many of the holidays that make some people happy, always make some people sad. Most of them are over-rated.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483264517830536055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28363093.post-41081016457163599662008-05-13T12:30:00.000-04:002008-05-13T12:30:00.000-04:00Wow, what a thought provoking post!I think Mother'...Wow, what a thought provoking post!<BR/><BR/>I think Mother's Day is a little over-rated. It's the little things in life along the way that really touch your heart, not just one day celebrated once a year.Frazzled Farm Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670912081102882168noreply@blogger.com