Comments on: Walking In My Footsteps http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/07/walking-in-my-footsteps/ Our Family's Journey To Self Sufficiency Wed, 23 May 2012 02:57:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Babychaser http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/07/walking-in-my-footsteps/comment-page-1/#comment-15670 Babychaser Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:48:50 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=6391#comment-15670 So very insightful Kendra! Thanks for sharing a hands on example. My baby girl is 2 1/2... so not quite ready. I've been trying to keep her and my son (3 1/2) with me more and more (though I'm still working on it). They are much more obedient when I do and I'm much more patient with him in general when I'm deliberately slowing down to include them. Patience... will it ever get any easier? So very insightful Kendra! Thanks for sharing a hands on example. My baby girl is 2 1/2… so not quite ready. I’ve been trying to keep her and my son (3 1/2) with me more and more (though I’m still working on it). They are much more obedient when I do and I’m much more patient with him in general when I’m deliberately slowing down to include them.

Patience… will it ever get any easier?

]]> By: Talissa http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/07/walking-in-my-footsteps/comment-page-1/#comment-15305 Talissa Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:21:32 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=6391#comment-15305 awesome site awesome site

]]> By: Talissa http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/07/walking-in-my-footsteps/comment-page-1/#comment-15304 Talissa Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:20:09 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=6391#comment-15304 As a single mom for many years I raised my 2 sons tp believe that there was nothing they could not accomplish. I sometimes worked 2 jobs which took me away from them but I never missed school functions, baseball game sand as a family we learned love and respect for one another. After 8 yrs I met a wonderful man,by this time my sons were 14 and 19. My now wonderful husband Keith had 2 babies,3 and 1, and blending our families scared me. Then tragedy struck. Keiths 3 year old son was run over by a riding lawn mower while we were working and he was permanently disabled becasue of this. Never was I more proud when my sons came to us during a family conversation and said to Keith, you need my mom now and she needs to help you with Cody and kaitlyn. As a family we are gonna make it through this. We were not married and my sons brought this family together more that day. It has been a financial and mental struggle but 8 years later we have a wonderful family of 3 boys 1 very spoiled lil girl and 2 soon to be daughter in laws. My oldest is a nurse, the 2nd is in law school and I am told daily what wonderful sons I have. I feel what we teach them and the life we SHOW them is more important than anyone will every know. I think you are giving your children a basis for a wonderful life .Thank you for sharing this w. us. As a single mom for many years I raised my 2 sons tp believe that there was nothing they could not accomplish. I sometimes worked 2 jobs which took me away from them but I never missed school functions, baseball game sand as a family we learned love and respect for one another. After 8 yrs I met a wonderful man,by this time my sons were 14 and 19. My now wonderful husband Keith had 2 babies,3 and 1, and blending our families scared me. Then tragedy struck. Keiths 3 year old son was run over by a riding lawn mower while we were working and he was permanently disabled becasue of this. Never was I more proud when my sons came to us during a family conversation and said to Keith, you need my mom now and she needs to help you with Cody and kaitlyn. As a family we are gonna make it through this. We were not married and my sons brought this family together more that day. It has been a financial and mental struggle but 8 years later we have a wonderful family of 3 boys 1 very spoiled lil girl and 2 soon to be daughter in laws. My oldest is a nurse, the 2nd is in law school and I am told daily what wonderful sons I have. I feel what we teach them and the life we SHOW them is more important than anyone will every know. I think you are giving your children a basis for a wonderful life .Thank you for sharing this w. us.

]]> By: Laurie http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/07/walking-in-my-footsteps/comment-page-1/#comment-15188 Laurie Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:38:06 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=6391#comment-15188 Thank you, Kendra. I needed this post. I haven't been involving my children as much as I need to. It's mindblowing to think of how little time we really do have with them as children! Thank you, Kendra. I needed this post. I haven’t been involving my children as much as I need to. It’s mindblowing to think of how little time we really do have with them as children!

]]> By: Shannon http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/07/walking-in-my-footsteps/comment-page-1/#comment-15050 Shannon Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:19:52 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=6391#comment-15050 I am very happy for you Kendra, but now after reading all the comments I am left with an almost depressed feeling. I am facing coming off of maternity leave now, not because I want to, but because one income will not support my family. It breaks my heart because I to believe that we are given children to raise ourselves, not to let someone else do it for us, but a year of maternity leave has not shed light on any other way and now I must work it out. I am blessed that my husband has decided that we might be 'good enough' with me working only part time, and if I can get the days to work that I want, I may be able to leave my son with my husband on his three days off and fore-go any outside child care. Wish me luck, I need it very much right now. I am very happy for you Kendra, but now after reading all the comments I am left with an almost depressed feeling. I am facing coming off of maternity leave now, not because I want to, but because one income will not support my family. It breaks my heart because I to believe that we are given children to raise ourselves, not to let someone else do it for us, but a year of maternity leave has not shed light on any other way and now I must work it out. I am blessed that my husband has decided that we might be ‘good enough’ with me working only part time, and if I can get the days to work that I want, I may be able to leave my son with my husband on his three days off and fore-go any outside child care. Wish me luck, I need it very much right now.

]]> By: Jessica K. http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/07/walking-in-my-footsteps/comment-page-1/#comment-14983 Jessica K. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:31:23 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=6391#comment-14983 Thank you Kendra :) I needed to hear this as well. I know it, but I don't always live it. I get frustrated sometimes and figure it's just easier and quicker if I do it myself, but easier and quicker is not the point! Thank you for sharing! My daughter is almost 4, and with a 2 year old and another on the way, I need all the help I can get! I really need to use this time I have because as everyone says, it's gone so quickly! Thank you Kendra :) I needed to hear this as well. I know it, but I don’t always live it. I get frustrated sometimes and figure it’s just easier and quicker if I do it myself, but easier and quicker is not the point! Thank you for sharing! My daughter is almost 4, and with a 2 year old and another on the way, I need all the help I can get! I really need to use this time I have because as everyone says, it’s gone so quickly!

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