tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265292650978616752.post9055742750209890419..comments2024-02-27T10:41:15.771-08:00Comments on Wid Kids: comparing...Bonnie Widmaierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05837432006300347815noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265292650978616752.post-31775627327255693282011-08-19T11:39:32.271-07:002011-08-19T11:39:32.271-07:00This was rich and real. Hits home for most of us w...This was rich and real. Hits home for most of us women, wives, moms, friends, sisters, daughters. Thanks for sharing your heart for so many. I'm writing the verse from hebrews for Kenzie.Ruth Poirierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567506351776102943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265292650978616752.post-13061344240701774042011-08-19T09:30:59.551-07:002011-08-19T09:30:59.551-07:00Excellent post, Bon. I think the reason I don'...Excellent post, Bon. I think the reason I don't blog more often is because I either don't want to sound like I'm always complaining about how hard life is, OR posting something fun or beautiful, and worried that I'm portraying a false life...that it's all roses. Anyway, both are wrong, because I'm just worried about what other people think. :) I wish I felt free to post whatever my day was, and not worry about how others will perceive it. The problem is within me...all that to say that I understand your feelings. <br /><br />What a world we live in...to be able to see inside the lives and homes of friends and strangers, and the feelings of pride, shame, and covetousness (as old as Eve) still rise up within us. So...here's to freedom, contentment, and peace. :) xoxokatiewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553157370672219150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265292650978616752.post-71710533588380893232011-08-19T07:08:58.244-07:002011-08-19T07:08:58.244-07:00I struggle with the home-schooling thing too. Lot...I struggle with the home-schooling thing too. Lots of my friends home-school. But I read something in a book once that talked about how kids in schools learn something that home-school kids don't get to experience as much and that is how to be a light for God IN THE WORLD. It's easy to follow God and do the right thing when kids are sheltered from the world, but learning how to do that when they encounter things that are not Godly gives you more teaching opportunities as their spriritual guide and makes them stronger in their walk with the Lord.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01913840100584605136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265292650978616752.post-37539989115929629562011-08-18T11:28:27.045-07:002011-08-18T11:28:27.045-07:00Bonnie,
I love your heart and sweet spirit for th...Bonnie,<br /><br />I love your heart and sweet spirit for the Lord! Thank you for your openness and transparency in this post, mixed with such perfect Scriptures. I think comparison is something that all women deal with, but you are right: God has you doing exactly what you should be doing now! And you are doing a great job at it!!!!<br /><br />Love you friend!<br />TTarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817882710228513104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265292650978616752.post-63041025124679406692011-08-18T11:00:32.039-07:002011-08-18T11:00:32.039-07:00This post has spoken to me. I can relate to what y...This post has spoken to me. I can relate to what you are writing and I too, fall victim to the "comparing". Love following your family on here.Jill Gruvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265292650978616752.post-81616612505381019342011-08-18T10:49:31.289-07:002011-08-18T10:49:31.289-07:00Aww! Bonnie, I think you're amazing! You'r...Aww! Bonnie, I think you're amazing! You're such an inspiration to all of us girls who don't have families yet. Rachel and I have both been like, "I want to do things with my kids like Bonnie does when I'm a mom." Tehe! <br /><br />Also, I think it's really wonderful that your kids are in public school. They are such awesome kids, and honestly, I bet there are a lot of kids that need friends like them! I think they are probably a huge blessing to the schools they attend! Really! I sometimes wish more Christian families kept their children in public schools (though I totally respect homeschooling too), because I feel like it is such an opportunity for Christian families to be a light. <br /><br />Anyway, don't lose heart! I think you're so inspiring and encouraging!Joy Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311768509110885992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265292650978616752.post-39139343623192485832011-08-18T09:24:21.961-07:002011-08-18T09:24:21.961-07:00hey bonnie! i am a friend of the baker family and ...hey bonnie! i am a friend of the baker family and drop by your blog every now and then. <br /><br />i feel the same way about the blog world. i try to post about the ups AND downs on our blog (tantrums, mistakes, etc). but at the same time, i don't want to have a blog that is nothing but complaints because i don't feel that is of the Lord either. but then if you don't complain, it sends a false message that your life is nothing but unicorns and rainbows. it's so tough to accurately portray your whole life in a silly blog! <br /><br />no mom does everything perfectly. i love doing crafts and photography, and i spend quality time with my kids. but we are ALWAYS behind on chores and i don't cook dinner every night. <br /><br />anyway, your kids are precious and i loved all the summer learning activities you did. (i know that it helped you to have those plans just as much as it helped them. having a long day at home with kids with no plans is just miserable).<br /><br />from one christian blogging mom to another: you are doing a GREAT job of loving the Lord and loving your kids!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13400434816477501947noreply@blogger.com