tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400013362999368442.post2440246709657554569..comments2023-04-27T07:33:42.843-07:00Comments on The Unplugged Family: I Have All I Need.Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06929231009510772743noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400013362999368442.post-20604168709701832122012-12-14T19:51:53.727-08:002012-12-14T19:51:53.727-08:00Lovely, you will not regret the choice. I live in ...Lovely, you will not regret the choice. I live in a developing country where our daily needs are met but wants like cheese and whole wheat bread we trust God for. I have been here ten years now and I always detox after having been home in the states to visit for the very reason of the flyers and the sheer amount of stuff that is accessible to you all there. I remember when a friend clipped some basil she had carefully cultivated and shared some with us. I made basil butter with it so it would last and the pleasure of that small thing brought me so much joy. The direction you are heading is not less it is more and the secret is that when you have less you enjoy what you have more and the amount of things that you are enjoying also grows. Even in our impoverished country we don't grab for everything but savor and fast as it were from the luxuries and we always feel rich. Thanks for your post it reminds me that God is good and blessing us fully right where we are if we only stop long enough to see them, value them and enjoy them. Bless you for being honest.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10848602351510580682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400013362999368442.post-54595837051303298292012-07-11T14:22:49.087-07:002012-07-11T14:22:49.087-07:00Thank you so much, ladies for all your comments. ...Thank you so much, ladies for all your comments. *LOVE!* <br>Grace - that sounds intense! I pray this time grows you strong and bonded together for life. ;)<br>Jeana - I think we ALL do that. Have you read "Kisses From Katie"? I think our culture clouds our minds. I think our culture pulls us away from the reality of what we have.<br>Emily, thanks so much too for your sweet words and encouragement. I am right there with you - I understand what it is like to feel weird and different. I feel like a total weirdo most of the time. :) My next blog post is actually about that very thing... ha. Sounds like we could be kindred spirits. Big hugs.Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06929231009510772743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400013362999368442.post-88591816886507307112012-07-11T14:08:16.660-07:002012-07-11T14:08:16.660-07:00Wow! I recently found your blog...and I am deeply ...Wow! I recently found your blog...and I am deeply moved by so much of what you write. Everything I have read, thus far, rings so true. My husband and I also homeschool our children, we are passionate about modesty, we have never lied to our children about the Easter Bunny, tooth fairy, or Santa Clause. Sometimes, it is a lonely world. Yet, my husband and I are always amazed when we find that there are 'normal' people in this world that think in the same ways that we do, yet actually have the courage to take the plunge on some of the hardest choices. You are unbelievably inspiring! May God shower his blessings on you and your family!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353830755025049342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400013362999368442.post-15451491871367239062012-05-24T14:50:16.930-07:002012-05-24T14:50:16.930-07:00I was just picking up our house, playing over and ...I was just picking up our house, playing over and over in my mind how on earth these children of ours got to be so ungrateful. I stopped as I suddenly thought about myself, our new home, the things we "need" to make it better. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I am placing value on the worldly things we need right now more than I am of Christ. Then I came down and read this post. Thank you for sharing just what I needed to hear.jeanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09810018388555836612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400013362999368442.post-52079289572527917562012-05-22T08:09:03.585-07:002012-05-22T08:09:03.585-07:00What a beautiful post. The marker scrawls across t...What a beautiful post. The marker scrawls across the advertising was very, very powerful, as were the images of your children living and enjoying a simple life.Jennifer Finkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568576650343979230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400013362999368442.post-20757850061174150852012-05-18T10:53:47.525-07:002012-05-18T10:53:47.525-07:00So needed to hear these words. In Christ, we have ...So needed to hear these words. In Christ, we have all we need!mercychangedmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17926282208462045188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400013362999368442.post-53260033872641810602012-05-17T11:44:56.781-07:002012-05-17T11:44:56.781-07:00What a beautiful post- Love the - "I shall no...What a beautiful post- Love the - "I shall not be in want" line of this psalm. Wonderful pictures, great reminder! :)April's Homemakinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03839044050318217592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400013362999368442.post-89927191963538360652012-05-17T07:18:20.320-07:002012-05-17T07:18:20.320-07:00So very true. We are prone to forget that God is a...So very true. We are prone to forget that God is all we need. And we are prone to fall for advertising. I learned this recently when I let my kids watch commercial TV for the first time. I kid you not, the first words out of their mouths after just one commercial was, "I need that." :D!!<br><br>I loved this: "I breathe out and the tears come. Again. They come often these days. But, I am the most at peace I've ever been in my life. I truly am. Yet my soul is uneasy. But I think our soul ought to be uneasy in this messed up world." God is at work in you. I believe that is really what it feels like when He is changing us and causing us to grow.<br><br>Blessings. SaraSara Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511018248700719034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400013362999368442.post-71330988508000296032012-05-17T06:44:04.617-07:002012-05-17T06:44:04.617-07:00What a powerful image! I'm going to make my ow...What a powerful image! I'm going to make my own psalm 23 flyer as a reminder.Alison Keddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08006908407999334558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400013362999368442.post-4319107887971858242012-05-17T05:45:51.344-07:002012-05-17T05:45:51.344-07:00AmenAmenAlishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281393691116360976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400013362999368442.post-46702268835387976312012-05-17T04:32:48.827-07:002012-05-17T04:32:48.827-07:00so beautiful and very thought out and true! I am ...so beautiful and very thought out and true! I am working on my wants and needs, not only financially but as what the Lord is asking me to do with my time. My adopted son and I are now in a therapy program where we are needing to be together 24/7...no breaks, no letting the older siblings take him...deep sigh and a temper tantrum later...this IS really important. Thank you for the reminder and you are a light!Gracenoreply@blogger.com