tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post3989838635567282215..comments2024-01-10T05:26:18.695-05:00Comments on Moments With Mother Culture®: Aiding A Boy's Life by Karen AndreolaKaren Andreolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-91156368847477925242014-11-02T01:09:18.914-05:002014-11-02T01:09:18.914-05:00Thank you for your post about boys. As a mother of...Thank you for your post about boys. As a mother of four young boys I greatly appreciate all the help I can get! My husband has been reading the Created for Work book with our oldest son. It has greatly helped him with his attitude when asked to help around the house. I will be looking into Mr. Schultz' other books soon! At times I wish there was another female around who could delight with me when I find a new variety of tea. ;) But for now I will enjoy the conversations with my sons that wrap around legos and dinosaurs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00560492400065949849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-3602487209021046302014-10-25T23:53:54.690-04:002014-10-25T23:53:54.690-04:00Love your new bloggy look, Karen! You had me chuck...Love your new bloggy look, Karen! You had me chuckling when you referred to the cackle of geese... :P HAHA! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291951073853426272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-31159273640278461622014-10-21T09:52:52.604-04:002014-10-21T09:52:52.604-04:00Good morning Karen! Your post made me smile! I te...Good morning Karen! Your post made me smile! I tend to want to chatter away about home making details. Thankfully, Elissa is still at home. :-)<br /><br />Did you decide on a green color? We need to get together before winter hits! <br /><br />Your grandsons are adorable! :-)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298251160546507540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-69578512210665118232014-10-17T18:58:29.373-04:002014-10-17T18:58:29.373-04:00I am the only womanly presence in my home as well!...I am the only womanly presence in my home as well! My mother lives many hours away and we 'save up' domestic issues to discuss over the phone or web chat. I was the only daughter (and oldest child) so my mom and I have a unique sort of bond that comes from being female in a sea of mannish glory... I wouldn't have it any other way! It makes those 'trivialities' that much more precious. And I dare say I learned to appreciate a gentlemen's view of things as well, which has been a wonderful blessing in marriage. <br />Thank you for sharing!<br />AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-37315707195790111462014-10-17T17:40:56.487-04:002014-10-17T17:40:56.487-04:00So - are you getting ready to paint? :) In my pa...So - are you getting ready to paint? :) In my painting this summer I painted my laundry room a shade of green and the hall/room outside it a complimentary green. I LOVE them. I was painting my dining room a shade of Williamsburg blue when I listened to "Mother Culture" repeatedly. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306217651417023803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-57455487713443282014-10-17T07:57:10.919-04:002014-10-17T07:57:10.919-04:00Hello, Karen! Isn't it fun to watch them grow...Hello, Karen! Isn't it fun to watch them grow? A favorite conversation that has been repeated many times over the years with all the children in my life goes something like this: "Look, Mom (or Aunt Sue)," they say as the sidle up to me and measure their height against mine. "I'm almost taller than you!" they say as they slide their hand over to the tip of my sternum, or to my shoulder, or to the tip of my chin, or to my eyebrows..... "Oh, look how much you've grown!" I say. Recently, my 12 year old niece and I repeated this very conversation. She is now up to my eyes. Her optimism is more realistic at this point than ever before! <br /><br />SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-5736977995502857802014-10-16T14:22:29.765-04:002014-10-16T14:22:29.765-04:00Hi Karen, thanks so much for these recommendations...Hi Karen, thanks so much for these recommendations! I am the only woman in my house, too, and I can't quite get inside the mind of my 3 little boys...or my husband, however much I might try:) I'll tag these books for future purchase.Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-84421440731315900272014-10-16T11:17:14.881-04:002014-10-16T11:17:14.881-04:00Karen, I really agree with your analogy that our h...Karen, I really agree with your analogy that our homeschooling years knit a "net" of knowledge for our kids. It should be a reassuring picture to all ages of homeschooling parents. <br />blessings on you and yours. <br />Sue R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-2624157989142393232014-10-16T09:54:54.624-04:002014-10-16T09:54:54.624-04:00I'm glad you feel comfortable to share here, p...I'm glad you feel comfortable to share here, personally. Since you do, I'll share, too. <br /><br />I was reading through a copy of the boy scout manual (1966) and the girl scout manual (1933) recently from our home library. Each has a flavor and an aim to the writing that has supplied me with points of interest for my Sunday school class (on child training for moms.) As I was reading I felt a pang. I thought, "Why didn't I teach my children this and that? Why didn't I read some of these excellent pages aloud? These things are good to know." My plate was full and our lives were full, during those growing years. I was teaching my children other things good to know. <br /><br />We parents work diligently to knit a kind of "net" of knowledge. The net is a tough rope - although it does have holes. Like a hammock supports a resting person, the net is strong enough to support our children in adult life. They must fill in the holes themselves as they go forth and live their lives. This is how I see it. Perhaps I'll round this out for a post. <br /><br />Thank you tenderhearted blog friends. <br /><br />Karen A. <br /><br />Karen Andreolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-48862784007256690792014-10-16T09:36:48.206-04:002014-10-16T09:36:48.206-04:00Karen,
Patchwork is one of my favorite things, so...Karen,<br /><br />Patchwork is one of my favorite things, so I think the new look is wonderful. I loved the previous look, also. Your blog gives such a sense of calm and comfort - the way you write, the photographs, the pictures. I just LOVE it all.<br /><br />We have been reading Boyhood and Beyond in our family and find it a treasure. May I add that our young teen girls are listening as their dad reads each evening. We believe the godly character traits presented in the book will make an impression on them as they wait on the Lord and pray for their future spouse. My girls read Beautiful Girlhood and their Sunday School class used it for a Bible study, also. It is a lovely book for girls.<br /> <br />I want to thank you again for answering the e-mails I sent you regarding literature and writing in high school. We have taken your suggestions, put them into practice, and we are seeing wonderful results. <br /><br />Enjoy your autumn days,<br /><br />Donna Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402361635775270386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-87373239914591533192014-10-15T23:32:19.202-04:002014-10-15T23:32:19.202-04:00I find myself more and more in a boys world as Kyl...I find myself more and more in a boys world as Kyle gets older. I am thankful for my husband who works with him and encourages him to work hard, to think of others, to care for his sisters, to be a gentleman in behavior.<br /><br />I am thankful for a few girls still in the house, and a weekly visit from my married daughter.<br /><br />I love your new blog look!<br /><br />DeannaDeanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-15194378128141048592014-10-15T22:57:48.237-04:002014-10-15T22:57:48.237-04:00Hi Karen, your new blog look is wonderful. So many...Hi Karen, your new blog look is wonderful. So many beautiful fall colors in it. I find myself wishing at times I could have another try at raising my kiddos. Is that normal? Your truths and ideas sounds so wonderful. I would have liked to have applied some of your ideas and those of Miss Mason's to their upbringing. Not that my children turned out less than I wish them to be, they're good children and I'm very proud of each of them , but they have and do struggle much in life. Circumstances were not always favorable in our home when they were children.....there were struggles there as well. Even so , struggles are a reality in life as general.......as I still face them almost daily, but I have also learned in my life that those very hard struggles is what has made me stronger. And God always make those times work out for our good somehow! For that ....I'm so thankful to him. I guess I find it easy to share my heart here, I'm afraid I'm gone on to much :) Blessings friendSimply Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933046149294440134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-72450629396478274292014-10-15T17:12:19.558-04:002014-10-15T17:12:19.558-04:00Your grandsons are so sweet in their matching outf...Your grandsons are so sweet in their matching outfits. <br /><br />Do you and your daughters use Goggle Hangout, FaceTime, or Skype? The three of you can be on one "conference" call together using free video.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your reviews, Dean. I've read "Created for Work" but not the others. Unfortunately my son is nearly grown and out of the house. Farrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884648840608072747noreply@blogger.com