tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post1073961557863640268..comments2023-10-27T19:59:24.365-06:00Comments on Aspiring to Simplicity: Around Here These DaysEllaJachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17937838823211562533noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-17135682330408024062011-11-13T10:44:24.375-07:002011-11-13T10:44:24.375-07:00Oh Mary Grace, I take great encouragement at this!...Oh Mary Grace, I take great encouragement at this! There are days where I'm greatly blessed at how much my oldest knows/does (she's 10 now, as of september) -- especially compared to ME at that age -- and other days where I just don't know where to start.. :] I appreciate your comment greatly.<br /><br />I'm praying for your family, the visa thing, and rejoicing at the great strides Atticus has taken in conquering fear. What a testimony. :)EllaJachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937838823211562533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-85866739137244416452011-11-13T07:01:13.926-07:002011-11-13T07:01:13.926-07:00I just had to comment when I saw the part about yo...I just had to comment when I saw the part about you being sick and nothing getting done. :-) If I remember correctly, your oldest is 9, right? From where I sit right now--in this comfy place with my oldest at home being 14 and fully capable of running the entire household on a day when I can't manage--I have to admit that at 9, I could have *directed* her through some of the motions of doing things, but she certainly couldn't/wouldn't have handled it on her own. As a matter of fact, it was a situation when I *was* sick that prompted me to start filling in the blanks for her. Hey, this is how you cook XYZ. This is the best way to get the baby down for a nap. This is how I do this, etc., etc., etc. I may have been a little late on starting the overall "Here, take the reins" training, but I was thorough ... and it has been an amazing blessing to us all. As a matter of fact, Jo looks at girls her age who are flabbergasted at small homemaking details and shrugs. She's forgotten what it was like to be at my sole mercy to wash her clothes. LOL So go for it. Girls as good as yours at processing chickens will have it down in no time!mary gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028269181342950218noreply@blogger.com