tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post1642715699269027565..comments2024-03-29T01:22:45.705-05:00Comments on Ordinary Time: If I'm not lost, why do I have to find myself?thecurrysevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932092243753160814noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-29819002525685098002009-05-18T12:13:00.000-05:002009-05-18T12:13:00.000-05:00Your post was heartfelt and touching...but I implo...Your post was heartfelt and touching...but I implore you to keep in mind that there are mothers out there who feel they are "just mothers" because they don't realize their full potential as a person that had interests, feelings, ideas, etc. before they had children. These women shouldn't be made to feel that they are somewhat less of a person because they don't yet see themselves as the wonderful women that most of them are. Put religion and personal feelings aside and just grasp onto the fact that the mothers from all walks of life, all religions, need each other's support and guidance to become the "themselves" - a person they feel comfortable looking into the mirror at and being with each day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-88174745424486268052009-04-16T16:21:00.000-05:002009-04-16T16:21:00.000-05:00Nice post. I find the whole "just a mother" thing ...Nice post. I find the whole "just a mother" thing head-scratching because, like you, I refuse to define myself based on any one role I fill in my life. To me, "mother" doesn't define WHO I AM, it is simply a word to describe my relationship to my children. Just like "daughter", "wife", "sister", and "writer"...no one word defines me. <br /><br />I do understand feeling unfulfilled and have been there myself, but it had almost nothing to do with the fact that I had children, and much to do with the fact that I wasn't doing what I needed to do to be an interesting, engaged person. Any job has the potential to be either stimulating or stifling...it's all in what you make of it.Meagan Francishttp://www.meaganfrancis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-86382613222154921302009-04-02T08:05:00.000-05:002009-04-02T08:05:00.000-05:00Elizabeth,Absolutely BRILLIANT post!!!!! It should...Elizabeth,<BR/>Absolutely BRILLIANT post!!!!! It should be published.<BR/>Thank you for this!!<BR/><BR/>-Rob (not "just" a Dad)robandchristelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05030983271818704835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-74521706197225368142009-04-01T12:58:00.000-05:002009-04-01T12:58:00.000-05:00i loved this post, elizabeth. blessings. --emily ...i loved this post, elizabeth. blessings. --emily b.comemorninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938746218895641161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-27094283682695480482009-03-29T18:42:00.000-05:002009-03-29T18:42:00.000-05:00Sounds like that woman's comment roused you out of...Sounds like that woman's comment roused you out of your pregnancy induced somnolence! Go get 'em Mamma Tiger!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-68270638388877569552009-03-27T07:24:00.000-05:002009-03-27T07:24:00.000-05:00Great post, Elizabeth! -StefGreat post, Elizabeth! -StefAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-47928052715111649392009-03-26T13:46:00.000-05:002009-03-26T13:46:00.000-05:00Everyone has their own opinion on this issue. Ever...Everyone has their own opinion on this issue. Everyone is different but....<BR/><BR/>I work 9-5 which in reality is 8-6 if you count driving and mandatory overtime etc. <BR/><BR/>I see my amazing child aprox 1/2 hour in the AM (hurry up we are going to be late - get dressed, brush your hair, get in the car) and 2 hours in the evening before she goes to sleep (hurry up, eat your dinner, get your home work done, get in the tub, get in bed)<BR/><BR/>Unless you have a very unusual job what it seems most people do all day is; file, move paper around, make calls about the paper they are moving around, have a meeting about the paper, etc. <BR/><BR/>I am a single mom so I have to work. When I could stay at home with my child it was much harder then work, but enormously satisfying on so many levels. I found being a good stay at home mom took so much more in the brain department then any other job I have ever done. I am very lucky my wonderful sahm sister is there to watch my little girl so I can go out and push paper around to earn enough money to keep us afloat.<BR/><BR/>Don't ever feel you are just a momAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-56743918819661182772009-03-25T22:25:00.000-05:002009-03-25T22:25:00.000-05:00Thanks for such a great post. As you know, I am t...Thanks for such a great post. As you know, I am transitioning from an "8 to 5" outside job to a stay at home mom (currently stay at home wife until our little Dannette comes home). Thanks for being a mentor and encourager for me!<BR/><BR/>AnnetteAnnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382046739393362407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-71829100194687747812009-03-25T15:00:00.000-05:002009-03-25T15:00:00.000-05:00We just talked about this very thing during the se...We just talked about this very thing during the sermon talk-back group this weekend! <BR/><BR/>I stressed that we need to return to remembering and relishing WHOSE WE ARE and WHO WE ARE in Christ, rather than relying upon WHAT WE DO as the primary source of our personal identity.<BR/><BR/>Preach it.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Jena, we've never met, but "My Name is Asher Lev" is one of my fav's . . . I own a signed copy, which I hunted down after Chaim Potok passed away.Jolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170784412265396675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-31458628741520387742009-03-25T13:58:00.000-05:002009-03-25T13:58:00.000-05:00hmmmm... identity in Christ....that is the only tr...hmmmm... identity in Christ....<BR/>that is the only truly satisfying identity indeed...<BR/>anything else is "just" a label...<BR/>great post!Jenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883975580159419000noreply@blogger.com