Comments on: But I was Content Yesterday http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/2008/12/05/but-i-was-content-yesterday/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:33:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tracey Tillson http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/2008/12/05/but-i-was-content-yesterday/comment-page-1/#comment-5656 Tracey Tillson Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:53:54 +0000 http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/?p=225#comment-5656 Found your blog "accidentally" (NOT, of course!). What an incredible post. Thank you so much for a great reminder of where dissatisfaction begins: "You can lose it in a heartbeat the instant you start looking hard at what isn’t yours." Thanks for the reminder to pursue God where we are, and with what we have. Found your blog “accidentally” (NOT, of course!). What an incredible post. Thank you so much for a great reminder of where dissatisfaction begins: “You can lose it in a heartbeat the instant you start looking hard at what isn’t yours.” Thanks for the reminder to pursue God where we are, and with what we have.

]]> By: Michele http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/2008/12/05/but-i-was-content-yesterday/comment-page-1/#comment-5595 Michele Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:46:00 +0000 http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/?p=225#comment-5595 Beautiful post. Thank you for sharing your heart and the gentle reminder about being content. I just found your blog awhile back and love it. :) Beautiful post. Thank you for sharing your heart and the gentle reminder about being content. I just found your blog awhile back and love it. :)

]]> By: Sarah http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/2008/12/05/but-i-was-content-yesterday/comment-page-1/#comment-5181 Sarah Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:10:03 +0000 http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/?p=225#comment-5181 This is such a wonderful post. Thank you for sharing! This is such a wonderful post. Thank you for sharing!

]]> By: Meghann Jones http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/2008/12/05/but-i-was-content-yesterday/comment-page-1/#comment-5162 Meghann Jones Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:11:21 +0000 http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/?p=225#comment-5162 Oh my...I could just feel the excitement you must have felt as I began reading, then the loss once reality set in. So thankful you have such a wise husband so you did not make a bad decision and regret it much later! I too will stay content with my little home as well as I am trying to fit everything (and everyone) in it comfortably! I did notice today after being at a friends house whose home is much larger than mine that they had so many more toys and clutter than I do. Only because I believe because they had room for it, so its easier to allow more and more "stuff" into the home. I do like that part of having a smaller house, its easier to withstand the temptation to horde things, or buy more! Blessings to you and your little home!! :) Oh my…I could just feel the excitement you must have felt as I began reading, then the loss once reality set in. So thankful you have such a wise husband so you did not make a bad decision and regret it much later! I too will stay content with my little home as well as I am trying to fit everything (and everyone) in it comfortably!

I did notice today after being at a friends house whose home is much larger than mine that they had so many more toys and clutter than I do. Only because I believe because they had room for it, so its easier to allow more and more “stuff” into the home. I do like that part of having a smaller house, its easier to withstand the temptation to horde things, or buy more!

Blessings to you and your little home!! :)

]]> By: Kathy http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/2008/12/05/but-i-was-content-yesterday/comment-page-1/#comment-5145 Kathy Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:30:42 +0000 http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/?p=225#comment-5145 You have a great heart and God will bless you enormously as you wait on Him. You are a tremendous support and helper to your husband. He will be led to make the correct decisions for your family unencumbered because you don't whine and complain - but. . ."Stand by your man"! Dress up that little house and love all the memories that you are making in it. You have a great heart and God will bless you enormously as you wait on Him. You are a tremendous support and helper to your husband. He will be led to make the correct decisions for your family unencumbered because you don’t whine and complain – but. . .”Stand by your man”! Dress up that little house and love all the memories that you are making in it.

]]> By: Jeanette http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/2008/12/05/but-i-was-content-yesterday/comment-page-1/#comment-5138 Jeanette Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:34:35 +0000 http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/?p=225#comment-5138 I've been there! We live in a tiny 2 bedroom condo with three little ones and some days it's all I can do to even maintain the chaos. What I wouldn't give for a much larger place to live!! But, like you, financially the only way is to stay where we are for at least four more years... God knows best - and there are some things about the coziness of our place now that I wouldn't trade for anything! Life's funny that way... I’ve been there! We live in a tiny 2 bedroom condo with three little ones and some days it’s all I can do to even maintain the chaos. What I wouldn’t give for a much larger place to live!!
But, like you, financially the only way is to stay where we are for at least four more years…
God knows best – and there are some things about the coziness of our place now that I wouldn’t trade for anything!
Life’s funny that way…

]]> By: Ashley http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/2008/12/05/but-i-was-content-yesterday/comment-page-1/#comment-5134 Ashley Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:58:15 +0000 http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/?p=225#comment-5134 Oh, how I can relate! We're in the city and we really want to be in the country. Wow. And like you, we're commited to a large family and taking care of our mothers if the need ever arrises. I feel your pain. I love the wisdom in this blog. Thank you for sharing!! Oh, how I can relate! We’re in the city and we really want to be in the country. Wow. And like you, we’re commited to a large family and taking care of our mothers if the need ever arrises.

I feel your pain. I love the wisdom in this blog. Thank you for sharing!!

]]> By: InLove http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/2008/12/05/but-i-was-content-yesterday/comment-page-1/#comment-5132 InLove Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:30:03 +0000 http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/?p=225#comment-5132 Thank you for this post. I am a young mother with two young kids, My husband and I have been living in his grandpa's old house (he no longer lives here, and doesn't have a mortgage, so he said we could live here as long as we want, he likes having us close). We didn't plan on this. We sure didn't know that after two unexpected blessings from God, we would want more, many more, and that we were willing to leave the control with God. Our plans have changed drastically from the time we first got married. We wanted our own house, away from our family, and two incomes for extra money. Well hubby is the only one making an income and obviously we don't live in our own home! Grandpa is graciously letting us stay here. I have to remind myself of that every so often. The house is cluttered, with things of the family who lived here first, furniture that is not mine, clothing of people who are no longer living, and the basement is hardly usable because it is jam-packed with everything from toys (not my kid's toys) to workout equipment and racks upon racks of clothing. I'm not complaining...but a little extra space would be nice..:D I really do like living here, but once in a while I lust, for bigger better houses that are organized and spacious (and free of clutter I can't do anything about!). And God willing the time will come, it just isn't now. Right now I have to be content. but sometimes like today, that is so hard. So thank you for sharing your struggles, and how you confront them head on, I can learn from you. But it really is too bad about the house, I just love bay windows! On the other hand, who wants a big 'ole house,with lots of room and land, and nice bay windows? 'specially when you can have a nice cozy small house that FORCES you to interact with your family that much more! Thank you for this post.

I am a young mother with two young kids, My husband and I have been living in his grandpa’s old house (he no longer lives here, and doesn’t have a mortgage, so he said we could live here as long as we want, he likes having us close). We didn’t plan on this. We sure didn’t know that after two unexpected blessings from God, we would want more, many more, and that we were willing to leave the control with God. Our plans have changed drastically from the time we first got married. We wanted our own house, away from our family, and two incomes for extra money. Well hubby is the only one making an income and obviously we don’t live in our own home! Grandpa is graciously letting us stay here. I have to remind myself of that every so often.

The house is cluttered, with things of the family who lived here first, furniture that is not mine, clothing of people who are no longer living, and the basement is hardly usable because it is jam-packed with everything from toys (not my kid’s toys) to workout equipment and racks upon racks of clothing. I’m not complaining…but a little extra space would be nice..:D
I really do like living here, but once in a while I lust, for bigger better houses that are organized and spacious (and free of clutter I can’t do anything about!). And God willing the time will come, it just isn’t now. Right now I have to be content. but sometimes like today, that is so hard.

So thank you for sharing your struggles, and how you confront them head on, I can learn from you. But it really is too bad about the house, I just love bay windows! On the other hand, who wants a big ‘ole house,with lots of room and land, and nice bay windows? ’specially when you can have a nice cozy small house that FORCES you to interact with your family that much more!

]]> By: Organizing MOmmy http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/2008/12/05/but-i-was-content-yesterday/comment-page-1/#comment-5102 Organizing MOmmy Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:34:00 +0000 http://parunak.com/pursuingtitus2/?p=225#comment-5102 Sorry sweetie!!! I feel your pain. I've been there. It's hard. Cry it out. Cry it out. The Lord WILL provide in HIS perfect timing, exactly what you need. It will even be better than the CASTLE house OR he'll give you both peace to move forward IN FAITH. We have bought houses on faith before, and God provided. We had 3 houses at one time, and it was O.K. We got through it. We never missed a meal. This IS a great time to buy, and your other house seems small enough to make a good rental. That is what we usually do when we want to buy a new house. You can have your DH call Will to talk about the "rental blues" if you want. It's good and bad. I am not suggesting you just LEAP forward without God's blessing, especially since God could be calling you to move to Rockford. (O.K. I had to get that plug in)... Real estate is cheap here also. Anyway, I'll pray for YOU!! Lovingly, Jena (O.M.) Sorry sweetie!!! I feel your pain. I’ve been there. It’s hard. Cry it out. Cry it out. The Lord WILL provide in HIS perfect timing, exactly what you need. It will even be better than the CASTLE house OR he’ll give you both peace to move forward IN FAITH. We have bought houses on faith before, and God provided. We had 3 houses at one time, and it was O.K. We got through it. We never missed a meal. This IS a great time to buy, and your other house seems small enough to make a good rental. That is what we usually do when we want to buy a new house. You can have your DH call Will to talk about the “rental blues” if you want. It’s good and bad.

I am not suggesting you just LEAP forward without God’s blessing, especially since God could be calling you to move to Rockford. (O.K. I had to get that plug in)… Real estate is cheap here also.

Anyway, I’ll pray for YOU!!

Lovingly, Jena (O.M.)

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