tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159257200454865972.post705310132469583442..comments2024-03-26T08:24:25.988-04:00Comments on Creekside Cottage: Sharing My HeartDeanna Rabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946588895797307347noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159257200454865972.post-44682560760368573582008-06-27T08:52:00.000-04:002008-06-27T08:52:00.000-04:00Becky, It takes awhile to load for some reason. I...Becky, It takes awhile to load for some reason. If you get a chance to listen to it again, try it - it's very good.<BR/><BR/>Lady Jane, sometimes it is hard. I find it helps to have a good board that helps to back up the final, "buck stops here", decisions that are my responsibility to make. I find that it takes guts to sometimes know about "rumblings" and to ignore them. When it becomes an issue to be dealt with it can be awkward to be the one to confront it, especially if it is not about a decision I have made but more about me personally. I am not talking about where I may have given true offense, but where someone decides that my kids "never" get in trouble etc...<BR/><BR/>We have had these kinds of things over the years off and on. I find that these are people who never come to talk to you personally about something they are concerned about, rather they would talk to others about it. That is gossip.<BR/><BR/>I pray alot and ask God for wisdom. I am thankful for the other ladies on our board, who've "got my back" so to speak. For the most part we don't have alot of this, but it does happen.<BR/><BR/>Other than that, God has given me a heart for homeschooling and for supporting others who are homeschooling. My heart is for these moms. I believe this is evident to them, also I am committed to "keeping it real." I share my failures as well as my successes. That makes me accessible, not on a pedestal.<BR/><BR/>I resist the pedestal because I would be battered and bruised daily as I fall off of it!Deanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159257200454865972.post-50494106460584755952008-06-27T02:48:00.000-04:002008-06-27T02:48:00.000-04:00I love your online cottage, MrsRabe. :o) You are a...I love your online cottage, MrsRabe. :o) You are a lovely lady with a sweetness that bubbles from your soul. <BR/><BR/>I listened to the Voddie Baucham message (the Jeremiah 29:11 one) earlier today and was blessed. <BR/><BR/>About leadership and those murmurings from others that go with it...how do you handle it?sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869744622519612793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159257200454865972.post-45408977301799961202008-06-26T21:58:00.000-04:002008-06-26T21:58:00.000-04:00I couldn't hear anything when I went to that link....I couldn't hear anything when I went to that link. It just showed the microphone. I am so glad you are being built up and encouraged.<BR/><BR/>Blessings!<BR/><BR/>Becky K.Becky K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10531485758141842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159257200454865972.post-49339394297239459542008-06-26T21:47:00.000-04:002008-06-26T21:47:00.000-04:00I was just thinking about this today. Do I have a...I was just thinking about this today. Do I have a purpose to my blog? Should I get one? No, I'm just going to write because I can and because God makes it a ministry - not me. I'll try to check out your message link tomorrow. My brains have about had it for today =) Blessings... Pollyblessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329222864151673117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159257200454865972.post-77638274199926566002008-06-26T18:34:00.000-04:002008-06-26T18:34:00.000-04:00I enjoy watching the kids grow Even w/being far ...I enjoy watching the kids grow Even w/being far away I feel better connected thanks to your blog!! Though I may not always comment it blesses my heart to see what great example your kids are to their siblings & friends. Much love from (:Crystal:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811260063112780221noreply@blogger.com