tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443648400637194742.post2814451237914371515..comments2023-10-21T09:58:07.140-04:00Comments on Joyfull Living: Enhancing the Home AtmosphereJoyfullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09661193900261452475noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443648400637194742.post-44869490328811998562011-01-10T15:51:33.867-05:002011-01-10T15:51:33.867-05:00Oh, I just that line...and that thought - creating...Oh, I just that line...and that thought - creating a special place in their heart for home! Having Jordan here for three weeks, I hope that that special place feeling deepened...or, perhaps, grew as this house is new and just beginning to be home for all of us - and especially him. It was special having him but, you are correct, that it is a joy to watch them create their own independent lives...and homes (even if it is an Air Force dorm room - which he was quite proud of) :)<br /><br />Powerful post!! Happy Monday, friend.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02922994263280650480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443648400637194742.post-35915713695025773662011-01-10T14:36:53.214-05:002011-01-10T14:36:53.214-05:00I love this! Your words are so true, we do need to...I love this! Your words are so true, we do need to actually work on home atmosphere. I never have thought about "Smiling. It sets a beautiful tone for the home" but I agree with that as well :)Ashley Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071369674449856717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443648400637194742.post-78775072949003995732011-01-10T07:57:44.850-05:002011-01-10T07:57:44.850-05:00Having three that have "flown from the nest&q...Having three that have "flown from the nest", I can say "Amen" wholeheartedly to your post. I think one of the things that blesses me most now is that they all still enjoy coming "home" and want to be here for holidays and such. Sometimes when they were growing up, they would spend the night at a friend's house. When they came home, they would talk about how things were different there.... not bad, just different. It did make me aware of adjustments we should make or of things that maybe we were doing right. Enjoyed our three as kids...enjoying them now as adults....God is good!!Miss Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912779661977359332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443648400637194742.post-33108342217346679782011-01-10T05:48:21.146-05:002011-01-10T05:48:21.146-05:00Beautiful and very timely for me as well. With a 1...Beautiful and very timely for me as well. With a 19 year old who really only sleeps and showers here, a 17 year old who will be off to college this coming fall - and a 14 year old 'who still loves us and wants his noggin rubbed' I need the reminder that - home needs to be an inviting and warm and loving place. <br /><br />Since I work full time +, and my husbands hours are different everyday - (although bless his heart - he does the family laundry EVERY Saturday) I am exhausted and when I come home to a house where NOTHING has been picked up - even lights are left on - and if I ask for help I get an argument - it is easy to fly off the handle. My 19 year olds room is 2 feet high in clothes across the floor. You cannot even walk in there - Last week I threatened to take his car (that he owes us $1000 for and pays off each paycheck) -that did the trick - except he hauled all the clothes to the hall and then left them there for 5 days until I threatened again. <br /><br />My mom always said "Kill 'em with kindness"<br />I know I must have gone wrong somewhere along the way - always picking up after them - although I always refused to clean their rooms (except maybe once a month).<br /><br />I am going to pray about your suggestions - that God would plant them on my heart and give me the energy to make our home a place that is a place they want to be and they want to care for. <br /><br />Thank you - your words touched me - today!Valerie@IntelligentExpressionshttp://www.intelligentexpressions.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443648400637194742.post-13360392192731475332011-01-10T00:21:50.111-05:002011-01-10T00:21:50.111-05:00Thanks for the inspiration to give my older kids g...Thanks for the inspiration to give my older kids good reasons to choose to enjoy being at home. It is always good to be reminded about the impact a mom has through her home.Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182293568554955242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443648400637194742.post-70818452808566133452011-01-10T00:18:45.322-05:002011-01-10T00:18:45.322-05:00Thank you for this beautiful post. I have two teen...Thank you for this beautiful post. I have two teens, a girl 19 and a boy 16. The girl is hardly ever here, between work, church and a courtship and boy, well, we have a ways to go with him. I have to remember that they will be gone all too soon. I want my home to be a peaceful place that they want to spend time in.BARBIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537827307867912139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443648400637194742.post-69865631052206953062011-01-10T00:06:26.336-05:002011-01-10T00:06:26.336-05:00Beautiful post, my friend! I especially loved the...Beautiful post, my friend! I especially loved the last sentence. I want the essence of home to be engraved on the hearts of my family, too.<br /><br />Our 22 year old loves to be busy, and when he is home from college he is gone, gone, gone (although he does try to squeeze in some family time now that he's moved away).<br /><br />Before he moved away, however, he was like your son and pretty much wanted to be busy every single night.<br /><br />Our 17 year old doesn't like being busy like that. He is pretty much a home-body and enjoys being home and doing his own thing.<br /><br />Isn't it funny how their two personalities are so different?<br /><br />I will miss my kids some day when they move out permanently, but you are right - I would not want them to be afraid to move out and be independent.<br /><br />Thanks for linking up to Making Your Home Sing Monday!momsthewordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519343990735608713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443648400637194742.post-21860808019534071502011-01-09T22:56:17.144-05:002011-01-09T22:56:17.144-05:00Oh, thank you! This seriously hurt, but I needed ...Oh, thank you! This seriously hurt, but I needed it. I just got done scolding my kids for the state of their rooms and I'm feeling badly about it.<br /><br />Thank you for the reminder that my words and attitude make a difference in my home!<br /><br />Blessings!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574653924255126134noreply@blogger.com