tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post4766156623958407437..comments2024-01-07T06:51:59.504-06:00Comments on Finding the Balance: {giveaway!}Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11270690264528059330noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-54890251976819115202012-04-13T10:42:44.190-05:002012-04-13T10:42:44.190-05:00I have been tossing similar thoughts around in my ...I have been tossing similar thoughts around in my head for weeks now. How can I become a better mother is the root of my thoughts? I thought perhaps I needed to completely unplug from the computer and stop my blog all together but I quickly realized that was something I enjoyed and I shouldn't deprive myself of that. What I need is to not feel the pressure I put on myself to make my blog something that it's not. I don't do this for a living, so it's okay if I don't post every day. It's okay if my pictures aren't as perfect as "x" blogger. I may not be as funny as "her" but I can be me. So again, you're timing was perfect with your post. It's something I struggle with often, not so much wanting to be someone else, just wanting more out of myself. I'd love to read that book to see what nuggets of wisdom are in it! Thanks!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885761870362457252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-7193956576505310152012-03-26T23:19:02.973-05:002012-03-26T23:19:02.973-05:00Awesome. Love it. Thank you for sharing your hea...Awesome. Love it. Thank you for sharing your heart. It's so hard to not compare, especially as women (and mothers). Ugh.....Satan really knows how to makes us feel inadequate. <br /><br />Blogs and FB just give us a TINY snapshot at what life is like. Thanks for keeping it real!!!!Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444711785553513845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-30558298984971469162012-03-26T19:49:28.501-05:002012-03-26T19:49:28.501-05:00Love this Amy. This is so true. I know that I fa...Love this Amy. This is so true. I know that I fall into that trap too sometimes and God gets a hold of my heart and tells me that I am good enough just doing what I can do. It is so nice to hear that we women are not alone in that struggle and we can depend on each other to share in this struggle. I am very interested in this book. Can you get it from a Christian bookstore or Amazon or somewhere? Great to catch up on your family.Mirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01903235575601188208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-67620665660491228062012-03-24T20:48:44.014-05:002012-03-24T20:48:44.014-05:00So true! I have very strong feelings about this to...So true! I have very strong feelings about this topic, and how honesty is important for BOTH sides of the coin. This looks like a great book for every woman to read.Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-20420937041459524602012-03-23T07:44:03.598-05:002012-03-23T07:44:03.598-05:00so true Amy - I have been discussing this very thi...so true Amy - I have been discussing this very thing with Russ over the last couple weeks. It is wonderful to have a husband who helps put things in perspective for you. I know, I get too wrapped in things emotionally at times and he helps bring it all back down. I know I will read the book whether I win it or not.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257867981110574816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-34967193366901655062012-03-23T06:36:49.821-05:002012-03-23T06:36:49.821-05:00The very few bloggers I keep up with are all women...The very few bloggers I keep up with are all women who keep it real - yourself (obviously) included. And yet I still sit there, read them and think, "How in the world do they have time to take the pics, upload them and then talk about them?" Somedays I feel like I spend all day just feeding my kids, cleaning up after my kids and trying to do a little laundry before it all reproduces and quadruples in size. Sounds like a good book, and I would love to read it. If I am not the winner, I'll have to check the library.Amy Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-77252672922446666462012-03-22T20:45:22.230-05:002012-03-22T20:45:22.230-05:00I just read that and thought, "That's so ...I just read that and thought, "That's so me!" I always think everyone in the blogging world has it all together. What a great giveaway! I might just pick up a copy anyway!<br />Thanks!Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015126063320872868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-7252225127159240962012-03-22T00:24:25.788-05:002012-03-22T00:24:25.788-05:00Haha, when I first started blogging, I only read o...Haha, when I first started blogging, I only read one other blog (PW), which morphed into about three blogs, and then...well, more and more. I have a love/hate relationship with some of them. I think,"Seriously? I can't even get up some mornings and this person is [blah, blah, blah] and a great writer, too!" :) That Roosevelt quote is good. So true. Thanks for sharing these words, and the book. Have a great week, Amy!Christinahttp://fivewalkers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-71813713210433668052012-03-20T20:52:16.857-05:002012-03-20T20:52:16.857-05:00No matter what season of life, this is an issue-- ...No matter what season of life, this is an issue-- maybe more for women? I just know when my kids were younger, I always felt like there was someplace else or something else I should be doing. I wish I had said "No" more often to outside things.<br /><br />I would like to read this book...<br /><br />Liz MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-67544954479030789782012-03-20T20:38:59.774-05:002012-03-20T20:38:59.774-05:00I JUST posted the quotation about everyone else...I JUST posted the quotation about everyone else's highlight reel as my facebook status last week! I definitely feel this way, too. But I will also say that I have been floored the couple of times when someone has admitted that they think this way about... wait for it... ME?! <br /><br />Seriously - it's amazing to think that sometimes you're the one who appears to have it all together. Yes, even YOU, Amy! :)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022611578701579149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-51595597485301189442012-03-20T15:06:29.622-05:002012-03-20T15:06:29.622-05:00I think everyone struggles with this to some degre...I think everyone struggles with this to some degree..... I would love to read the book!<br /><br />Paige<br />pnarrell@gmail.comPaigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960774424684658481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-3216511003602379532012-03-20T09:31:59.916-05:002012-03-20T09:31:59.916-05:00I would leave this commnent even if you did not ha...I would leave this commnent even if you did not have a "giveaway." I feel like this post was written for me. I have been really struggling with feeling like I am failing at everything I am doing. I look around and wonder how everyone else seems to be doing it and I can't. The truth is that someone is looking at me and probably thinking the same thing. They don't know that I spent Sunday night locked in my closet crying. How is that for the truth. Thanks for being real my dear sweet friend.Hannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859801859473916709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-2482380912160747162012-03-19T21:41:40.046-05:002012-03-19T21:41:40.046-05:00Thanks for the reminder!Thanks for the reminder!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-10229639967038321362012-03-19T19:02:43.595-05:002012-03-19T19:02:43.595-05:00One of my favorite pinterest quotes is the "h...One of my favorite pinterest quotes is the "highlight reel" quote. So true! The book sounds eye opening and motivational. Love you, my sweet, open, honest and wonerful real-life friend!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960808994836747079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-83775173958042640752012-03-19T18:41:02.742-05:002012-03-19T18:41:02.742-05:00Great reminder! I will definately check this book...Great reminder! I will definately check this book out whether I win or not:)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17423914559479404410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-53874402101220998712012-03-19T18:11:48.674-05:002012-03-19T18:11:48.674-05:00Thanks for the reminder. I would love to read thi...Thanks for the reminder. I would love to read this book! <br /><br />AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10957517390445883692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-58022734718800119022012-03-19T17:29:23.933-05:002012-03-19T17:29:23.933-05:00That sounds like a great book! I know I've loo...That sounds like a great book! I know I've looked at blogs and thought, why can't I do that?? I just need to remind myself to be happy with what I'm able to do. :0) thanks for the reminder!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667745609344087244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-25801236914571254212012-03-19T17:16:53.128-05:002012-03-19T17:16:53.128-05:00That is the truth. We should be grateful for what ...That is the truth. We should be grateful for what we have but sometimes fall into this trap. Sounds like a great read. Thank you.Susy M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-9927736706008630702012-03-19T16:43:27.085-05:002012-03-19T16:43:27.085-05:00Comparing myself with others has gotten me into a ...Comparing myself with others has gotten me into a lot of trouble. I have to fight hard to keep from being consumed with what others think of me. I would LOVE to read this book! :) Thanks for a great blog and always being so real!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921921051099194629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-67828161532985943582012-03-19T15:53:41.014-05:002012-03-19T15:53:41.014-05:00the devil loves to complicate our lives with this ...the devil loves to complicate our lives with this very issue. It's taken me a long time to get past a lot of that, and sometimes I believe the liar. When those thoughts surface I try to say "God made me this way. He loves me as I am. "<br /><br />I've noticed my blog reading changed in the past year too. I read more about people's life stories, inspirational blogs, vrs. home improvement, etc. I find myself being encouraged by the fact there ARE so many lovers of Jesus all over the world, strangers willing to pray for each other. Makes us more like the family of God. <br /><br />Happy Spring Amy.flower power mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842024984467546082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-50528195735497574392012-03-19T15:27:21.704-05:002012-03-19T15:27:21.704-05:00I am guilty of reading blogs and then thinking I a...I am guilty of reading blogs and then thinking I am not as good of a mom as a lot of them...Its very hard not to compare yourself to others. Facebook is the same way, people trying to make thing seems wonderful or terrible..Shannon K (Wichita, Ks)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-72745302980243533752012-03-19T14:35:05.601-05:002012-03-19T14:35:05.601-05:00it's nice to know after all this yrs other don...it's nice to know after all this yrs other don't have it together like i sorta of been thinking. went i think i do something always happens to ruin my togetherness :)lindalounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-60520377801330746232012-03-19T14:27:58.462-05:002012-03-19T14:27:58.462-05:00i would love to read that book!i would love to read that book!The Siebertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09853056785430963714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-67091117187742909962012-03-19T12:01:42.212-05:002012-03-19T12:01:42.212-05:00thank you for these words! we need to be reminded ...thank you for these words! we need to be reminded of this OFTEN!Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081538432594107207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568250349175047958.post-89777494982779762972012-03-19T10:09:53.010-05:002012-03-19T10:09:53.010-05:00Yep, I agree....comparison happens all of the time...Yep, I agree....comparison happens all of the time, and it's a dangerous trap that I've fallen into. I haven't fallen into it with blogs as much as I have with Facebook -- which is why I've had to take "breaks" occasionally.Marc, Sarah, Luke, and Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476907950158068554noreply@blogger.com