Comments on: He Called Us Haggard http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/ 1 Corinthians 2:2 "I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified." Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:22:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Lana C. http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-76712 Lana C. Tue, 22 May 2007 17:15:23 +0000 http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-76712 You forgot the potty training struggle haggardness..... :-) You forgot the potty training struggle haggardness….. :-)

]]> By: Athena http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-65512 Athena Mon, 14 May 2007 01:09:42 +0000 http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-65512 Love this series of posts, not wonder I feel haggard. I have twins and homeschool and have a toddler and I need some new jeans. Thanks. Love this series of posts, not wonder I feel haggard. I have twins and homeschool and have a toddler and I need some new jeans.

Thanks.

]]> By: Linda http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-63905 Linda Sat, 12 May 2007 19:10:47 +0000 http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-63905 I may be late, but... Thinking and praying long into the night for teens (and toddlers...and 'tweens) Poor eating habits Poor (or nonexistent) exercise habits Worrying about vehicles that break down on an almost daily basis Worrying about financial issues Worrying about (fill in the blank) Notice that most of these are sin issues, except of course the praying. I think most of my haggardness is a result of sin, although life in general certainly plays a part. :oops: :oops: I may be late, but…

Thinking and praying long into the night for teens (and toddlers…and ‘tweens)

Poor eating habits

Poor (or nonexistent) exercise habits

Worrying about vehicles that break down on an almost daily basis

Worrying about financial issues

Worrying about (fill in the blank)

Notice that most of these are sin issues, except of course the praying. I think most of my haggardness is a result of sin, although life in general certainly plays a part.

:oops: :oops:

]]> By: jen http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-62931 jen Fri, 11 May 2007 22:56:58 +0000 http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-62931 I think I need a nap. Thank you for reminding me! I think I need a nap. Thank you for reminding me!

]]> By: Mama Squirrel http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-62858 Mama Squirrel Fri, 11 May 2007 21:58:13 +0000 http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-62858 "Being disconnected from the head"--oops, I read that one too fast--kept thinking of Anne Boleyn. My teenager (wanna-be cosmetician) gave me some makeup for my birthday this year. I guess that was a hint. :lol: “Being disconnected from the head”–oops, I read that one too fast–kept thinking of Anne Boleyn.

My teenager (wanna-be cosmetician) gave me some makeup for my birthday this year. I guess that was a hint. :lol:

]]> By: Elizabeth http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-62737 Elizabeth Fri, 11 May 2007 20:12:47 +0000 http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-62737 Having to justify our family and life choices to eveyone and their dog...especially those people who should be suppoting us. Having to justify our family and life choices to eveyone and their dog…especially those people who should be suppoting us.

]]> By: Lora K. http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-62702 Lora K. Fri, 11 May 2007 18:58:00 +0000 http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-62702 Cindy, This was great and much needed! I did feel a little better after my blog tirade to Dr. Trueman; which prevented me from looking haggard after reading his post. Deputy Headmistress, is right, sometimes our haggardness is due to our not doing what we need to do, sometimes it's because of serving God. I know that I need to examine that in my life. It was more than a little frustrating that he was attributing their haggardness due to their homeschooling... I guess all those non-homeschoolers live on easy street and never look haggard 8O And I thought that I was the only one who didn't wear makeup in my 30's and started again at 40. Maybe there is something magical about that age... wouldn't want to venture a guess as to what it is though. :idea:Cindy, maybe you need a haggard smiley that we can put in our posts on those haggard days. :roll: Cindy,
This was great and much needed! I did feel a little better after my blog tirade to Dr. Trueman; which prevented me from looking haggard after reading his post. Deputy Headmistress, is right, sometimes our haggardness is due to our not doing what we need to do, sometimes it’s because of serving God. I know that I need to examine that in my life.

It was more than a little frustrating that he was attributing their haggardness due to their homeschooling… I guess all those non-homeschoolers live on easy street and never look haggard 8O

And I thought that I was the only one who didn’t wear makeup in my 30’s and started again at 40. Maybe there is something magical about that age… wouldn’t want to venture a guess as to what it is though.

:idea:Cindy, maybe you need a haggard smiley that we can put in our posts on those haggard days. :roll:

]]> By: Jeannine http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-62518 Jeannine Fri, 11 May 2007 16:09:10 +0000 http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-62518 I can so relate to the hormonal sleeplessness. Sometimes I'm up for an hour or two in the middle of the night and inevitably I'm awake far too early in the morning no matter how little sleep I've had. Oh well, I'll only have around fifteen more years of that (my mother went through menopause at age 58) and then I can suffer from old age sleeplessness like all the elderly people I know. :) I can so relate to the hormonal sleeplessness. Sometimes I’m up for an hour or two in the middle of the night and inevitably I’m awake far too early in the morning no matter how little sleep I’ve had. Oh well, I’ll only have around fifteen more years of that (my mother went through menopause at age 58) and then I can suffer from old age sleeplessness like all the elderly people I know.

:)

]]> By: DeputyHeadmistress http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-62409 DeputyHeadmistress Fri, 11 May 2007 14:15:40 +0000 http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-62409 P.S. Other things that have made me look really, really haggard: Helping care for a friend and her children when her husband was deployed and she had surgery. Taking care of three kids with croup at the same time. Taking care of five kids with chicken pox at the same time. Letting a homeless family live with us for a couple of months. Taking a single mother in labor to the hospital and staying with her while she had her baby because there was nobody else. Studying for finals the two years I was in college. Getting up at the crack of dawn to greet the two children of a single working mom- we babysat them for free for several months so that she could homeschool them in the evening. car accidents Church camp Working on the 'bus ministry' in high school Needing gall bladder surgery for months without realizing it Spending a week at the hospital with a dying relative have a child in emergency surgery yardwork and clean up at the church building Picking up two new children two weeks before Christmas, with 24 hours notice. With no beds, clothes, or shoes for the new children. Staying up late with a friend stressed over her marriage, her children, and her in-laws. Eating too much popcorn and chocolate while staying up late for a girls' night of chick flicks. Learning that a friend needs brain surgery. Fasting and praying into the night for that brain surgery. Like your list, some of these things are worthy, some are not. Some are avoidable and some were not. Some haggardness is a side effect of doing what I am supposed to be doing, some comes from not doing what I am supposed to be doing. P.S. Other things that have made me look really, really haggard:

Helping care for a friend and her children when her husband was deployed and she had surgery.

Taking care of three kids with croup at the same time.

Taking care of five kids with chicken pox at the same time.

Letting a homeless family live with us for a couple of months.

Taking a single mother in labor to the hospital and staying with her while she had her baby because there was nobody else.

Studying for finals the two years I was in college.

Getting up at the crack of dawn to greet the two children of a single working mom- we babysat them for free for several months so that she could homeschool them in the evening.

car accidents

Church camp

Working on the ‘bus ministry’ in high school

Needing gall bladder surgery for months without realizing it

Spending a week at the hospital with a dying relative

have a child in emergency surgery

yardwork and clean up at the church building

Picking up two new children two weeks before Christmas, with 24 hours notice. With no beds, clothes, or shoes for the new children.

Staying up late with a friend stressed over her marriage, her children, and her in-laws.

Eating too much popcorn and chocolate while staying up late for a girls’ night of chick flicks.

Learning that a friend needs brain surgery.

Fasting and praying into the night for that brain surgery.

Like your list, some of these things are worthy, some are not. Some are avoidable and some were not. Some haggardness is a side effect of doing what I am supposed to be doing, some comes from not doing what I am supposed to be doing.

]]> By: DeputyHeadmistress http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-62391 DeputyHeadmistress Fri, 11 May 2007 13:48:55 +0000 http://DominionFamily.com/blog/2007/05/called-haggard/#comment-62391 Quit looking in my mirror! I think I stopped make-up a little earlier than you- we lived on a tropical island and it melted off as fast as it went on. I could never figure how other people managed. And just this last year I have tried it again from time to time. Such leisure I have now that the baby is 8. And hormones?! I got up at 5 a.m this morning for no reason at all. Okay, seriously, the more I read from the man who called us haggard, the more I think Stepford Wives. Quit looking in my mirror! I think I stopped make-up a little earlier than you- we lived on a tropical island and it melted off as fast as it went on. I could never figure how other people managed. And just this last year I have tried it again from time to time. Such leisure I have now that the baby is 8.

And hormones?! I got up at 5 a.m this morning for no reason at all.

Okay, seriously, the more I read from the man who called us haggard, the more I think Stepford Wives.

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