tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post5998869328412234301..comments2024-02-26T15:02:47.765-08:00Comments on A Homegrown Life: Living in Freedom every dayAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15729511504280715449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-33157317165513352912008-09-26T10:10:00.000-07:002008-09-26T10:10:00.000-07:00I got a great piece of advice when my kids were li...I got a great piece of advice when my kids were little: "Kids don't need great parents, they need consistently adequate parents."<BR/><BR/>Consistently adequate. I could handle that. I can get too bogged down in the moment and think I'm blowing it. But the big picture of being consistently adequate--that takes the pressure off and makes a great family. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for opening up and being Jenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05157041381940903012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-50852985708220212752008-09-16T13:12:00.000-07:002008-09-16T13:12:00.000-07:00Loved your venting!! Mainly because it's nice to ...Loved your venting!! Mainly because it's nice to know I am not alone.<BR/>Being a mom, teacher, friend, wife, etc. Sometimes it can get a little overwhelming.- Hugs coming your way.<BR/>Hope you have a great week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-58623994356297591522008-09-15T19:55:00.000-07:002008-09-15T19:55:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for your honesty. Sometimes I c...Thank you so much for your honesty. Sometimes I can't help feeling like a freak(!) and wondering how on earth God can entrust two little souls to my care:( sigh... Then I remember His mercy, and I know how much I've grown in character in these past several years. I also think about my childhood and how imperfect my own parents were and I know it will turn out all right:) Not that that's RavenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446409798180864383noreply@blogger.com