tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30532543.post3182238952117920790..comments2023-09-27T00:59:40.334-07:00Comments on Simple Home Living: stay at home wivesLylah Lednerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436702227303638509noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30532543.post-71759595392982480092008-08-07T10:04:00.000-07:002008-08-07T10:04:00.000-07:00Great article. I chose to stay (and do some work) ...Great article. I chose to stay (and do some work) from home because family is #1 to me. I can't imagine the strain it would put on my family were I to work outside the home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30532543.post-38449016870865903322008-08-06T08:26:00.000-07:002008-08-06T08:26:00.000-07:00steph...u r so right it can be more difficult afte...steph...u r so right it can be more difficult after little munchkins join the fam IF the heart of the home aka mom/wife/woman - hasn't learned some basic skills from her mom. i can't wait to see you in september and SERVE YOU in our home! ahhh....Lylah Lednerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436702227303638509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30532543.post-21820271058164660542008-08-06T07:32:00.000-07:002008-08-06T07:32:00.000-07:00I think it's great when a wife who doesn't have ch...I think it's great when a wife who doesn't have children yet stays home! <BR/><BR/>We had our first child early (14 months after getting married), and I spent that short period of time working full time, as we worked hard to pay off our debt. It was the right thing to do, for us, but I would have really valued spending that time at home. <BR/><BR/>Learning to cook better, to keep my house clean, to care for my husband, to show hospitality in my home. Those things (if you weren't taught them as a girl) are more difficult to learn once you've got babies to be taken care of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30532543.post-88036341179071619562008-08-05T17:38:00.000-07:002008-08-05T17:38:00.000-07:00Meredith, they totally do bring more value than wh...Meredith, they totally do bring more value than what is given credit for and yet, I'm so excited that liberal media is publishing such a spiel. <BR/><BR/>Christy ~ thanks for your very sweet comments. I'm encouraged!Lylah Lednerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436702227303638509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30532543.post-58591091990002691812008-08-05T17:34:00.000-07:002008-08-05T17:34:00.000-07:00I think I know who these 2 women are, and they are...I think I know who these 2 women are, and they are 2 of the hardest-working, budget-conscious, supportive wives I've seen.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I have kids--and it is a full time job giving them better care than they could receive at any preschool.<BR/><BR/>But from my early married days, I know that there is no way my husband could have earned his Ph.D. while working full-time, both of us renovating houses on the weekends--on one teacher's salary.<BR/><BR/>Savvy stay at home wives and moms bring more value to the table than the CNN article shows.<BR/><BR/>And who can put a price on wifely support? You do take a risk in leaving career experience behind, but I'm hoping that God will bless my marriage and take care of me if something tragic happens.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455517419708043340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30532543.post-43018463297152304772008-08-05T16:03:00.000-07:002008-08-05T16:03:00.000-07:00I am so thankful for this post! As a young wife, ...I am so thankful for this post! As a young wife, I have found great solace and encouragement from your blog since I discovered it a few months ago. I felt (and stubbornly ignored) the Lord calling me to be a stay at home wife for about a year. Now, six months after submitting to His will, our marriage is stronger and I finally have peace with what I am doing. However, it is very hard to find other women in the same situation. Articles like these help me feel like I am not the only SAHW in the world!! Thank you Lylah for this blog and for being a mentor to young wives!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com