tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850554.post112774112241166115..comments2023-09-25T10:35:26.454-04:00Comments on Inscapes: Longing for a FocusBeth Impsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15560137034653905618noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850554.post-1128610241417715132005-10-06T10:50:00.000-04:002005-10-06T10:50:00.000-04:00Hi, Lisa -- thanks for coming by, and I'm glad thi...Hi, Lisa -- thanks for coming by, and I'm glad this was an encouragement! <BR/><BR/>It's the posting here that keeps me sane, actually. A writer needs to write, and I can see this as "finger exercises" -- I want it to be good but don't feel that it has to be publishable good. Then the process isn't totally alien when I can get to it for "real." I'm always most grateful when it is used for someone's good.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/><BR/>BethBeth Impsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560137034653905618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850554.post-1128607569746930452005-10-06T10:06:00.000-04:002005-10-06T10:06:00.000-04:00Thanks Beth. Just reading this made me tired! So...Thanks Beth. Just reading this made me tired! Sometimes I think I'd like to be more than "just a housewife" but you have reminded me of how hectic it is. I used to work 8 hours a day and then come home to laundry, meals, dishes, homework and children who needed more from me emotionally than I could give. I remember wishing I could be "just a housewife". It's a sacrifice of money and maybe a also of ego but you've reminded me that it was my choice. I think it was a good one (most of the time). ;)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I do enjoy your thoughts so much. Thanks for taking time to post when you're so incredibly busy.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482723497287290855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850554.post-1127929244631267832005-09-28T13:40:00.000-04:002005-09-28T13:40:00.000-04:00Thanks, Teri. Blessings on you, too.BethThanks, Teri. Blessings on you, too.<BR/><BR/>BethBeth Impsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560137034653905618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850554.post-1127923331890218202005-09-28T12:02:00.000-04:002005-09-28T12:02:00.000-04:00Beth,You need to send this to the magazine "Workin...Beth,<BR/>You need to send this to the magazine "Working Woman" which seems to say to the woman that she can handle it all beautifully. Why not realistically look at some of the things that are thrown overboard and grieve them honestly if one doesn't have the option (or daring) to choose them? <BR/>I get annoyed at such claims that the woman can transcend all and not lose anything by a profession.<BR/>Of course, though, some of us are called (and obligated) to be in the mix of these things, to accept the loss and appreciate a different type of gain. I just appreciate your honesty about the loss. Lots of prayers for a fulfilling stress/less semester. <BR/><BR/>TeriFieldfleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440734047941628266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850554.post-1127773219945304832005-09-26T18:20:00.000-04:002005-09-26T18:20:00.000-04:00Hello, dear Dr. I! You have the way with words. ...Hello, dear Dr. I! You have the way with words. I miss learning from you close by. I am praying for your strength. I am only beginning to realize the countless hours you spent on us. Thank you for that sacrifice, for it is a sacrifice, often unnoticed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850554.post-1127759980308039202005-09-26T14:39:00.000-04:002005-09-26T14:39:00.000-04:00Thank you, Amy -- that's one of the things that ma...Thank you, Amy -- that's one of the things that makes it bearable, that I actually get to see the fruit of it at times.<BR/><BR/>Enjoyed your last post at Over the Rainbow -- may not get time to respond there for a few days; essay 2 sits on my desk . . .<BR/><BR/>Love and blessings,<BR/><BR/>BethBeth Impsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560137034653905618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850554.post-1127758377373875492005-09-26T14:12:00.000-04:002005-09-26T14:12:00.000-04:00I too have wondered what drives a woman to pursue ...I too have wondered what drives a woman to pursue a career--when that career is not necessary to her family's financial well-being. The owner of the cafe where I work puts in fifty or sixty hours a week easily, works just about every Saturday and Sunday, stays later than all of us, and has a husband who is a chemist for a local company. I guess she just loves her work that much that even though she could stay at home, she chooses a highly hectic and stressful career; I couldn't stand to be away from home that long.<BR/><BR/>I am glad you are feeling less of the pressures of a time-table. I pray that the Lord continues to give you peace and rest, and supernatural energy to take care of all your duties and be joyful in the process. If it's any encouragement, I and so many others of your students have been so blessed by your sacrificial service to us.amelia ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717625290648440561noreply@blogger.com