tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post5726239138415101496..comments2023-06-27T02:47:36.624-05:00Comments on Life in the Parsonage: I Got Lazy...Sarah@Life in the Parsonagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129742817309651806noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-86923342257515742652009-03-06T08:24:00.000-06:002009-03-06T08:24:00.000-06:00I totally understand! I get comfortable way too qu...I totally understand! I get comfortable way too quickly.<BR/><BR/>Your blog is wonderful. It is nice to visit with another minister's wife!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409733328788836840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-91804726495732890222009-03-05T08:59:00.000-06:002009-03-05T08:59:00.000-06:00It is easy to be in a niche and comfortable. Thank...It is easy to be in a niche and comfortable. Thanks for this reminder. I am such a homebody that not only might I be hurting and depriving myself of those awesome relationships but I am more than likely hurting my children in the process too. THanks for this great reminder.<BR/><BR/>*Shay*<BR/>P.S. I really really love your blog.Shaybplus3https://www.blogger.com/profile/08039639911739225581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-56684445409962226432009-03-05T08:42:00.000-06:002009-03-05T08:42:00.000-06:00I totally get the search for a niche (did I find i...I totally get the search for a niche (did I find it? not sure...) as well as the dislike for living outside the zone o'comfort. Thanks for your honesty here!Lisa Spencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990706355525884593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-65210777037688053592009-03-05T07:48:00.000-06:002009-03-05T07:48:00.000-06:00love.this.post.and i SO needed to read it today. I...love.this.post.<BR/><BR/>and i SO needed to read it today. I'm going through something like that right now. <BR/><BR/>When I first started staying home i lost all my girlfriends from work. I only knew of 2 or three stay at home moms. one was my sister-in-law.and one was my cousin who lived 4 hrs away. i had some of the same feelings you mentioned and was always trying to find my niche. Poor David, i would break down crying all.the.time. that i had no friends. I prayed and prayed! and really it wasn't until i started blogging that i built great relationships with women i have never met. (this was 7 years later) i've started making more and more friends here at home and after reading this post realized that i have too become lazy! do i go outta my way to speak to the mom who is by herself at the playground when i'm with a couple of friends. no, why, don't wanna step out of that comfort zone. don't want to have to come up with stuff to talk about, and on and on..... <BR/><BR/>thanks SO much for this post!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03303188939513373104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-56428922849813500622009-03-05T01:23:00.000-06:002009-03-05T01:23:00.000-06:00Very valid point...and i've been there...on all ac...Very valid point...and i've been there...on all accounts! I have to agree with blogger above...moderation is a good thing.Sit A Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365053673515336007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-11686593080648879742009-03-04T23:17:00.000-06:002009-03-04T23:17:00.000-06:00You know i love your girl - and as far as "stickin...You know i love your girl - and as far as "sticking with your boringness..." no way. :) You are highly entertaining!<BR/><BR/>I hear you - it is easy for me to settle in too. As far as blogland goes, though, I find it really hard to strike a balance between getting around to everyone and just getting off the computer and giving my family time. I think it will always just be an ongoing balancing act.Jackie https://www.blogger.com/profile/06689420082726915164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-43306997054367403362009-03-04T21:45:00.000-06:002009-03-04T21:45:00.000-06:00I think that everyone can get in a rut where they ...I think that everyone can get in a rut where they began to become lazy and not branch out. It is unrealistic for us to think that 1 friend can be everything. You were in the same boat as a lot of us...and I am glad I stumbled on you because I love reading your stuff!!!Eyeglasses & Endzoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799530639331072171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-59935141592943778962009-03-04T20:12:00.000-06:002009-03-04T20:12:00.000-06:00I'm the new girl in a town I've lived in for 4 yea...I'm the new girl in a town I've lived in for 4 years. I spent so much time working and in school when we moved here that now I realize I have no friends. Oh well. One good thing about having a great hubby. He's my best friend too. Someday, I'll make great friends. It's just hard when I had SO many friends in high school, and so few now. Ok, I'm rambling. Thanks for being an inspiration.Kodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752268343784867005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-64022401014916959992009-03-04T19:50:00.000-06:002009-03-04T19:50:00.000-06:00i've often found myself in that position since i'v...i've often found myself in that position since i've moved..."needy" to find friends and then also wanting to branch out and meet new bloggy friends. BOTH are coming along after some effort. :-) and you are never BORING! never!Elizabeth Byler Yountshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05063220668900409811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-58574947312455069422009-03-04T19:35:00.000-06:002009-03-04T19:35:00.000-06:00boring... that is not what i would call what you w...boring... that is not what i would call what you write. funny & refreshing are much better words to describe your post!<BR/><BR/>you're awesome!mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069217737520406311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-54087909707610087082009-03-04T19:26:00.000-06:002009-03-04T19:26:00.000-06:00I love your heart and your honesty.MomI love your heart and your honesty.<BR/>MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-40739163786349115182009-03-04T19:19:00.000-06:002009-03-04T19:19:00.000-06:00True, so, so true! The whole issue of friendships...True, so, so true! The whole issue of friendships can be a difficult one at times. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the matter.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567398445753025662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-88806482156227899902009-03-04T19:00:00.000-06:002009-03-04T19:00:00.000-06:00Sarah- Our last church had 1200 members and the to...Sarah- Our last church had 1200 members and the town had 3000. Everyone was related, had their own circles and it was hard to fit in. I thought of it as almost a cult. But I did find my friend in a couple a years. I understand about the blog thing too. I am so new on here and I have tried to keep up, join new groups and I am exhausted!!! I work fulltime, my kids are 15 and 20 but I am still running. I would love to spend the whole day sometimes making comments but I know it can't happen. I always enjoy your blog- thanks for your wonderful comments.LuAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322530683834490554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-8980251434235048132009-03-04T16:41:00.000-06:002009-03-04T16:41:00.000-06:00so true!! funny, I have just been thinking about ...so true!! funny, I have just been thinking about this in regards to my life...sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16558961544260341038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-90485330182227022642009-03-04T15:59:00.000-06:002009-03-04T15:59:00.000-06:00So true, my friend. I've been trying to explore ne...So true, my friend. I've been trying to explore new blogs when I have extra time, but you know everything in moderation. I mean, my family's got to have clean underwear and a hot meal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140251369331552673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-10717643186183283012009-03-04T15:46:00.000-06:002009-03-04T15:46:00.000-06:00Thanks so much for your post. I am the "new preac...Thanks so much for your post. I am the "new preacher's wife" in a new town and I'm struggling to find "my" group. I think it is especially hard when your are the wife of the pastor, people assume they have to show me their "best" side. I appreciate your honesty! May I begin to reach out and not wait for people to reach in!!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13820589839557526755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-23651941219981949522009-03-04T14:18:00.000-06:002009-03-04T14:18:00.000-06:00Thanks for the reminder! I had the opposite experi...Thanks for the reminder! I had the opposite experience of you -- went from a tiny-town and a tiny church where I had my own "circle" to a BIG church and felt like I would never find my niche. Now that I have, I realize I have been lazy myself in looking around for others who are new and are feeling the same way I once did. I always swore I wouldn't forget how it felt to be the outsider looking in...but I sort of have. Love reading your blog, it is so refreshing!!!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844096297460554195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-29778941751250723092009-03-04T14:09:00.000-06:002009-03-04T14:09:00.000-06:00I love your blog!!! You are an awesome person and ...I love your blog!!! You are an awesome person and I can't imagine people not flocking to you! You have a great personality and smile!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-21304145217785860822009-03-04T13:23:00.000-06:002009-03-04T13:23:00.000-06:00I can completely understand as I am the new preach...I can completely understand as I am the new preacher's wife in a small town where everyone went to school with each other since they were in diapers. But God is good and I feel very blessed with the friendships that God has already brought to me in the short time we have been here. Thank you for your faithfulness to encourage people like me with your struggles that seem to mirror my own. God Bless!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06444159815175261950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-87646271595089529252009-03-04T13:14:00.000-06:002009-03-04T13:14:00.000-06:00Interesting insights into the little communities w...Interesting insights into the little communities we form. I find it so easy to get lazy myself. Thanks for pointing that out! ;-)<BR/><BR/>-FringeGirlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-11111379169714018722009-03-04T12:42:00.000-06:002009-03-04T12:42:00.000-06:00I've been thinkin' about this a lot lately......I ...I've been thinkin' about this a lot lately......I agree with you. I want to do more than just "enough" in both real life and bloggy land.<BR/><BR/>I've been blessed to know you, Sarah, and so many others....there are so many more folks that I could be blessed by. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reminder, friend.Rach@In His Handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01580213373580431141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-45178915594453613412009-03-04T12:37:00.000-06:002009-03-04T12:37:00.000-06:00Yeah, I'd say I'm the one on the outside looking i...Yeah, I'd say I'm the one on the outside looking in saying "gee that's a fun group wonder if they'd let me in?"<BR/>Not YOUR group per say, but any group. <BR/>I've only had one or two friends at a time. <BR/>I thik I'm too much to handle. I'm to needy I guess. I'm not a "how's your day?" lets chat kinda gal. I'm more "let's talk about feelings and how's that working for ya and share your life's story." kinda gal. <BR/>I think the fact that I don't tolerate BS hinders me. By BS I'm talking the fake nice-y-ness people do. The yeah, let's get together and it never happens because OMG I'm SO super busy.<BR/>I'm sorry but you are TOO busy to have a friendship?<BR/>Huh. Guess I don't need to be your friend either.<BR/>I don't settle in, I make myself comfortable, I'll move some freakin furniture around if I think it will improve the room. <BR/>I am so glad I read your perspective because frankly I was begining to think something was wrong with me. When in reality we ALL have different ways we do things. So thanks.Sara@iSasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957397803528050139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-36361663402508328242009-03-04T12:05:00.000-06:002009-03-04T12:05:00.000-06:00I just re-read my last paragraph and SHEEESH I sho...I just re-read my last paragraph and SHEEESH I should have proof read that one. Yikes.Sarah@Life in the Parsonagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129742817309651806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-33573889393990622912009-03-04T11:51:00.000-06:002009-03-04T11:51:00.000-06:00Posts like these are why you are so endearing, gir...Posts like these are why you are so endearing, girl. I relate to every word, esp. in this season of my life. I'm comfy enough in my own little circle(which happens to be just my family right now) that I rarely venture out to see what else God has for me. Comfy, or just plain apathy? I think it's a little of both for me.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06638623959806383338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-65303887185559332972009-03-04T11:22:00.000-06:002009-03-04T11:22:00.000-06:00I just really needed to hear (read) this today. I...I just really needed to hear (read) this today. I'm having some Christian issues and you inspired me so much. The Lord has been talking to me. Not whispering but talking about being more bold in one particular group of friends we have. They refuse to let others in and that has really been nagging at me. I needed this today. Thank you so much.Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251899293225822676noreply@blogger.com