tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.comments2023-12-17T06:06:12.732-06:00Making HomeJess Connellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372282510182101716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10063125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-225299738358951952017-02-16T12:02:44.419-06:002017-02-16T12:02:44.419-06:00I feel like a lot of these women mistaken "be...I feel like a lot of these women mistaken "being ashamed of their body" to just having respect for yourself. As I've seen many women say on here, That's for their husband. When they are younger at 13 and such, they don't need to be dressing like that. The more we teach our young ladies to dress modestly and teach our sons to steer from women who don't, the more we can change humanity and show women's true beauty which is not always their body but their personality. That's not saying that women who dress immodestly are bad people. But you advertise yourself based on how you dress whether you disagree or not. If I see a thug with his pants below his waist and looking like trouble, it doesn't matter what race you are, i'm locking my doors and i'm assuming your some gang banger. You may say I don't judge people like that, but psychology says otherwise. The point of this is, we should be raising women to be more than just their bodies as a way of beauty. Because there is so much more to us than that and more to our daughters than that. <br /><br />Sarah Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-78212586115514845532016-09-27T09:41:17.915-05:002016-09-27T09:41:17.915-05:00I'm 60 years old and still struggle regarding ...I'm 60 years old and still struggle regarding my sexualities. "Used goods" is a perfect way to identify with my insecurities. My heart tenderly is searching for relief from poor choices from forty years ago. The clearest message that is getting in my heart toward my husband is this. It's truly not the way I look, it's the way I love. I did not get married to stay a me. I got married to be a part of a we. I found this site in search of understanding the difference between being sexual and being sexually desirable to my husband. I've heard it from my own husband, however when I read someone's post about asking her husband what he finds attractive and her husband told her he just wanted to know that she wants him brought me to cleansing tears. I pray the Lord will direct my thoughts and heart and life toward restoration and completeness for my relationship with my husband. I pray the same for all women that struggle knowing how to enjoy their husbands desire for their wives attentions. After all, isn't that what we want too? <br />I'm praying that my love and attention will reflect back to fulfill my need for love and attention in return.Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-26675100234870824092015-07-22T08:11:23.872-05:002015-07-22T08:11:23.872-05:00Dear Jess, thank you for chronicling this for me. ...Dear Jess, thank you for chronicling this for me. After reading the book I was a little neurotic the first two weeks and was unnecessarily stressing myself out. Do you have a consistent wake time each day? I would like for my son to be up at 7.30am each morning, but some nights he wakes at 6.30 hungry so I feed him. Then he isn't hungry again at 7.30 when I go to wake him up. How do you handle thus?<br />Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-59279233353076357182015-06-30T00:40:33.311-05:002015-06-30T00:40:33.311-05:00I love how you say you are a recovering feminist a...I love how you say you are a recovering feminist and previous provocative woman! I am right there with you. I have 12 yr old 10 yr old and 4 yr old daughter who I'm trying to teach modesty to and my mom thinks I push to much frumpy stuff in them. Its not frumpy if it looks nice and is age appropriate. I would have never learned these things had I not married a man who grew up in a family with high christian moral standards. I am also trying to teach my 7 yr old and 2 yr old sons abiut what is proper attenion to give a young lady or any lady for that matter and what appropriate personal space is because even at 7 some girls are learning to be flirtatious and provocative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-18943815839693095742015-05-20T23:21:53.137-05:002015-05-20T23:21:53.137-05:00Hi Bonnie. I actually am nursing and typing one ha...Hi Bonnie. I actually am nursing and typing one handed right now! Our baby #7 is 3 months old now. <br /><br />But yes I definitely do fight for full feedings all the time, including night. You definitely don't want to get baby in the habit of snacking and grazing all night long. So yup same rules apply day and night. <br /><br />I'm blogging at jessconnell.com now fyi. Thanks for stopping by!Jess Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372282510182101716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-3043116892504315172015-05-20T23:04:22.223-05:002015-05-20T23:04:22.223-05:00So I'm reading your posts several years after ...So I'm reading your posts several years after they've been written (thanks for the great documenting, by the way!). Chances are you dont even remember the smaller details of these early newborn days! I naturally have been doing a very similar routine with my third as you've documented. My question is...did you try to keep him awake for a full feed during night feedings? My two week old is hard enough to wake up for day feedings, I feel like the night is even more challenging! And I don't want to do my whole 'strip her down and get her uncomfy so she will wake up to eat' routine during the night;) But I don't want to sabotage eventual longer nighttime sleep either! Bonnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-4861056025703016492015-05-12T04:32:27.748-05:002015-05-12T04:32:27.748-05:00I'm so happy I came across this series, I'...I'm so happy I came across this series, I'm a newly wed and I've been having trouble with intimacy as a christian woman. I've been wanting to flirt and be all sexy for my husband, I've even thought of leaving sexy letters around the house but was afraid because I was worried that it might not be allowed in Gods eyes. Thank you so muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-76538359826673136592015-03-19T14:57:23.015-05:002015-03-19T14:57:23.015-05:00I am so sorry, please cancel my last comment, for ...I am so sorry, please cancel my last comment, for some reason it too a little time for the prices to show, but they are now showing on the beacon ads page.<br /><br />I have enjoyed reading some of your posts, they are very encouraging.Berenice Aguileranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-4559484823502309342015-03-19T14:54:04.375-05:002015-03-19T14:54:04.375-05:00Hi there
When I clicked on the Beacon Ads link, t...Hi there<br /><br />When I clicked on the Beacon Ads link, there was no pricing for your blog on that page.<br /><br />I am looking for blogs where I could possibly advertise my prayerbook Desiring God: 31 Prayers Seeking the Heart of God.<br /><br />Can you help with this?Berenice Aguilerahttp://www.amazon.com/Berenice-Aguilera/e/B00B4DKN40/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1426794747&sr=1-2-entnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-49248769253525536792014-08-25T14:49:34.547-05:002014-08-25T14:49:34.547-05:00While I love your new site, and the posts you'...While I love your new site, and the posts you've been writing, I hope this site doesn't go away! I've learned so much over the years here, and find myself coming back to search for things I "sort of" remember but want to re-read. Making Home is honestly one of my go-to resources!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17402208392416733212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-84487180044318317422014-08-19T01:44:56.534-05:002014-08-19T01:44:56.534-05:00I enjoyed youf blog. I totally get the not wanting...I enjoyed youf blog. I totally get the not wanting to start school thing. After ten years of homeschooling I am more and more wanting to have summer year round, but I know my littles well enough to know that unschooling just wouldn't work for them. I love the fact that your kids felt no need to dress for school. And I thought the professor was hilarious. Have a great year. Nitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275535358358770636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-6546896048284024772014-08-06T13:17:15.839-05:002014-08-06T13:17:15.839-05:00I am in the same boat as the above commenter. My l...I am in the same boat as the above commenter. My little girl is just about 6 weeks old and she eats 7 times a day including the DF and the night feed. She eats at 7pm, down at 8-8:15, DF at 10, but she won't wake up for it, she still eats and sometimes throws it all up. then she is up at 2-3:30 eats and cries when I put her down till about 5-5:30. Then wakes up again at 6-6:30. We start her day at 7. I just need some help I feel like I'm doing something wrong.Sadienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-30667999068345047242014-07-24T16:03:39.744-05:002014-07-24T16:03:39.744-05:00Despite the long lapse of time on this message blo...Despite the long lapse of time on this message blog, I still want to offer a few words myself, since I turned to this site for my own help. Perhaps there is a woman now reading this who is concerned with how se should handle her marriage/separation/divorce. <br /><br />After seeking much advice in my own abusing marriage, which is complicated and possibly triggered by my husband's mental illness, I have had a sticky situation and have trusted no one to make this call for me/my marriage, except God. I recommend that all of you ladies consult the scriptures, prayer, and your heart for your best guidance. Marriage is one of the most sacred acts we have in this lifetime and not to be taken lightly. God's rules ask for patience, forgiveness, although God does give us grounds to move on in some cases.<br /><br />I am currently trying to just accept that I have no clear answers as to my marriage right now, and to focus on working on myself. It's hard ti live in limbo, to live single when I am not, to be lonely, to know whether or not I should still make love to my husband while we are separated.... I have found no clear answers yet, or I would share them. If there is still hope, and a chance for reconciliation, then I think it is essential that we take it, although in order to break a bad pattern we must change and see change. My advice is to be proactive, to accept God's will above your own, to protect yourself and your children, and to project "strong love" rather than "weak love."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-70831313312960818892014-05-28T18:08:05.664-05:002014-05-28T18:08:05.664-05:00Hi,
My little boy is 5 weeks. I am pretty much fol...Hi,<br />My little boy is 5 weeks. I am pretty much following the same schedule as you at this week. One exception... My LO wakes 3-3.5 hours after his "Dream feeding" and then after his middle of the night feeding, he doesn't go back to bed for about 2 hours. He fusses and is up. <br /><br />Any ideas why this would be?<br /><br />He goes right down after the dream feed... but when he wakes at around 3am, he is up for about 2 hours.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492955738745273741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-53781420132995539782014-04-30T12:56:21.801-05:002014-04-30T12:56:21.801-05:00I love that picture of unforgiveness being like ea...I love that picture of unforgiveness being like eating off a dirty plate. Thanks so much. I'll be quoting you.<br /><br />I've always heard unforgiveness described as a prisoner situation with the prisoner being ME if I need to forgiven. So, set the prisoner free!<br /><br />I'm new to your blog and enjoyed this very much.<br />Sharon Mavishttp://wholeheartedmarriageonline.com/free/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-58607438715713168662014-03-08T06:42:05.517-06:002014-03-08T06:42:05.517-06:00Thank you so much for your blog on babywise. It ha...Thank you so much for your blog on babywise. It has helped so much in these early days. As a first time mom I wanted to use babywise but wasn't sure how to apply them. Thanks again and hoping for a future night sleep! 9 days old today.Caryn Connerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924866563008519440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-88111756406046077452014-03-08T06:39:07.414-06:002014-03-08T06:39:07.414-06:00Thank you so much for your blog posts! They have h...Thank you so much for your blog posts! They have helped so much in these early days. I want to use babywise and wasn't sure how to apply them as this is my first baby. Again thank you and hoping fora future night sleep. 9 days old today.Caryn Connerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924866563008519440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-56417595253042578802014-02-26T13:05:24.067-06:002014-02-26T13:05:24.067-06:00Thanks for raising Godly women for my boys. I hav...Thanks for raising Godly women for my boys. I have 2 boys and a girl. This helped me to see hope for them to find someone with mutual standards of showing and being respectful in all areas of life.<br /><br />SaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-49314472705229468282014-01-25T07:47:04.705-06:002014-01-25T07:47:04.705-06:00Kristen,
In the first week or two, they are often...Kristen, <br />In the first week or two, they are often barely awake 15 minutes (and sometimes that can be a struggle) before they go back to sleep.<br /><br />Once you get to about a month, they should be doing 15-30 more easily.<br /><br />It's a gradual thing, and you will learn to watch for sleepiness and not exceed baby's window. You'll start to see (especially if you accidentally keep baby awake too long) that they get really fussy when overstimulated. Sleep will probably come before people thing baby "should" be tired… but in reality, newborns sleep almost constantly. In the early weeks, I find that keeping them awake for at least 15 minutes is the greater challenge. <br /><br />Their wake time will gradually extend (and sometimes they'll have one long one somewhere in the day but all the rest will stay tight), so watch for wakefulness and overstimulation and you'll find that "sweet spot" window.<br /><br />Hope this helps.<br />~JessJess Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372282510182101716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-80741316606946877572014-01-23T11:12:46.405-06:002014-01-23T11:12:46.405-06:00I'm reading the book now, but I'm a little...I'm reading the book now, but I'm a little confused on "wake times" in the early weeks. How long do you keep them awake for before you let them go back to sleep? <br /><br />Thanks, Kristin Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-3223067693865125062014-01-04T21:05:21.039-06:002014-01-04T21:05:21.039-06:00Forgot to put my name with my comment on 1/4/2014....Forgot to put my name with my comment on 1/4/2014. I'm Rachel by the way. Love your blog/perspective and the sweet picture of your sleeping baby. <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-9654578248856092512014-01-04T20:54:44.590-06:002014-01-04T20:54:44.590-06:00I love your thoughts on this! Well put!
A wake-up...I love your thoughts on this! Well put!<br /><br />A wake-up call for me was when my infant cried for his favorite day-care worker when it was time to go home! Whoa!!! Who was truly being the "mommy" through bonding and nurturing?<br /><br />Now, my husband and I have made it so that I'm home with him (and our other children). The sacrifices have all been worth it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-85383068753281692292014-01-04T20:35:42.629-06:002014-01-04T20:35:42.629-06:00I think the difference between the 2 "guilts&...I think the difference between the 2 "guilts" is that one is shame rooted and one is conviction rooted.<br /><br />Shame-guilt comes from condemnation of ourselves. (by self or others)<br />Conviction-guilt spurs us toward a healthy change.<br /><br />Just a thought. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-20258618609587523912013-12-29T18:18:56.025-06:002013-12-29T18:18:56.025-06:00I'm excited for you! :)I'm excited for you! :)Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07226461219764043929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-61410031944566681642013-12-27T10:24:58.940-06:002013-12-27T10:24:58.940-06:00My grandmother passed away at age 85, almost 5 yea...My grandmother passed away at age 85, almost 5 years ago. I want to be exactly like her at age 80.<br />She was playful, with an inner childlike quality that made her the favorite person of my children.<br />She knew how to make you feel at home...good food, lots of it, your favorite soft drink in the frig, warm plates for your pancakes, and clean sheets on the bed.<br />She never displayed an angry spirit; in fact, never in my life did I see her angry. I'm sure she GOT angry. But we never saw that.<br />And she was so giving; if she had something and you liked it, wanted it or needed it, it was yours. No arguments. Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00786471892114770247noreply@blogger.com