tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post6710330550837515691..comments2023-05-03T05:22:30.162-04:00Comments on Mary Haseltine: What a Spoiled French Nun Taught Me About MotherhoodMary @ Better Than Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-47441217837305848222019-09-30T22:57:22.118-04:002019-09-30T22:57:22.118-04:00I have always love Saint Therese, so when I read a...I have always love Saint Therese, so when I read about her from your point of view, I was surprised! I didn't know that about her. I only have a surface understanding of her, clearly. You made so many good points. I have many of those little suffering to offer up with two toddlers and a third baby on the way. Picking up little papers is happening over and over again and it is getting harder. (More sanctifying, then right? ha) I love her little way - it gives me hope that I can be a saint. I have never felt like I had any special talents that would have a huge impact, but I can do small things. - Anne Glenn from pollyannie.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095371188938539841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-50828703981750253732016-10-01T08:38:44.670-04:002016-10-01T08:38:44.670-04:00I think about this blog ALL.THE.TIME. most recentl...I think about this blog ALL.THE.TIME. most recently when I was offered a job outside the home... Thank you for sharing it.Mary Wilkersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895931413075965922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-8229434687133169152014-10-01T11:22:03.274-04:002014-10-01T11:22:03.274-04:00Thanks, Amelia!Thanks, Amelia!Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-2104170215419046972014-10-01T11:21:54.487-04:002014-10-01T11:21:54.487-04:00You're welcome, Judy. I'm still pretty ba...You're welcome, Judy. I'm still pretty bad at remembering in the moment but at least I know it's worth something and I *could* do it!Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-23179628832140664912014-10-01T08:04:13.705-04:002014-10-01T08:04:13.705-04:00What a great reflection and what a wonderful post!...What a great reflection and what a wonderful post! I just finished a novena to St. Therese, and this was the perfect thing to read to end it!Amelia Bentruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289052534608175705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-55482756974097174142014-10-01T07:46:25.329-04:002014-10-01T07:46:25.329-04:00I love this--offering up our mundane tasks is so d...I love this--offering up our mundane tasks is so doable and meaningful. Thank you!Judy Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079665169120765949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-12090271482142153652013-10-06T12:51:34.986-04:002013-10-06T12:51:34.986-04:00I know what you mean. I wonder if it was just her...I know what you mean. I wonder if it was just her style or just the style of the time? Anyway, you're right, she has a way of sticking with you, doesn't she? The more I learn about her and what some of her descriptions actually meant (like the mental illness stuff and her ongoing health issues) the more I realize she was way tougher than I first thought.Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-62442100234653485412013-10-06T08:45:42.708-04:002013-10-06T08:45:42.708-04:00The first time I read St. Therese's autobiogra...The first time I read St. Therese's autobiography, I thought, "Golly, could this cloying stuff be any more saccharine?" But she kept getting in my face, and I finally realized that it was just her style that turned me off. Once I got past that, I realized that she was a super-hardcore saint. It definitely took a while, though. Melissa H-Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674140433439195917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-92143910404794429862013-10-05T17:53:12.765-04:002013-10-05T17:53:12.765-04:00:) :) Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-37457095314258761882013-10-05T17:50:47.891-04:002013-10-05T17:50:47.891-04:00Ha, thank you so much! I'm so glad you liked ...Ha, thank you so much! I'm so glad you liked it. I know it's something I'll be working on probably til the day I die :)Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-35476942221434252012013-10-05T13:07:02.298-04:002013-10-05T13:07:02.298-04:00Just what I needed to hear. Thank you for sharing,...Just what I needed to hear. Thank you for sharing, from one spoiled American suburban mom to another. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17135724086527576576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-40914017007775391012013-10-05T11:19:14.606-04:002013-10-05T11:19:14.606-04:00THE.BEST.REFLECTION.EVAH I appreciate your brutal...THE.BEST.REFLECTION.EVAH I appreciate your brutal honesty and helping me to find joy and peace with the sock on the floor next to the hamper in a room of 3 very capable boys. I honestly understand HOW to approach those 'chores' a little better now, and I appreciate you for writing this! AMEN!kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980592178090259827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-22705937041451650862013-10-04T12:10:47.043-04:002013-10-04T12:10:47.043-04:00Thank you so much, Mrs. K!Thank you so much, Mrs. K!Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-22177341132775266022013-10-04T12:10:09.604-04:002013-10-04T12:10:09.604-04:00Thanks, Jen. I'm so glad you stopped by!Thanks, Jen. I'm so glad you stopped by!Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-10622967545436239532013-10-04T02:01:32.158-04:002013-10-04T02:01:32.158-04:00This is a great post. I too have struggled to rela...This is a great post. I too have struggled to relate to St. Therese, but this helps me "get" her a little more. Thanks!Jen @ Conversion Diaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545801164150521783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-875579448588810482013-10-02T07:49:52.706-04:002013-10-02T07:49:52.706-04:00Great post. So honest and real. Just what I needed...Great post. So honest and real. Just what I needed. Lisa K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10623087053353163693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-54790597880014770162013-10-02T07:09:53.363-04:002013-10-02T07:09:53.363-04:00I'm sure there is so much that is similar in w...I'm sure there is so much that is similar in what we do everyday! God bless you for caring for that person. It must be so hard sometimes.Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-14303300953170653082013-10-02T07:08:25.431-04:002013-10-02T07:08:25.431-04:00Glad you liked it! Happy feast day!Glad you liked it! Happy feast day!Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-43751910405577300502013-10-02T07:08:08.993-04:002013-10-02T07:08:08.993-04:00Thank you, Colleen!Thank you, Colleen!Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-56023859221200762612013-10-01T15:19:48.831-04:002013-10-01T15:19:48.831-04:00This is great. I'm not a mom, but I care for a...This is great. I'm not a mom, but I care for a disabled person and there are days I just want to scream that this isn't the life I wanted and then little reminders like this come along. What a beautiful reflection; thank you so much.<br />~WillowWritingWillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087089064442209724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-32640582087335236762013-10-01T13:59:09.688-04:002013-10-01T13:59:09.688-04:00This is fabulous. I mean it. Thank you! This is fabulous. I mean it. Thank you! Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-31010418095382595332013-10-01T13:32:44.774-04:002013-10-01T13:32:44.774-04:00Best reflection on St. Therese I ever read. Best reflection on St. Therese I ever read. Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.com