tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post7164749171468909266..comments2023-05-03T05:22:30.162-04:00Comments on Mary Haseltine: Seven Other Ways To Build A Culture of LifeMary @ Better Than Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-2156225655700266312013-01-27T20:26:01.082-05:002013-01-27T20:26:01.082-05:00I LOVE that. I would never have thought to do tha...I LOVE that. I would never have thought to do that so thank you for mentioning it. What a beautiful idea and gift to them! Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-48141968946380292702013-01-27T14:35:31.376-05:002013-01-27T14:35:31.376-05:00I'm not meaning to take over the comments here...I'm not meaning to take over the comments here, but I think another good one for the list might be the flip side of no. 7 - acknowledging women who have chosen to give birth to a baby (instead of aborting) and have placed him or her with a loving adoptive family. I have a personal relationship with a mother in that situation I think we can convey a pro-life message by privately and lovingly acknowledging the baby's birthday each year as well as affirming the mother's loving, sacrificial choice each Mother's Day. Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-33166192958006501542013-01-27T07:26:19.308-05:002013-01-27T07:26:19.308-05:00No, I totally get you. It is a nerve wracking bei...No, I totally get you. It is a nerve wracking being out at the store or wherever with all the kids and I know far too often my face (and voice) is leaning crazed lady rather than joyful mom. And in the midst of it all I don't realize it until after we're done and I'm sitting in the driver seat and can breathe again. It helps when I'm more mentally prepared for the outing and I allow it to not be as efficient as I would like. And making sure the kiddos know (again) what my expectations are. And, it sounds weird but I get more stressed when I'm in the bigger grocery stores. They're so LOUD (especially Wegman's with their tiled floors!) and I can't think. (One more way Trader Joe's will change my life ;) But yeah, it's something I'm working on as well!Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-51226677576858577162013-01-26T21:52:03.103-05:002013-01-26T21:52:03.103-05:00Mary. I love this list. Especially 3 and 4, but ...Mary. I love this list. Especially 3 and 4, but really all of them! Something I've been thinking of writing about is kind of like number 4 - looking joyful when I'm out in public with my kiddos. I might feel overwhelmed and stressed out, but I really want my face to convey what a joy my children really are! I don't mean to pretend that it's easy taking them all to the grocery store, for example, but instead to be a witness (tone of voice, demeanor, patience!) to joyful family life while I'm there! Does that make sense? What I don't want is to UNINTENTIONALLY have my body, face, or voice send the message that "having this many kids was a mistake." I've been praying about that lately - spreading a pro-life message with my own attitude and demeanor when in public with my children. Ugh - I'm making it sound like I put on an act when I go out, but that's not what I mean at all! Hope I didn't just make you think I'm a weirdo ;) Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-87282348366272595652013-01-26T11:09:33.273-05:002013-01-26T11:09:33.273-05:00Gosh, you are so on point. Loved every word of thi...Gosh, you are so on point. Loved every word of this. <3Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748189532413119943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-84446522999456906312013-01-25T15:47:47.215-05:002013-01-25T15:47:47.215-05:00Love #5. I totally agree.Love #5. I totally agree.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10266406253983025758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-91674841136908598702013-01-25T12:49:16.446-05:002013-01-25T12:49:16.446-05:00Support - real support. Not just an extra charity...Support - real support. Not just an extra charity check at Christmas - we need volunteers at crisis centers, we need to reach out to families in our parishes who find themselves in difficult situations, etc.<br /><br />=)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904858990740505588noreply@blogger.com