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Sally Ferguson: Hi Elle! The link didn't connect; please try again. Glad to have you here!
Elle: Hello Ms Sally :) I'm a youg mom. Trying to make friends with fellow moms online. LINK EXCHANGE? Hope you don't mind. Thank you. Keep posting
Sally Ferguson: Welcome to my international guests! You inspire me to look for ways to connect across the miles! God bless you.
astaga.com lifestyle on the net: Wow, this was a really outstanding post. In theory I'd like to compose like this too - taking time and real effort to make a solid article... but what can I say... I shilly-shally a lot and never seem to get something done.Thanks!
astaga.com lifestyle on the net: Very thanks for your good information
Kerri: Hi Sally, been awhile and thought I would say HI. I really like your Jan 8th post - AMEN - looking forward to HOME!
mengembalikan jati dirii bangsa: I liked the info on this blog
Marie29: it's my first time to visit your blog. Hope you visit me back too. Wanna xchange links?
Denise: Hi, just blog hopping. Your blog looks nice! :)
nizam: Hi thanks for dropping by...stay in touch..cheers....
nizam: Hi how about a link exchange??so that we can have a mutual traffic to our sites...cheers..
nizam: Hi how about a link exchange??so that we can have a mutual traffic to our sites...cheers..
katiebug: just checking in with a hope that you are having a wonderful week. take care... :)
birdbits: hi Sally!Thankyou for the kind words! My hubby got me a kodak ez-share a few months ago and it takes very clear photos, I haven't figured out what half the functions are on the cam , but I am having fun trying! :-?:)
claire: hello..passing by here to read yr bloggie..
abbeymae: hallo there! care to x-links? see yah around!
rocky: hi care to exchange link?
felix: DO NOT FORGET VISIT MY BLOG
katiebug: Happy Weekend! :) Enjoy and take care...
Kerri: Hi, thanks for coming by and Happy New Year to you too. I just updated and also got the bibleblog.com going again too. Hope it is a good yr for you!
buzzin'bug: Dropping by here to get some inputs to go through the day. :) Thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful day yourself! :)
birdbits: Happy New Year to you !!!
ia: Hey. Happy New Year to you too..
purnama cellularphone: "Visit you today don't forget visit me back: :)
purnama cellularphone: visiiting you today don't forget to visit me too. Merry Christmas and blessings for the New Year!
katiebug: Wishing you a Blissful and Happy 2009! :)
Ask Ms Recipe: Thanks for the visit :)
Carol S.: Nice to hear from you again. Blessings to you and yours for a healthy and Happy New Year!
Jonella: HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND SAFE 2009!
DoyleSoft: :)
Jonella: Hi Sally, Have a Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving! Cheers!
buzzin'bug: buzzin' by to wish you a blissful thanksgiving day! :)
Sally Ferguson: Thanks for the recipe, Vernette! It sounds like a good flavoring agent!
Vernette Carbon: I really love your blog. Thanks for posting the homemade taco seasoning mix. I love taco. I'll try your recipe. I am from the Caribbean and love to cook. I always enjoy a new recipe. I love to blend onion, garlic, sweet peppers, scallion, a little vinegar, salt, and pepper and keep it in the refrigerate in a nice tightly sealed bottle. I then use it every time I need to season my meats.
katiebug: Hi Sally! Yes, hubby and I would always find a way to reach out to our families for we believe that it is important for our Kate to know and to be close to them as she grows. Thank you for stopping by my page and for always sharing your wisdom. Happy Friday! :)
Carol S: Always nice to hear from you when you pop over to visit. Thanks for sharing the verse. Victory in Jesus!!!!
Clarisse: you inspire me. Have a great day!
katiebug: your blogs are very inspiring. :) so glad to come by here. hope it's okay with you if i will add u in my blog roll. have a good one! :)
Kerri: Thanks for coming by and for your encouragement. Looking at some of your comments it seems you have a talent for encouraging. I notice you are having the same problem here I had on my post earlier when I put up a new post, all the little squares. I don't know what is causing it. I had to in code editor and take them out manually. Good post on the candle.
Jonella: Good morning, Sally. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog, and leaving me a true comment indeed. You still have a very nice here! Please keep in touch, sweetie, and God bless!
Carol S.: Thanks for your encouragement, Sally. I'll keep knitting and sewing as long as the Lord allows. LOL
ia: blog hopping
Sally Ferguson: God bless you, Bonnie!
bonnie: danke
anaps: Thanks for stopping by my blog and leave a comment. I appreciate it. I am still hoping for a page rank because I am a sponsored blogger... . Anyway, have a good one to you. Neat blog and you have interesting contents here.
Sally Ferguson: Thanks for stopping by! Your comments went to moderation, and then appear when approved! I appreciate the input!
birdbits: sorry, couldn't post the comment in your blog for some reason hAVE A GREAT dAY!
birdbits: Oh it is soo true , so hard to let go of our children. I have one child - a son 25 years old now , but he's still my baby, and I can remember the first day of school for him was very hard on me :-( I call the bitter~sweet experiences "parental growing pains" :)
glenndel: hi,nice blog here, care to exlinks???
Krishna: Hi, Thanks for your visit. Have a nice day!
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Saturday, February 23rd 2008

12:10 AM

What does Contentment look like?

A job outside of the home would be nice.  It would validate me as a person, right?  It would help me to feel like I made a difference in someone’s day.  It would boost our family income as we begin the trek toward college.  Yet every time we start talking about me getting a job, it just doesn’t seem like the right time.  I know every family has to weigh that decision for themselves, but for my house, I want to be around while my kids are still home.

There’s also a fallacy with thinking that I have to have an outside job in order to find self-worth.  My worth cannot come from what others think about me; it has to come from a secure place deep inside.  I think I am getting closer to that place, the more that time passes by.  Now you could ask me tomorrow and receive a totally different answer, but for today, I believe in what I am doing.  Maybe it has to do with letting go of trying to please everyone, but I like to think it has more to do with finding contentment. 

Where does contentment come from?  Paul says in I Timothy 6:6 that godliness + contentment = great gain.  I like that kind of math.  As I seek the heart of God and settle into what He calls me to do, I will find something of greater worth than money can buy.  So maybe a part of contentment is found in submitting to God’s will.  Every day is a tug-of-war in that process; I still have my own ideas about how life should function.  However, it functions much better when God’s the one in charge.  So maybe contentment isn’t found in a job or the size of house I live in, or where my kids go to school.  Maybe contentment is more about who I am in Christ, and in finding my security in Him. 

I think I’ll take that to the bank!

5 Comment(s).

Posted by Rachel:

I'm struggling with the contentment issue right now. I feel everything that you're saying!
Saturday, February 23rd 2008 @ 5:07 AM

Posted by Sally Ferguson:

Rachel,
Everything around us says we need more in order to be happy. Our culture is brainwashing us into thinking we have to have it all...whatever that all looks like to you. Remember that commercial, "She can bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan?" That's still the message we're getting; have a successful career and a Martha Stewart home. Ouch! Who can live up to that?
Keep seeking your contentment in Christ!
Saturday, February 23rd 2008 @ 5:23 AM

Posted by phyllis Meyer:

HI
JUST HOPPING AROUND... THOUGHT I WOULD DROP IN AND SAY HELLO.
DISCONTENTMENT?????? THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WE ARE SUPPOSE TO BE CONTENT IN NO MATTER WHAT STAGE WE ARE IN.... MMMMMM NOT ALWAYS THAT EASY BUT IT CAN BE DONE... SOMETIMES IT LOOKS IMPOSSIBLE, AND WE FEEL LIKE THINGS WILL NEVER CHANGE... WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE, WITH MAN NOTHING IS POSSIBLE...I GUESS THAT COMES TO TRUSTING.. AND BELIEVING...NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE GOD WILL SEE US THROUGH THEM..
YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY, AND GOD BLESS
Saturday, February 23rd 2008 @ 12:40 PM

Posted by Pistol Pete:

My wife has been a full-time at-home Mom, family coordinator, home educator, foster mom, family advocate, etc... for around 13 years now. I work full-time, but I can honestly say she accomplishes more worthwhile things in a day than I do in a month.

Still, she must face people who think she is wasting her master's level education, that she is underachieving, even that she is being selfish to stay home (think of how many lives you could touch in the work force....)

Thank God, she has a strong sense of self-esteem and keeps plugging along. I don't know where we'd be without her.
Saturday, February 23rd 2008 @ 2:02 PM

Posted by Overwhelmed With Joy!:

This is an excellent post. If you don't mind, I'd like to highlight it tomorrow on the BloggedIn News & Networking Highlights section.

Please email me at adoptive_mom_1 [at] yahoo [dot] com. Thanks!
Monday, March 17th 2008 @ 11:21 AM

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