tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post6162314403394204916..comments2023-09-12T04:31:16.181-05:00Comments on Living, Learning and Loving Simply: The Messy BeautifulAimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312982290929692281noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-21167094971695066982010-09-16T13:37:09.694-05:002010-09-16T13:37:09.694-05:00Beauty for ashes - Good Job! :)Beauty for ashes - Good Job! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-46866646613522391112010-09-15T16:01:32.247-05:002010-09-15T16:01:32.247-05:00I came by this from Kathi's Blog. I love the o...I came by this from Kathi's Blog. I love the outlook I wanna share too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-41171650758669159832010-09-14T22:17:14.252-05:002010-09-14T22:17:14.252-05:00Yesterday, I posted on what is really important. A...Yesterday, I posted on what is really important. And THIS is what is really important! Love it! I think I'll capture my messes tomorrow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-75050130763271381462010-09-14T04:46:19.885-05:002010-09-14T04:46:19.885-05:00I found you through a link put up by Natalie at On...I found you through a link put up by Natalie at One Thing Spoken, Two Things Heard. What a great attitude. I posted on attitude recently myself. It really IS all in how we look at things. Thanks for sharing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-86483371254797029092010-09-13T13:40:07.541-05:002010-09-13T13:40:07.541-05:00I just came across your blog today through a link ...I just came across your blog today through a link on Elizabeth Foss's sidebar...and wanted to say hi. I have been reading through your blog and enjoying it...so much of what you say resonates with me!! I especially love this post and am going to pray towards the attitude you are describing. I have been finging myself especially frustrated with the "mess" in our home lately...instead of being thankful for the little mess-makers. :) Thanks for the perspective remidner!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-77155971649172592572010-09-10T20:43:40.400-05:002010-09-10T20:43:40.400-05:00Aimee,
I've thought of this post many times si...Aimee,<br />I've thought of this post many times since you posted it. Just wanted you to know that I linked to it today on my blog. It was too good not to share :)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568583187756261273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-31788313426223697642010-09-06T16:59:19.220-05:002010-09-06T16:59:19.220-05:00I love this post. I struggle with this as well an...I love this post. I struggle with this as well and have been trying to find the beauty beyond the mess. Leaving the clutter makes time for more interesting projects. You have a beautiful blog.Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05427000760821611403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-67858401529313521022010-09-03T21:15:39.771-05:002010-09-03T21:15:39.771-05:00I've had this saying up in my kitchen forever ...I've had this saying up in my kitchen forever and printed it out and have given it to my daughters:<br /><br />"At the worst<br />a house unkept<br />cannot be so distressing<br />as a life unlived."<br />Rose Macaulay 1924Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990762101774224558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-46789424560483705202010-08-21T09:26:43.590-05:002010-08-21T09:26:43.590-05:00Now I just need to learn the balance between appre...Now I just need to learn the balance between appreciating the why of the mess with the cleaning up of the mess. They get out of hand so quickly! Even still, this is such an encouraging post...thank you!Molliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-35215037554389222222010-08-17T09:30:14.096-05:002010-08-17T09:30:14.096-05:00Oh, this is good. Jayme, it's Proverbs 14, an...Oh, this is good. Jayme, it's Proverbs 14, and that was a great reminder.K-Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11117653505364031423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-45922240233126523502010-08-16T17:32:09.113-05:002010-08-16T17:32:09.113-05:00THanks for this post. I've been feeling the sa...THanks for this post. I've been feeling the same way and realized I need to be thankful for these messes and the little sweethearts who create them :) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-14973425874856156202010-08-14T19:54:48.588-05:002010-08-14T19:54:48.588-05:00Oh Aimee, a beautiful post! Thank you. I struggl...Oh Aimee, a beautiful post! Thank you. I struggle with seeing the beautiful in the messy. Clutter makes my skin crawl. But to remember that it is evidence of life and love and family! I think I'll pocket my camera and follow your lead.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568583187756261273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-44088639830499054732010-08-14T11:12:01.395-05:002010-08-14T11:12:01.395-05:00I just love your attitude. There is a scripture i...I just love your attitude. There is a scripture in the Bible, not sure where, something like 'where there are no oxen, the stall is clean'. I'd much rather have some life going on in my house - and with life is mess. So glad you changed your perspective!Jayme Goffin, The Coop Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760868033826492236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-17676509645446241102010-08-14T00:28:59.817-05:002010-08-14T00:28:59.817-05:00nodding my head repeatedly as i read. what a sweet...nodding my head repeatedly as i read. what a sweet post.<br /><br />i read your posts on bloglines, but i come here anyway because of all the thoughtful comments... kindred spirits.flohttp://trailnuts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-69770240291751576752010-08-13T22:12:34.060-05:002010-08-13T22:12:34.060-05:00Great post and much needed words for me. Thank yo...Great post and much needed words for me. Thank you for posting this. :)Adrianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217526453009599484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-43068997182947758332010-08-13T21:11:43.417-05:002010-08-13T21:11:43.417-05:00Aimee,
This is so true. I often think of this. T...Aimee,<br />This is so true. I often think of this. This sounds morbid. But, if you have ever lost anyone, you can remember those moments frozen in time of the way things were left before that person died. Those "messes" become the most precious things in the world, because it is a little bit of that person left in this world. So, I try to look at messes in that, except with thanksgiving that the person that made it is still with me.Happy Lappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01981332307930682498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-22476963800626828062010-08-13T20:58:56.162-05:002010-08-13T20:58:56.162-05:00It's all about perspective!
Thanks for the rem...It's all about perspective!<br />Thanks for the reminder~<br />Messes around our house...<br />are always in one room or another :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09082832564998022109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-37710843593554748592010-08-13T20:15:41.887-05:002010-08-13T20:15:41.887-05:00L-O-V-E it!!! The last several posts of yours I&#...L-O-V-E it!!! The last several posts of yours I've read I would swear you've been inside my head hearing my thoughts that haven't yet made their way out yet! You are describing so much of where I am right now. Thanks for a fresh perspective! :)Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00004592787507716471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-35973412189210466102010-08-13T16:18:47.212-05:002010-08-13T16:18:47.212-05:00Yes! Balance is good. When I see small, undone spa...Yes! Balance is good. When I see small, undone spaces I am reminded that my home is a place where people LIVE life. I grew up in a home where we could never make a "mess" and always swore I would do better by my own family. I'm glad I kept that promise to myself.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103167694603570050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-17741001330660842702010-08-13T15:50:48.516-05:002010-08-13T15:50:48.516-05:00You know, just having that camera in your pocket c...You know, just having that camera in your pocket changed your perspective. Something so simple. Maybe I should carry a camera around some of my messes this weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-92063667155527844532010-08-13T15:06:56.453-05:002010-08-13T15:06:56.453-05:00Awesome! I have a picture on my refrigerator of a...Awesome! I have a picture on my refrigerator of a 60's mom all dressed up leaning over the bathtub scrubbing. The quote says:<br /><br />"A clean house is a sign of a wasted life."<br /><br />I always need to be reminded. :)Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147354693232522458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-37839176081346095452010-08-13T14:52:14.089-05:002010-08-13T14:52:14.089-05:00That last pic of your littlest one is a great exam...That last pic of your littlest one is a great example. Thanks for sharing, Aimee.Rachel at Stitched in Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187626491695441387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-797187516376722292010-08-13T12:55:24.355-05:002010-08-13T12:55:24.355-05:00I SO needed to hear this today. I have realized l...I SO needed to hear this today. I have realized lately how much I let a messy house, or a lack of order, or my loooong to-do list rule how I feel and act. And how much I let those things rob me of joy for me, and for my family. I will try and remember your wise words next time I'm feeling like this. Which is right now. :)<br /><br />A quote that's on a plaque in my kitchen:<br /><br />"A good mother has sticky floors, a filthy oven, and happy children."<br /><br />I so often feel like your words mirror exactly those that are in my own heart!Sarah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576325207024237500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008213654748636566.post-74318785622457972232010-08-13T12:09:22.017-05:002010-08-13T12:09:22.017-05:00What a great post...you are such a wise woman. xxWhat a great post...you are such a wise woman. xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com