tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post5415043059052984686..comments2023-08-12T08:02:18.118-07:00Comments on La Buena Vida: Want/NeedMeredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08257863829848728846noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-58099622320528176582010-08-06T19:39:52.937-07:002010-08-06T19:39:52.937-07:00Wow! I truly appreciate this candid post. We hav...Wow! I truly appreciate this candid post. We have a 6month old and 5 year old and I recently became a stay at home mom. We prayed for the opportunity to allow me to stay home with our kids, but we didn't realize we would miss the income so badly. <br /><br />However, I've realized that God is using this time in our life to teach me some things about my wants vs. my needs as well. And he's also teaching me lessons in patience and unconditional love...Let's just say it is a real test to stay home with two very active children. But it's definitely a blessing!<br /><br />But more than anything I think I've learned that all of the things that I want...new furniture, clothes, etc. were just a distraction for me. They were receiving my affections when they should have been for God. And it may not be the case for everyone. But it was for me, and I'm thankful that God used this time in our lives to show me the error of my ways. <br /><br />Thanks for writing such an honest post!<br /><br />Jess<br />http://www.ourlifeinhisgrace.tumblr.comCBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474327284839741799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-37699023058334127722010-07-21T12:00:18.951-07:002010-07-21T12:00:18.951-07:00I read this post on Monday and almost even linked ...I read this post on Monday and almost even linked to it while writing my Monday post. You and I are so alike in many ways and God seems to have the same desires for us, because we seem to be learning the same lessons. :) Keep listening hun.leah @maritalblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034498538466498351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-19643671017493293212010-07-21T00:20:31.391-07:002010-07-21T00:20:31.391-07:00It's all relative, right? *sigh*It's all relative, right? *sigh*Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749102486551585185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-55817003385415808002010-07-20T09:48:22.868-07:002010-07-20T09:48:22.868-07:00I loved this...we're in the same place right n...I loved this...we're in the same place right now too.<br /><br />Here's praying for both of our families to get through this time.Rachel Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729410141436741364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-32110920225288587562010-07-19T21:25:31.437-07:002010-07-19T21:25:31.437-07:00I like how the Bible alternates between first-mill...I like how the Bible alternates between first-millennium morality and full blown hippy communism.<br /><br />My standard reference for when I need perspective is, "Hey, at least I'm not in World War II Poland!"Baloohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283328719713141490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-79842296897298482292010-07-19T19:50:48.410-07:002010-07-19T19:50:48.410-07:00I totally agree with you. I struggle often with wh...I totally agree with you. I struggle often with what I want and what I actually need. It's one of the reasons that I'm going back to work in a few weeks. I am lucky that I can work from home though, but I'd still love to stop working and focus all my attention on baby E if I could. Maybe in a few months I'll be able to. :)Windy City Kelley'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550403099665985719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-13299421800702074072010-07-19T16:27:48.605-07:002010-07-19T16:27:48.605-07:00This post has served as a great reminder for me to...This post has served as a great reminder for me too to realize that there is a significant difference between needs and wants. And I am so thankful to have everything I need in life.<br /><br />What is ridiculously uncanny is that I almost used the exact same bible verses that you did at the end of your post in the post I wrote today (to be published tomorrow). Instead I went with a verse from Matt 10.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14390231394987275353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-86743263617990409932010-07-19T14:28:05.829-07:002010-07-19T14:28:05.829-07:00Great post, Meredith. I can relate 100% to everyth...Great post, Meredith. I can relate 100% to everything you said and oddly enough had a conversation with Chad last night about being more vigilant in watching our spending. So I'll be joining you in that venture!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-61984302862191255332010-07-19T12:23:12.433-07:002010-07-19T12:23:12.433-07:00This is so me right now as well. Thank you for thi...This is so me right now as well. Thank you for this!Julie S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14765401853636543444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-15430574167002571322010-07-19T11:32:26.551-07:002010-07-19T11:32:26.551-07:00Oh man, I feel you on this one. While we don'...Oh man, I feel you on this one. While we don't have kids yet, we are trying to pay down our student loans either prior to having kids or soon after having kids. Given that we would have liked to have me be pregnant yesterday, we do feel like we are in a bit of a time crunch with a long way to go! Plus on top of that, we are down to only one car, as his transmission has decided to go. We're trying to figure out whether we should get a "family-friendly" car or get something smaller and compact. Oh yeah, and how we're going to pay for it as we've always bought our cars used with cash... Sigh, there are so many other expenses building up, but that doesn't stop me from still wanting to go shopping or go out on a date or want to cook nice dinners...I am trying so hard though!Jen | Our Life Accountshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604469692164988683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-90590265012972236152010-07-19T10:14:27.971-07:002010-07-19T10:14:27.971-07:00Here's the way I think when I start to get dow...Here's the way I think when I start to get down about not being able to buy something I want ...<br /><br />I remember that a billion people in this world live on less than $1 a day. Yep, 1 billion! And then I feel like we're doing okay :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-15202951974421137472010-07-19T09:34:58.042-07:002010-07-19T09:34:58.042-07:00I don't get a chance to comment often because ...I don't get a chance to comment often because I follow you from work (shhhh...)! I feel so passionate about this very subject that I just had to take a few seconds to respond.<br /><br />I completely and utterly understand how you feel on this very topic. We have decided that I will work for now and possibly go part time as both children get into school. Then, I can spend the afternoons with them and not pay for afterschool care. Regardless of whether you work at an office or work as a stay-at-home-mom, there are wants that are often disguised as needs. I look at some of my stay-at-home friends and think how in this world can they stay home and still afford this or that. How can they constantly be going out for lunch or buying tickets to the zoo. Then I remember an ugly word...DEBT. So many people go into debt to enjoy the "finer things" or just to keep up a particular image. Be proud of yourselves for not doing just that. Be proud that you can distinguish a want from a need and say no! It's hard to do that when you know there is a savings account to back you up if you fall short. I'm guilty, we're all guilty (except for my husband who must be an alien or something weird like that because he NEVER - and I mean NEVER - buys something he hasn't saved separately for).<br /><br />Hang in there and KNOW that you are NOT alone in your struggle.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826858442033096524noreply@blogger.com