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mamalove wrote:
vmalott wrote:
One reason we felt justified in moving into a larger home, aside from being a large family, was that all of us are IN THE HOME nearly every day!  |
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this is exactly what I assure myself with. We homeschool, and are all here all day, so the space makes sense for us, especially in the winter. |
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When we were designing our 'extension' we had this very fact in our mind, the requirements of a homeschooler's home is different to an average home.
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ok ladies, im at the thrift store this evening. the lady who runs it cooks for homeless people every day. she is telling me that in the tiny city we live by, there are about 600 homeless people living in tents in the woods and in drainage pipes ect ect....
this is where i really get hung up. why can't i make my tiny little home work for us when we are so warm and well fed and happy and safe? when i face the reality of others situiations, i wonder if i should just offer up our suffeing as it is, and then be able to give all that money to help others.
on the long drive home (far from the city back into the country where everyone has a home, even if it is a run down trailer) i was pondering this. do i NEED this, or do i just want it. what if after we do this, i am unable to go to the bent and dent to fill up boxes of groceries to take to this lady to cook with? yes, i give my 10% to our parish, and we will keep doing that, but my heart just bleeds for these people who have had such a rough time of it, and for that reason cant seem to break free from their misery.
do i need to stand back and realize that i have a family to raise, and God has called us to home education, and because of that, we do NEED more space to keep our home running smoothly. The goal of our education system in the home is to raise Godly seed for His glory and His service. i wonder if by doing what i need to do to help our famiy operate better, i am raising children who will help those in need in the future.
do i just blame this on pg hormones?   
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...oh mamalove, no, not pregnant hormones at all! I'm not pregnant and these same thoughts and concerns consume my prayer time as of late. I am having a very difficult time reconciling my heart with building a new home on more land when we *should* be content with what we already have. We are blessed as it is. Who am I to want more ...
I pray about this ... a lot.
I trust Him. I pray we're doing the right thing. I pray we are being good stewards of our money. I pray this is His will for our family ... there is no shortage of prayer in this matter.  I don't have the answers and nothing seems quite clear, but I trust. I have faith.
God's will for your family is not His will for others. We could literally become extremely despondent with thoughts of the sufferage of others. You have a beautiful heart for caring as much as you do ... and with that heart, you will always find a way to be a servant to others in need. That won't end just because you have a bigger house  .
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thank you Chris. my husband and I discussed this last night. He can be a man of few words, and on this subject he was. He thinks we are doing the right thing, not being greedy at all. So, I will just keep on praying for St Joseph to guide us in this decision making.
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mamalove wrote:
do i need to stand back and realize that i have a family to raise, and God has called us to home education, and because of that, we do NEED more space to keep our home running smoothly. The goal of our education system in the home is to raise Godly seed for His glory and His service. i wonder if by doing what i need to do to help our famiy operate better, i am raising children who will help those in need in the future.
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EXACTLY! This is the conclusion that I have come to.
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I will add, mamalove, that our experience in homebuying thus far (and I would presume adding an addition, too), is that it is HARD. It is a LOT of work, time, mental energy, etc...
My point is not to discourage, my point is to say there are lots of opportunities to suffer and offer up in the process of getting and maintaining a larger home/space.
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We have moved to a larger home and land. I love the space area etc but I did feel guilty about Wanting more when some have so little. However now I realize God placed us here for a reason to share ... Our home is a gathering place for holidays, vacations, parties, meetings or just because It is by no means Martha Stewart ready but it is open and welcoming. Just something else to think about  Annie
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