tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post2947297978429458738..comments2024-03-16T07:22:56.839-05:00Comments on Katie Olthoff: StrugglesKatie Olthoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11530237661834412493noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-65414775786945438952012-04-13T08:21:44.012-05:002012-04-13T08:21:44.012-05:00Katie,
I hear you and I'll pray for you.
I w...Katie,<br /><br />I hear you and I'll pray for you.<br /><br />I wish you were closer and I could pack your babes up and have them play at my house for a morning, bring you a casserole, reach in with a magic wand and fix baby boy's tummy...and win the lottery and just hire some dude to do your renos. <br /><br />We do need to stick together-yes and amen. <br /><br />You are the best.<br /Cheyennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216810837548735987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-17860602518865715452012-04-13T00:45:40.972-05:002012-04-13T00:45:40.972-05:00Great post! I, too, relate in so many ways... Befo...Great post! I, too, relate in so many ways... Before I had my daughter I taught second grade, and I TOTALLY agree... It is way better being stressed about my own kids rather than other people's kids, and then coming home and taking it out on my kids!<br /><br />I have NO problem asking for help. My problem is GETTING the help! I have NO family around. My husband works 10-12 hours a day and isKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01461400416760300760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-32265575294848050342012-04-12T10:32:21.930-05:002012-04-12T10:32:21.930-05:00Totally been there with you, but mine was insomnia...Totally been there with you, but mine was insomnia, which led to all sorts of issues. Glad you have a MOPS group to get out with and know to look for help. They might seem like little things, but if you are the main caregiver, and I know you are because you are a farm wife, and there are always times when we feel like single parents, no slam on our husbands, that's just the way their job Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003384586082557583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-78669308136448918242012-04-11T16:54:01.497-05:002012-04-11T16:54:01.497-05:00Oh gosh, this brought me right back to my second (...Oh gosh, this brought me right back to my second (our son) who was allergic to dairy, wheat and eggs! I was nursing so I didn't have so many options to eat, but he got better. I did an elimination diet, which meant for a week or two I ate chicken, potatoes and rice. Then slowly, so slowly added one food back at a time. It was so hard (no fruit or veggies!) but it totally worked. Our daughter Jessica @ Stay at Home-istahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982756540681513061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-5663597765905917522012-04-11T16:37:12.748-05:002012-04-11T16:37:12.748-05:00Asking for help, admitting I need help in the firs...Asking for help, admitting I need help in the first place....oh how hard. I often think I will NEVER be caught up, let alone ahead. I have recently had a lady from our new church offer to come for a few hours once a week to do whatever I want her to do. So far that has included scrubbing down 2 of our 3 bathrooms. It was hard. The first week, after she left, I actually cried. I'm BJhttp://www.freedomfiles.homeschooljournal.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-64289687989409986532012-04-11T10:05:46.478-05:002012-04-11T10:05:46.478-05:00I know how crazy it makes me when I have unfinishe...I know how crazy it makes me when I have unfinished projects going on all over the place, you have such a good attitude! And good for you it's never a bad thing to ask for help :) or confide in someone. I'll be praying for you and your little guy!Mrs.Marie Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14988774047877142687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-5652684680517871022012-04-11T09:20:10.469-05:002012-04-11T09:20:10.469-05:00Iam right there with you...great post.Iam right there with you...great post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804354558802780899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-54139899317412231082012-04-11T09:11:09.665-05:002012-04-11T09:11:09.665-05:00Hi Katie,
I found your blog while pregnant with my...Hi Katie,<br />I found your blog while pregnant with my daughter and it was fun to think there was another farm wife in an old house with a million projects "in progress" going through pregnancy at the same time as me in central Iowa. (We live north of Madrid.) My baby, at 7 months, still struggles with gas, so much so that I stopped nursing thinking maybe consistent formula was the Christanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-5528141798366234972012-04-11T07:49:23.287-05:002012-04-11T07:49:23.287-05:00Hang in there, Katie! We all go through luls in l...Hang in there, Katie! We all go through luls in life. The important thing is to see and understand that it will NOT last forever. You sound like you have a good attitude, even though you are down. Keep looking for the little things that bring joy, flowers blooming, spending time outside with the kiddos, MOPS and the inspiration you draw from family and friends, blogging.<br /><br />This, too,Robynhttp://theranchwifechronicles.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-61813112240610310962012-04-11T06:55:19.778-05:002012-04-11T06:55:19.778-05:00great post, katie! we all feel like this sometime...great post, katie! we all feel like this sometimes, for sure. and i agree- i feel like i am swallowing my pride almost when i ask for help and that what i need help with is insignificant. i hear ya!Cassie Bustamantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07848936864799611251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-48798286993161698422012-04-11T06:44:45.914-05:002012-04-11T06:44:45.914-05:00I totally can relate to this. When my children wer...I totally can relate to this. When my children were young I had this same issue. My youngest was lactose intolerant and never slept well. This season will pass.. my girls are 27 and 21 now... They fill my life with joy and I admit I do miss them being little. You have it right.. ask for help when you need it because we all struggle at times. I'll be praying for you and your family..God will Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652264313431556715noreply@blogger.com