tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post5104706783984128454..comments2024-03-29T05:24:57.634-04:00Comments on House Unseen. Life Unscripted.: This is When it's Worth ItDwija {House Unseen}http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-85958753591827798642013-02-10T14:50:48.944-05:002013-02-10T14:50:48.944-05:00Awwww. My two oldest girls were singing "Sis...Awwww. My two oldest girls were singing "Sisters" from White Christmas in the back of the van the other day. In between hitting each other and bickering, of course. :)Mrs. Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313365968714228863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-13646847439454205612012-01-30T11:01:28.472-05:002012-01-30T11:01:28.472-05:00OMG, the arms around each other. Made my heart squ...OMG, the arms around each other. Made my heart squeeze.Amy Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082798717699003150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-53436571301497156872012-01-29T17:31:17.549-05:002012-01-29T17:31:17.549-05:00Wow, love that quote, Melissa! Definitely makes m...Wow, love that quote, Melissa! Definitely makes me feel better about being a little argumentative with my friends and family some days ;)Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-6441772603880991922012-01-29T17:27:01.497-05:002012-01-29T17:27:01.497-05:00I love this: we know when our children are about t...I love this: we know when our children are about to make bad choices<br /><br />It's so true, and so hard to watch isn't it? A favorite quote that hung in my college dorm was "friends who argue sharpen each other reasoning stones". I love that and we kind of hold that to be the case with our kids. Leaving them to solve and figure out their own fights. <br /><br />I love the pictures!Melissa Haakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692372175623299858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-15109668839719104512012-01-28T17:24:54.390-05:002012-01-28T17:24:54.390-05:00Wow, just wow.
So sweet.Wow, just wow. <br /><br />So sweet.AmandaDFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583952102240050607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-68610984035025044172012-01-27T17:33:13.790-05:002012-01-27T17:33:13.790-05:00I can't believe they made that. I'm so imp...I can't believe they made that. I'm so impressed!Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366931718780841876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-80729630850642489692012-01-27T14:28:45.624-05:002012-01-27T14:28:45.624-05:00Your girls are so awesome. But I expect you know t...Your girls are so awesome. But I expect you know that already. :)Katie @ Chicken Noodle Gravyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852793993330125727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-57234514440184842952012-01-27T11:13:33.743-05:002012-01-27T11:13:33.743-05:00Yep. That's it. Exactly.Yep. That's it. Exactly.January Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539860749434822861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-10620555787591132152012-01-27T09:51:50.308-05:002012-01-27T09:51:50.308-05:00Love, love, LOVE this. I'm already seeing glim...Love, love, LOVE this. I'm already seeing glimpses of both sides with my girls, so I REALLY loved reading this.Lucy The Valianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017727113612906573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-91390314826532042652012-01-27T04:28:07.394-05:002012-01-27T04:28:07.394-05:00Super cute! Playhouses are the best when you'r...Super cute! Playhouses are the best when you're little. Too cute! Glad they got to do this. Hope you have been doing great, Dweej! And feeling great too. I've been a little MIA, but it is always good coming back here and catching up on things ;)TexaGermaFinlaNadianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203116752208683591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-6194278664298344742012-01-27T00:29:16.870-05:002012-01-27T00:29:16.870-05:00Oh my goodness, what an awesome post! Those pictur...Oh my goodness, what an awesome post! Those pictures of them sitting together enjoying each other and the fruits of their combined efforts? Just hit me right in the heart! Navigating how far to push and when to let go is so incredibly, incredibly hard, and requires such strength. You're doing an amazing job at it.Jade @ Tasting Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05479793004830907011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-63360379150231540782012-01-26T21:26:31.066-05:002012-01-26T21:26:31.066-05:00So awesome. Teamwork man. :-)So awesome. Teamwork man. :-)Jen Has A Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985462114936261199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-67636803935166135522012-01-26T21:12:20.032-05:002012-01-26T21:12:20.032-05:00"sometimes I nip it in the bud, but other tim..."sometimes I nip it in the bud, but other times I wait."<br /><br />I do the same. Some days I wonder if this is the right thing to do, and then they surprise me. This resonated so deeply within me. It is so very important to remember that we are raising children, but to also realize every single day that we are raising adults, too. Thank you for sharing your insight. And those pictures are so very heart warming.<br /><br />AlitaAlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254210662317636749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-34360591452178751052012-01-26T20:52:01.939-05:002012-01-26T20:52:01.939-05:00First, I have been gone too long. I had not seen ...First, I have been gone too long. I had not seen your new portrait which is simply beee-you-tee-full!<br /><br />Second the wisdom in this piece is great. So great. Though I was picking up an intellectual vibe from the portrait so I was not surprised by this. <br /><br />This truly was a good bit of mothering here. And the pics were the icing on the cake.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-53514395985449799732012-01-26T20:49:40.917-05:002012-01-26T20:49:40.917-05:00Let 'em fight it out, that's what I say! T...Let 'em fight it out, that's what I say! Tried so hard to let my two have their space to know each other, wrestle with each other and stay out of the middle...at 24 and 21 they are the best of friends...he was her 'maid' of honor, standing right next to her on her side, when she got married in Oct. The hurts, stumbles, struggles and pains only get deeper as they grow - and harder to watch from "afar", as I'm sure you realize...but they do learn to get up and push through...Those pics of the two of them arm in arm are priceless!!Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067468928499906171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-60652927601222151242012-01-26T20:12:35.839-05:002012-01-26T20:12:35.839-05:00Your girls are sweet. Mine squabble quite a bit, s...Your girls are sweet. Mine squabble quite a bit, still, though my middle daughter and oldest are best friends. I hope that happens for my youngest, too someday!True Daughter of Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497945822170843088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-3546602944686398452012-01-26T19:02:50.692-05:002012-01-26T19:02:50.692-05:00This is why I'm having another child :)This is why I'm having another child :)Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13174981423633745590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-4053211501924093372012-01-26T17:25:48.999-05:002012-01-26T17:25:48.999-05:00Beautiful! Thank you for sharing, both the story, ...Beautiful! Thank you for sharing, both the story, and the pictures. Love it!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05461674983968119107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-60132096867795617252012-01-26T17:19:09.179-05:002012-01-26T17:19:09.179-05:00And you have eyes to see, which is another thing f...And you have eyes to see, which is another thing for which to be thankful -- that you could see it amid all the mess and amid all the bickering, the beautiful, springing up and blossoming. Lovely, friend!Hyacynthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838590548747956315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-8758821121105044712012-01-26T16:39:28.848-05:002012-01-26T16:39:28.848-05:00Oh, you are so right it so VERY hard to let them m...Oh, you are so right it so VERY hard to let them make mistakes to watch them struggle, but as your lovely photos prove the rewards are WELL worth it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08290727954814237313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-57922608076647482412012-01-26T16:39:02.283-05:002012-01-26T16:39:02.283-05:00beautiful. I can't wait for my kids to get to...beautiful. I can't wait for my kids to get to that point! I will cherish what I have right now though.Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991926936752167012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-63993589591567171482012-01-26T15:16:05.493-05:002012-01-26T15:16:05.493-05:00You offer up so much wisdom here, Dwija! Mine are...You offer up so much wisdom here, Dwija! Mine are still very little, so we are only just now approaching the fringes of territory where we are releasing them to observe and make their own choices without us hovering just there at their shoulders. I weigh and wonder and fret about how to go about this very huge, important aspect of parenting, but you discuss it so deftly and clearly in this post: it's hard, but the rewards come -- in bits now, and surely more later.Lenaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128174350293301827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-56604951517214304302012-01-26T14:56:34.259-05:002012-01-26T14:56:34.259-05:00Awesome pictures. I hope my kids can develop a go...Awesome pictures. I hope my kids can develop a good relationship with each other like that!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524883650410009114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-56913831576998799642012-01-26T14:48:27.772-05:002012-01-26T14:48:27.772-05:00Still incredible, and still a wonderful thing to t...Still incredible, and still a wonderful thing to teach a little girl. :)TKDMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05418672576473916125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-31132767032396380222012-01-26T14:38:05.375-05:002012-01-26T14:38:05.375-05:00I'm sure it is, Ana. These real people with r...I'm sure it is, Ana. These real people with real ideas and aspirations and abilities seem to spring from nowhere all of a sudden. It's magical!Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.com