Comments on: About This Blog (And About Me) FAQ http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/about-this-blog/ About finding balance in your life, connecting with who you are, and creating a lifestyle where you wake up each morning eagerly anticipating the day ahead. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:20:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Pam http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/about-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-22992 Pam Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:06:28 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/about-this-blog/#comment-22992 I check every day for a new posting because I love your writing so much.The gentler, simpler life is calling to me and my husband every day as we try and leave the corporate world behind.Thank you for everything I check every day for a new posting because I love your writing so much.The gentler, simpler life is calling to me and my husband every day as we try and leave the corporate world behind.Thank you for everything

]]> By: Sarah http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/about-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-22991 Sarah Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:05:08 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/about-this-blog/#comment-22991 I just want to thank you for this blog. You have been such a positive influence on my life. I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate your writing. Thank you for being you and for everything you give. I just want to thank you for this blog. You have been such a positive influence on my life. I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate your writing. Thank you for being you and for everything you give.

]]> By: Mary http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/about-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-22489 Mary Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:07:42 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/about-this-blog/#comment-22489 Hello Shirley, I enjoyed your historical posts very much and hope you haven't finished writing them. Old recipe measures have always fascinated me, as have cookery and housekeeping books from the past. History aside, thanks for the pure fun of learning how to take a bath! Hello Shirley,

I enjoyed your historical posts very much and hope you haven’t finished writing them. Old recipe measures have always fascinated me, as have cookery and housekeeping books from the past. History aside, thanks for the pure fun of learning how to take a bath!

]]> By: Sally http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/about-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-20284 Sally Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:38:42 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/about-this-blog/#comment-20284 I am enjoying this site, it is fun to see that others are adopting a lifestyle that my husband and I have considered "normal" for our entire married life (35 years). We were both raised by frugal parents and that philosophy has served us well. We are farming 400 acres of barley with equipment refurbished by my husband. We heat mainly with wood and cook in the winter with wood. Now that our family is grown, we don't garden as much but at one time we fed our family of three kids from our garden and with venison from our fields. It is a wonderful life. I might note here that our three kids got good educations and jobs and chose not to live this way, but as they age we see them drifting back this direction. I am enjoying this site, it is fun to see that others are adopting a lifestyle that my husband and I have considered “normal” for our entire married life (35 years). We were both raised by frugal parents and that philosophy has served us well. We are farming 400 acres of barley with equipment refurbished by my husband. We heat mainly with wood and cook in the winter with wood. Now that our family is grown, we don’t garden as much but at one time we fed our family of three kids from our garden and with venison from our fields. It is a wonderful life. I might note here that our three kids got good educations and jobs and chose not to live this way, but as they age we see them drifting back this direction.

]]> By: Lynda http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/about-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-19148 Lynda Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:49:41 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/about-this-blog/#comment-19148 I just happened upon your site today searching info about Hosta seeds and hope to check it out further. I also agree with your philosophy. I feel like today's society takes people away from self-sufficiency and being in touch with what is "real", a connection to nature, growing our own food, appreciating contentment from simplicity. Perhaps there is a movement, a bit to awaken from the materialistic pull of this modern world and see the richness of embracing some of the old ways and letting go of ambition, spending our lives collecting "things" or being driven by power and prestige. Kudos to you for helping to enlighten others! I just happened upon your site today searching info about Hosta seeds and hope to check it out further. I also agree with your philosophy. I feel like today’s society takes people away from self-sufficiency and being in touch with what is “real”, a connection to nature, growing our own food, appreciating contentment from simplicity. Perhaps there is a movement, a bit to awaken from the materialistic pull of this modern world and see the richness of embracing some of the old ways and letting go of ambition, spending our lives collecting “things” or being driven by power and prestige. Kudos to you for helping to enlighten others!

]]> By: Dorothy http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/about-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-13934 Dorothy Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:59:45 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/about-this-blog/#comment-13934 I really enjoyed what I have read from your teaching on saving tomatoe seeds. I am an old lady who lives in the country and am just learning about a "blog". My daughter and I live together with her two children and we are attempting to earn an income with it. I can really relate to your health issues as I have a few on my own that I am dealing with. The Lord is good and he meets our needs. Any advise you wish to share would be appreciated. Your site? is just great. I will be reading many of your articles. Thank you. I really enjoyed what I have read from your teaching on saving tomatoe seeds. I am an old lady who lives in the country and am just learning about a “blog”. My daughter and I live together with her two children and we are attempting to earn an income with it. I can really relate to your health issues as I have a few on my own that I am dealing with. The Lord is good and he meets our needs.
Any advise you wish to share would be appreciated. Your site? is just great. I will be reading many of your articles.
Thank you.

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