tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post6071386757186215804..comments2024-01-06T02:15:31.671-06:00Comments on Marcia Hoehne: The Quotable CS LewisMarciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-3283638929773376312014-03-06T19:03:08.836-06:002014-03-06T19:03:08.836-06:00Kim -- Yes, I always cringe at the type of book re...Kim -- Yes, I always cringe at the type of book review that says, "I know this is supposed to be for kids, but I liked it." :PMarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-58196957052971595532014-03-05T08:27:24.722-06:002014-03-05T08:27:24.722-06:00Great quotes. I hadn't seen the one about the ...Great quotes. I hadn't seen the one about the homemaker either. Also hadn't seen and LOVED the one about children's stories not just being for children. If it's a story that will stand the test of time that is certainly true. Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-29380840699347940052014-03-04T08:07:55.771-06:002014-03-04T08:07:55.771-06:00Bish -- That's wonderful. A lot of moms of tha...Bish -- That's wonderful. A lot of moms of that day focused on housework first. My mom read to us.<br /><br />Ruth -- Mine, too. Actually, we couldn't afford it, but to us it was nonnegotiable so I did it anyway. And when you subtract the costs of working from what I probably would have made, it just was NOT worth it for so many reasons.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-81784871858759276492014-03-03T18:22:57.098-06:002014-03-03T18:22:57.098-06:00Great quotes.
One of the greatest blessings of my...Great quotes. <br />One of the greatest blessings of my life was being a stay-at-home mom and homemaker.Ruth Schiffmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625363295823548969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-74820611458441893812014-03-03T10:48:53.604-06:002014-03-03T10:48:53.604-06:00I absolutely agree with you, the homemaker is the ...I absolutely agree with you, the homemaker is the bedrock of society. I admired my mother so much for always being where I could find her. She loved her "job." <br /><br />Once a friend said to her, "Whenever I come over I always find you on the floor playing with your kids."<br /><br />Is there a better place to be?<br /><br />Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-46225341995893732252014-03-03T08:26:19.738-06:002014-03-03T08:26:19.738-06:00Janet -- It's one of my great satisfactions in...Janet -- It's one of my great satisfactions in life that I got to be a homemaker too. And I do think CS Lewis understood a lot. I'm glad he shared it.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-25948467074870043452014-03-02T21:28:50.024-06:002014-03-02T21:28:50.024-06:00I really do agree with you that Homemaker is the u...I really do agree with you that Homemaker is the ultimate career. I feel so lucky to be doing it. Though writing does cut into that job a bit. :)<br /><br />And C.S. Lewis really is amazingly quotable. He just seemed to get it.Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-81747002387103756462014-02-28T14:03:17.345-06:002014-02-28T14:03:17.345-06:00Heather -- I completely agree. That is what the qu...Heather -- I completely agree. That is what the quote means. <br /><br />Kelly -- I can see why. Quotes are so thought-provoking. Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-88123837847569807682014-02-28T13:32:48.109-06:002014-02-28T13:32:48.109-06:00These are great quotes. I actually have a book of ...These are great quotes. I actually have a book of great literary quotes. I used it a lot when I was teaching language arts.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-46135693484608103442014-02-28T13:07:37.026-06:002014-02-28T13:07:37.026-06:00Great quotes, great food for thought. And even tho...Great quotes, great food for thought. And even though people have Feelings about Homemaking, I feel like all of those quotes (including the homemaking one) are timeless. We all want to create a home--a soft place for our family to fall--whether we are working outside of the home or not, whether we are men or women. And I think that quote really says that. Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-61272070844153787872014-02-27T18:27:03.040-06:002014-02-27T18:27:03.040-06:00Leandra -- Yeah, it's always a balancing act w...Leandra -- Yeah, it's always a balancing act with another job. Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-79570632571097003172014-02-27T18:24:29.918-06:002014-02-27T18:24:29.918-06:00Dawn -- I'm sure the last one would raise plen...Dawn -- I'm sure the last one would raise plenty of eyebrows today.<br /><br />Barbara -- Me too!<br /><br />Mirka -- I think I read the Narnia series first, then Mere Christianity.<br /><br />Vijaya -- I'm always fascinated by those who can reconcile faith and academia. Deep thinkers!<br /><br />Faith -- I love the third sentence in that quote. Yes, don't we run to and fro all over the earth so that we can make happy homes?<br /><br />Kelly -- And he's got so, so many more. Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-66637020410840874072014-02-27T18:18:23.072-06:002014-02-27T18:18:23.072-06:00I would be a housewife in a flash if I could be. W...I would be a housewife in a flash if I could be. Well, I still am, but all the extra hours away doing the 'other' job just make it all the harder to keep up w/the housewife work! Ah, well, maybe one day! And yes to quotes, they're the best. Leandra Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381034024025750992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-36690378104633534972014-02-27T18:12:15.595-06:002014-02-27T18:12:15.595-06:00Love these!!!Love these!!!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-85592674180139464662014-02-27T11:44:49.910-06:002014-02-27T11:44:49.910-06:00Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes. But I'm only going...Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes. But I'm only going to remark on the last one, as it's one that seems to have been distilled as it's been passed around (which is probably why you hadn't read it before). Here is the original:<br />“I think I can understand that feeling about a housewife’s work being like that of Sisyphus (who was the stone rolling gentleman). But it is surely in reality the most important work in the world. What do ships, railways, miners, cars, government etc exist for except that people may be fed, warmed, and safe in their own homes? As Dr. Johnson said, 'To be happy at home is the end of all human endeavour'. (1st to be happy to prepare for being happy in our own real home hereafter: 2nd in the meantime to be happy in our houses.) We wage war in order to have peace, we work in order to have leisure, we produce food in order to eat it. So your job is the one for which all others exist…” (pg 447-Letters of CS Lewis 1988 ed.)Faith E. Houghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823750019164801104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-65023779180080923192014-02-27T11:10:30.117-06:002014-02-27T11:10:30.117-06:00I love CS Lewis and reading him is like being with...I love CS Lewis and reading him is like being with a good friend. I love that "you too" moment! And I'd not ever seen the ultimate career quote! Does that ever resonate, esp. as a mother, writer, and introvert. In our home, everyone knows I got it good! Even in my 20s I dreamed of having a medical practice/lab in my home. Thank you so much for sharing these ... Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-90732012230139256532014-02-27T11:05:21.272-06:002014-02-27T11:05:21.272-06:00Writers craft ideas with words, so we appreciate q...Writers craft ideas with words, so we appreciate quotations.<br /><br />C.S. Lewis Surprised by Joy was my introduction to him, before I ever read any of his children's books.<br /><br />His was a channeling of the voice of truth. Lewis is very quotable. Thank you for these, today. Each one is a moment of friendship born for me.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-180565186781607782014-02-27T09:57:13.941-06:002014-02-27T09:57:13.941-06:00I love the one about children's books -- proba...I love the one about children's books -- probably because I feel so strongly in support of it. :-)Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-51232198374540530802014-02-27T08:43:08.355-06:002014-02-27T08:43:08.355-06:00I had no idea Lewis was such a quotable author! I ...I had no idea Lewis was such a quotable author! I found myself nodding at all of these, yet I wonder how some of these ideas would be received today. Thanks for sharing!D.E. Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256696009575732721noreply@blogger.com