Sharing a beautiful old picture from my collection, and sharing a lovely thought.
Content: happy enough with what one has or is; not desiring something more or different; satisfied.
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I am the mother of four delightful children: a 23-year-old son, a 20-year-old son, a 17-year-old son, and a bright and bubbly 13-year-old daughter. I share an apartment home with my 17-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter. My little home on the internet is called Rose Cottage because of my love for gardening, roses, and all things romantic and Victorian. Welcome. I'm a North Carolina girl and I love sharing North Carolina links and information. I do medical transcription from home. My hobbies include making sweet little dolls from clay who are named and have their own stories to tell. I also make old-fashioned brooches. These are for sale in my Etsy shop. For 13 years continuously, I homeschooled some or all of our four children, but the time came that our homeschool had to be closed. It was the end of a beautiful chapter in my life. I will always be a strong supporter of homeschooling and I will continue to review books and maintain my homeschool website, The Healthy Homeschool.    
To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never. In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony.
I would
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Learning to be content is always a process, isn’t it? I know it’s something I struggle with – though not the material things. Well, you know.
It is a worthwhile thing to learn to be content. Thank you for the reminder
Love
Leslie
Leslie, I struggle too. Having to work is one of my big struggles. But I’ve learned to accept it and enjoy it. Most days.
Love,
Lynn
I think we all struggle as part of our human condition….even Paul said he had learned to be content in all circumstances! As soon as I saw your post title, I was transported back in time. You see, once upon a time we lived on Cape Cod, and one of my favorite walks took me past an old church, the type that has a burial ground on the premises. One stone from the late 1700′s always caught my eye….the young woman’s name was Content. What a beautiful name! It was customary in those days to give children the names of attributes which you hoped they would exemplify. I wonder about Content. Have a blessed day, Lynn!
Hi Lynn,
Happy Day! I have wanted to stop by and visit the past few days. It is interesting how God works. I have been thinking about my word (or phrase!) for 2010. I loved your message about contentment. I do belive that contentment comes with an understanding that all my needs are met on a daily basis and that my wants will have to wait for God’s timeline to unfold. 2010 brings “Perspective on a Three-fold basis…Spiritual, Mental/Emotional, and Physical”. I am begining a new leg of my journey.
And contentment will come not in the completion but in the journey itself. Thank you for the good thoughts.
Emily, you are so right. I love those verses Paul wrote. Cape Code is a place I would love to see! The pictures I have seen make me want to go there. I love the story about Content. How sweet. I like the name Patience as well.
Diane, Happy New Year! Yes, being content in the journey is a huge part of things for me. I sometimes see “somewhere” I want to be and then struggle to get there. It should not be that way. It should be a joy to work toward our goals.
Happy New Year To All!