Life is so full, but I have been missing my Milkmaid friends dearly.
I was so blessed to see a bunch of wonderful comments waiting for me. If you have not done so yet, click on the comments tab in the upper right corner of the page and be blessed, as I was, by the sharing of Terry from Texas.
Terry, I wish I had time right no to respond to each of your comments. While I was waiting for the page to load, my thoughts were, “It might be time to take down the site, since I neglect it so.” Then I read your comments, and I knew I was wrong to even consider it.
Thank you for taking the time to pour out your heart. I am sure what you have written will help others. It is so nice to know we are not alone in our joy. 
HappyMe, I appreciated so much, hearing from one of the guys! Bless you!
Next month will be a year for us, so I hope to post to my journal then. For now, I must log off and get back to work. Thank you again for visiting here, each one of you.
His milkmaid
His Milkmaid,
I agree Luvmyhub poured her heart out in spades, and what a blessing to anyone who “gets it”….. but I am wondering if this was just an autoresponder that replied. . . I hope not because your previous efforts are more worthy than that.
I am sorry to disappoint you. I only had a few minutes earlier. Now I am half asleep. Today was my first day to even log into this site since my last post, and I do not know when I will be back. Even now it is 1:30 AM Tuesday here, and I have been up since 5 AM Monday. The alarm will be going off in a few hours.
I know my recent posts are not what they once were. I just do not have the emotional strength and time to pour myself out like I used to. My cup is empty, as I have been pouring it all out for my family who has needed me. (I work and have many children… still at home, add bosoming a few times a day and the day is gone.)
I do not post regularly, because I just have neither the time nor any extra of myself to spare right now. I had picked up so many on line friends, that my on line life had consumed me, and my family life was being short changed. With such a large family, I doubt that I will ever be able to devote myself in both places at once and do well at both.
I do hope to get to respond to each of her comments, but I can not make any promises. I want to do it when I have more time and I am actually awake enough to make sense. Again I am sorry. I really hate to do a pour job. Perhaps it would be better to not respond at all, and just let everyone know not to expect it.
Thank you for commenting. I agree with your point 100%.
His Milkmaid
I’m thrilled to hear that you are NOT going to take down your site! Your insight and experiences are so valuable to us all. Everyone is busy in one way or another. You’ve had to prioritize like all of us. Don’t sweat it! You’ll get back to it when you are able! There is plenty here and at the milkmaidens message board to keep me busy for a long time.
Blessings to you and your family!
Hi!
I’m very glad you didn’t give your blog up. I’m still hoping you can strike a good balance between your family and this blog. I myself would not mind less frequent updates so as long as you could balance both your family and this small but growing online community.
I know I am not particularly qualified to talk about your family situation, but have you thought about helping some of those in your family who chronically or constantly need your help to establish their own support networks by joining the right groups, or by taking counselling/therapy, or the like? Sometimes a fresh perspective and/or a fresh environment can offer immense opportunities for personal growth. Sometimes people are so set in their ways they won’t listen to what they need to hear from people who love them but for whom they hold years of prejudice against.
If done right, they could be more in control of their problems and more able to deal with them, while leaving you less burdened as you might not have to deal with them incessantly coming to you for help or you having to constantly bail them out when they don’t know they’re about to walk off a cliff.
I hope you will be able to strike a good balance between all the personas you have to juggle daily soon–as wife, as mother, as community pillar, as dependable relative, and above all, as beloved to those who all need you, whether they realize it or not.
Thank you again for dropping by.
Signed,
TrashCanFoundling