FAITH AT WORK IN THE HOME (14 OF 17)
Scripture: Colossians 3:18-21
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Faith at Work in the Home (14 of 17)
Series: Colossians
Robert Dawson
Colossians 3:18-21
The Wall Street Journal article, and Chicago Time Tribune several years ago carried an article entitled the ''Dysfunctional Family House.'' Just by the title of it some of us may secretly feel that we need to get in line for a look - just to see a house that fits our family. The article mentioned the Ledbetter family, have no idea if they are connected to Jerry Clower but honest to goodness it was about the Ledbetter family. The article says... The Ledbetter family likes to spend time at home together-just not in the same room. So they built a 3,600-square-foot house with special rooms for studying and sewing, separate sitting areas for each kid, and a master bedroom far from both. Then there's the escape room, where Mr. Ledbetter says, ''Any family member can go to get away from the rest of us.'' The Mercer Island, Washington, industrial designer says his 7- and 11-year-old daughters fight less, because their new house gives them so many ways to avoid each other. ''It just doesn't make sense for us to do everything together all the time,'' he says. After two decades of pushing the open floor plan-where domestic life revolved around a big central space and exposed kitchens gave everyone a view of half the house-major builders and top architects are walling people off. They're touting one-person Internet alcoves, locked-door away rooms and his-and-her offices on opposite ends of the house. The new floor plans offer so much seclusion, they're ''good for the dysfunctional family,'' says Gopal Ahluwahlia, director of research for the National Association of Home Builders.
While I am in no way promoting or condemning one type of architectural design over another the article did highlight one rather cynical truth that I have come to believe...What makes life difficult is people. Life would be easy without other people to deal with. Now, without people life would probably ...
Series: Colossians
Robert Dawson
Colossians 3:18-21
The Wall Street Journal article, and Chicago Time Tribune several years ago carried an article entitled the ''Dysfunctional Family House.'' Just by the title of it some of us may secretly feel that we need to get in line for a look - just to see a house that fits our family. The article mentioned the Ledbetter family, have no idea if they are connected to Jerry Clower but honest to goodness it was about the Ledbetter family. The article says... The Ledbetter family likes to spend time at home together-just not in the same room. So they built a 3,600-square-foot house with special rooms for studying and sewing, separate sitting areas for each kid, and a master bedroom far from both. Then there's the escape room, where Mr. Ledbetter says, ''Any family member can go to get away from the rest of us.'' The Mercer Island, Washington, industrial designer says his 7- and 11-year-old daughters fight less, because their new house gives them so many ways to avoid each other. ''It just doesn't make sense for us to do everything together all the time,'' he says. After two decades of pushing the open floor plan-where domestic life revolved around a big central space and exposed kitchens gave everyone a view of half the house-major builders and top architects are walling people off. They're touting one-person Internet alcoves, locked-door away rooms and his-and-her offices on opposite ends of the house. The new floor plans offer so much seclusion, they're ''good for the dysfunctional family,'' says Gopal Ahluwahlia, director of research for the National Association of Home Builders.
While I am in no way promoting or condemning one type of architectural design over another the article did highlight one rather cynical truth that I have come to believe...What makes life difficult is people. Life would be easy without other people to deal with. Now, without people life would probably ...
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