Posted by Editormum on 28 August 2010 in
Family Life,
Religion,
True Stories My friend Stephanie recently posted on her Facebook page that she “…somehow managed to get an incredibly stubborn, willful and highly intelligent daughter. She makes other kids that I had previously chalked up as ‘stubborn’ look wishy-washy in comparison. Someone please tell me this is a trait that will serve her well later in life! [...]
Tags: challenges, character, child-rearing, children, faith, Family Life, fear, independence, parenting, strong will
Posted by Editormum on 16 August 2010 in
Religion O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness during the day, [...]
Tags: Bible interpretation, challenges, character, Christianity, faith, Family Life, Religion, stress, Work Life
Posted by Editormum on 7 May 2010 in
Philosophy,
Religion I took a self-defence seminar hosted by my karate school on May 1. I enjoyed it immensely and learned a lot that will help me as I advance through the ranks. Gained a little confidence on some of the basic skills, and got a few pre-set sequences to click. But I also learned something very [...]
Tags: Christianity, faith, fear, karate, Religion, self-defense
Posted by Editormum on 10 January 2010 in
Philosophy,
Religion,
True Stories I’ve been thinking a lot about crosses lately. I daresay that sounds a strange topic of thought — it’s C.S. Lewis’s fault. Between Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters, I’m getting a lot of input about what Jesus meant when He said that each of His followers must “deny himself, take up his cross daily, [...]
Tags: challenges, character, Christianity, faith, fear, grace, Jesus, karate, pain, parenting, Religion
Posted by Editormum on 7 January 2010 in
Philosophy,
Religion I had actually intended to post about just the Law of Undulation today, as I have been listening to C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters over the last few days, and his concepts of the Law of Undulation and of humankind as a hybrid, amphibian creature subject to that law have been occupying my thoughts greatly. But [...]
Tags: challenges, Christianity, CS Lewis, faith, fear, grace, Narnia, pain, Religion, scars, Screwtape
Posted by Editormum on 5 January 2010 in
Religion,
True Stories Several of my good friends have challenged me on my assertion that I don’t pray aloud in public and I don’t witness to people. So maybe I need to explain. Because I am, in fact, under orders. My Lord’s last words on this earth were “Go and teach all nations, baptizing … and teaching them [...]
Tags: challenges, Christianity, faith, fear, Religion
Posted by Editormum on 24 December 2009 in
Religion,
True Stories So we’ve talked about this special Baby who came into this world, why He came, and the circumstances into which He arrived. But the story doesn’t end with the birth of a boy baby. Oh no. If that were the end of the story — well, it wouldn’t be much of a story. No! A [...]
Tags: Christianity, Christmas, faith, holidays, Jesus, Religion
Posted by Editormum on 18 December 2009 in
Religion,
True Stories For several years, I’ve had a wonderful online friend named Mike. I knew him better by his screen-name, Metochoi, under which he moderated a Yahoo Group called Gothard_Discussion. I found the group shortly after my divorce, and several years after leaving the parachurch organization called The Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) and its homeschool [...]
Tags: ATIA, Christianity, death, eulogy, faith, friends, good works, grace, IBLP, kindness, logic, online relationships, Religion, truth
Posted by Editormum on 12 December 2009 in
Family Life,
Religion,
True Stories This has been a very tough year for my family, economically speaking. The recession really hit us hard, and we had to cut back really hard to make things work. Why, then, I can hear you asking, did you guys take a ten-day vacation to the beach?! Well, the kids and I talked about it. [...]
Tags: Christianity, emotion, faith, Family Life, finances, holidays, prayer, Religion
Posted by Editormum on 5 December 2009 in
Religion I “butted in” on an overheard conversation the other day, and the thoughts that the topic inspired have been thundering around in my head like a herd of wildebeest, looking for the way out. Note to self: Butting in on overheard conversations is rude and you need to stop it. Even if the conversants are [...]
Tags: Christianity, faith, Religion
