This post was written by a good friend of mine. She has written an encouraging email every Monday of this lock down. Enjoy! Good Morning, Welcome to week number ten. The reality of this is sad humanly speaking, but God has gone before us and this is not a surprise to Him and HIS plan will still be accomplished (Isaiah 46:9-11). When we lived in Edmonds, Washington, we were up on a hill with a beautiful view. However, for the…
“The age at which one first gets married has risen by six years since 1960, and now only 20 percent of Americans get married before the age of 30. The number of new marriages each year is declining at a slow but steady rate. … Fifteen times the number of couples today live together outside of marriage than in 1960. Almost every expert points in part to the women’s liberation movement of the late 1960s and ’70s. As more women…
What is marriage? This is disputed by many. Is it simply a piece of paper? I believe marriage is a commitment for life. It’s becoming one flesh with another human being. The man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife. They have children together if they’re able. Living together is not a commitment for life. It’s living together until “we no longer are in love.” It’s fornication which is forbidden by God. “Marriage is honourable in all,…
“When I was 14, my mom said I should NOT wait until marriage to have sex – I didn’t even need to wait for love. Her advice was to only have sex with people who respected me. I don’t have a punchline. I just think if more moms said this to their daughters, life would be easier.” This was written by Amy Silverberg on Twitter. This tweet had almost 497,000 likes and 63, 000 retweets. One person responded: “I’m VERY…
Have you ever noticed that it doesn’t matter how beautifully decorated a home is, how large it is, how many modern appliances it has, or how much money is spent on it if it is a messy home? These things are not what make a home beautiful. It is a clean home that makes it pretty. “Disorder is actually defined as a breach of peace…bringing order to any home would also bring peace. Simplicity is key to creating order in…
Many today believe that God speaks to them personally. I have had women tell me that God told them to get a job and put their children into preschool. Others have told me that God told them to divorce their husbands. God never would speak to anyone something that is contrary to His Word. Many popular speakers and teachers tell about what God said personally to them. Does God speak to us individually? “Long ago, at many times and in…
In kindergarten, I remember finger painting and playing outside a lot. We would sit on the rug and listen to the teacher read us stories but it was mostly games and fun. Compare this with most preschools and kindergartens today that push academics on very young children. This is about the worse thing you can do for them. They were created to run, play, and create as young children, not be stuck in a chair all day and using fine…
This post is a comment from my post called Where Have All the Good Men Gone? I stumbled upon this blog while doing some research on feminine qualities. Before I address the topic at hand please allow me to comment upon how stunned I am to see such graciousness and civility extended in these comments towards each other, especially given what a acidic topic this is today. Such carefully thought out ideas and replies in this day and age is…
Steve Harvey shared a clip about a woman asking Steve about her boyfriend having a beard. One of first things out of her mouth was, “I think my happiness should be his priority.” I believe that many women go into marriage with this same mindset. I sure did! I thought my husband’s priority should be to make me happy and when I quickly found out that this was not true, I was angry and continually frustrated with him. This is…
According to The Federalist’s article, “Significantly more Americans ages 13 to 22 say it’s important to buy a home and make ‘a lot of money’ than to marry, have children, and commit to a faith, according to a new late-April survey of 1,600 randomly chosen participants.” How is it going for these women who made the decision to pursue higher education and careers instead of families during this lockdown? Are they enjoying their fancy apartment or house and expensive car,…