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Roe V. Wade and Where Do We Go From Here?
Apparently leaked documents seem to indicate that Roe V. Wade will be overturned in the Supreme Court and the fight will be brought back to the States — which most constitutional scholars agree (whether or not they support abortion) should have been the case, all along. So where do we go from here? If this leaked document does in fact indicate the final decision that will be coming this summer, what should we be doing to prepare for it? Politically, we already see various groups working in their states to amend constitutions to allow for abortion for all 9 months, for any reason — some political leaders (for example, Ralph…
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Reasons to Remain Incredibly Hopeful (No Matter What Hits the Fan)
Happy Easter, everybody! Well, admittedly the past two posts have been a bit more feisty and “current-eventy” than I aim to be in my posts. I really try to avoid stirring the pot for just the sake of stirring the pot, but there is a time to remain silent and a time to speak. I guess knowing when to remain silent and when to speak comes down to wisdom — and wisdom comes from God alone — so it can be confusing to know the difference. Frankly, it’s way more difficult for me to be silent when I think of all the people being harmed by the lies being pushed…
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What is a Woman?
What was once widely accepted as simple truth, has now come into question. What exactly is a woman? I mean, if our newest member of the Supreme Court can not answer such a seemingly simple question, what hope is there for the rest of us? Gone are the days when women’s rights were enshrined to protect women — those carrying the XX chromosme — now we have been given the example of a “highly educated” woman whose only response to the question, “What is a woman” was the stunningly absurd, “I can’t answer that; I’m not a biologist.” Alrighty then! I will put this woman (though I’m also not a…
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The Woman and Her Seed
At the highest levels of government and industry, all the way down to the swimming pool, you will discover what seems to be an orchestrated effort to completely erase women and their influence in society. I guess as a woman I shouldn’t be surprised. Men trying to dominate woman is nothing new. Look at almost every ancient culture, and you will find women and children being marginalized, their rights limited and voices diminished — but Christianity changed that. As history will testify, the Christian belief in the equal dignity and worth of women began to influence the cultures that Christians found themselves in. In so many ways, the second and…
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Murphy’s Law and Offering It Up
Well, today has been all about dealing with technical difficulties with this blog, and after three hours I have made zero progress. Zero! As I’ve been unable to connect to an actual human being, it looks like I might not be able to solve my problems. I guess what I’m trying to say is it looks like Murphy’s Law in full force right now. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the pessimism that the Irish have coined into a simple phrase, Murphy’s Law in Brief states “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.” Oh boy! The good news is that with God’s grace, even those in-grained pessimistic tendencies…
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Why I’m Always Late and Other Thoughts on Lent
Well, we’re two days into Lent and so far, so good. How about you? One of my resolutions for Lent came on a Friday, a few months back, when my 6 year old turned to me as we shuffled into the “cryroom/confessional/people trying to avoid the shame of everybody knowing they’ve arrived late” section and asked me, “Why are we always late?” Doh! It was a perfectly valid question — one to which I had no valid response — and so I just stared into those little brown eyes and replied, “We’re not always late”. Which is technically true. We are not always late. On most Sundays, we manage to…
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Embrace Your Femininity…Don’t Erase Your Femininity.
I know that we live in a world that doesn’t always appreciate the contribution that women have made to culture and to history — but frankly, that doesn’t erase the beauty and gift that women are to the world. Yes, men are a gift as well — but they are a different kind of gift — and perhaps the best way to have a more profound appreciation for both sexes is to recognize those differences and embrace them. To be a woman is to be a creature entirely different from a man, so much so, that many a philosopher has explored the beautiful differences that go all the way down…
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Why Sharing the Faith With Our Kids is Essential
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I hope the past few weeks have been full of time with family and friends. Today, I shared over on social media my reaction to when I hear a parent saying they don’t want to “impose” their faith on the their kids, and instead will allow them to choose the faith when they’re older. To be honest, I think most parents who share this opinion have the best intentions for their child. They feel it wrong to impose their faith on their kids, as if it were some sort of assault on their free will and liberty — but I’m sorry to say that…
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Preparing Our Hearts and Our Homes for Christmas
I love Christmas, and honestly, I love the preparation of Christmas — at least I love it when I don’t feel the pressure of time slipping away before I’m ready! Every year, Joy Sunday is a big day for us. We get our Christmas tree, blast Christmas music as decorate the house, and get everything ready to celebrate BIG with our family and guests who come to visit over the holidays. It’s a lovely tradition and we all look forward to it. This year was a little different. We have two children away at school and there was a packed Gaudete Sunday weekend with end of semester activities. Instead of…
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Getting Ready for Advent
Hello all, just jumping in here with a friendly reminder that Advent is upon us! As a mom of a biggish family, I thought I would share my #1 tip for making Advent a little bit more prayerful and a little less cray-cray. Drumroll please…..my life changing advice is try to get all your Christmas shopping done before Advent begins…seriously it can completely transform your Advent experience! I know that this may seem like a little thing, but believe me, it makes a big difference. All of that thought and effort early means the kids are not obsessing over gifts and you are not obsessing over gifts and you have…
