If there is anything to learn from The Scouring of the Shire, it is that the truth of the King's reign must be pushed into every square inch of the corners of the world.
This is the good work. This is our good work.
Teen daughter making muffins for her classmates for the second time this week. Says she plans to drop some off at the young man' house who's sick down the road.
The kids are going to be alright.
@unnamed_sourc3s@JesusMetal1689 Also the sin of ingratitude. When you're grateful for marriage, you don't regard it into a false idol, you just... enjoy!
Having teens is fun, in part, bc they don't know what level of retardation is considered normal so you just spring things on them like raw milk is illegal, this article, the tax rate...and get to sit back while they insist you're lying and it can't be real. Poor dears.
"As Julie and I discussed it, we thought it was worth calling Christian couples to re-imagine what it’s like walking into church on your own, and then to think of church less like a date and more like a deployment."
—Dave Moore
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@unnamed_sourc3s@JesusMetal1689 It's interesting, this habit of projection. It must serve as a false atonement, a covering of sin. To see two equal but opposite ideas juxtaposed serves to highlight one, so they naturally blame the other seek a covering for their own, related sin.
@lindsaycoggin Agreed. It's very clarifying, actually. Their indignant response to some absurdity or injustice I had long shrugged off is a great encouragement to stay the course.
@OOrtizDuarte I tell my students often, "The smart people aren't the o es with all the answers but the ones who know where to find the answers." I usually make this remark when everyone stares at each other blankly and someone finally starts digging in the text. Aha!
@col_a_buendia And I just counted 30 modest dresses in my girl's closet....BC when they're $8 each and you say no to everything else and she just asks for this one dress...you say yes!
@col_a_buendia Let's be honest: no girl needs 12 skirts but I think the beauty of thrifting is that you can keep saying yes! In a home like ours when no's seem so abundant to a teen, finding every opportunity to say yes -even when absurd- is such a good gift to give. I'm a big believer in it!👍
Dads, get involved in your daughter's clothes shopping. Equip her to be beautiful and modest at once. Give her the tools to perform what you expect. Find joyful agreement in shaping how she presents herself to the world.