One of those mommy moments
Christina M | July 31, 2007
Hypertot, wrapping a pillow around the back of his head: “I’m a hot dog in a bun.” For all the challenges of raising a hyper tot, I wouldn’t trade him for anything.
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Urgent prayers
Christina M | July 31, 2007
I think I’m about to get some crushing financial news, and if I’m correct it will mean losing our home. Not only that, but we will not be able to afford any other home, purchase or rental, and will be on the streets. Please, please pray. update: Evidently you did. I won’t go into the […]
The Church Lady Turns in Her Keys
Christina M | July 27, 2007
The other day, I handed over my keys to a new regime: I found my replacement for Coordinator of Religious Education, and although there’s a little sorrow there’s a great deal of relief. With all the pregnancy hormones, I just don’t have the emotional stamina that I had a year ago. The pair of sisters […]
What about Socialization?
Christina M | July 26, 2007
I was just reading, again, about Obama’s idea of proactive early sexualization sex education for kindergarteners. A few moments later I stumbled upon an article about reasons for homeschooling, and suddenly the obviousness of the connection between the two subjects stood out sharply. I don’t just mean the usual connection (homeschooling to prevent exposure to […]
Short Stack
Christina M | July 25, 2007
Let’s face it: I’m not very good about keeping up with changing the sidebar. The book list looks stagnant. So, for that matter, does my posting history lately. Time, I guess, to correct both items at once, and post about the books instead of listing them in a sidebar. The Story of the Trapp Family […]
Faith and Prayer
Christina M | July 15, 2007
Stacey from Housewife in Flip-Flops made a good point in the comments that really got me thinking. She said: I have to wonder about people who say to do things, not just prayer. Prayer’s a fairly easy thing to do… you can do it while raising money for cancer research, driving to visit sick family […]
Prayer works
Christina M | July 10, 2007
A while ago, I asked for prayers for my five year old cousin, diagnosed with an extremely fast-growing and inoperable cancer. Someone calling himself “Cholo” urged us not to pray. He said to do something helpful instead, like preparing her for death. I think God will forgive me the slight smirk. Cholo, prayers DID prove […]
Things or people that don’t bother me
Christina M | July 5, 2007
I picked this one up at Housewife in Flip Flops. Everyone can list what bothers them; here’s what I can shrug over. 1. Buying clothes at thrift stores. Honestly, I’d feel guilty paying full price very often. 2. Dinner for breakfast. We run out of cereal all the time, but that’s ok; isn’t there some […]
Cohabitation reduces divorce rate, they say.
Christina M | July 3, 2007
What? Did you hear me right? Everyone knows that cohabitation increases the divorce rate, right? Even those who believe in cohabitation know that objective studies show those who cohabit before marriage having a much higher divorce rate than those who wait until marriage to live together. But the new figures reflect something that perhaps the […]