In Honor of Thanksgiving… November 21, 2008

Here is what I am thankful for.

What are you thankful for?

God and His love toward His creation.

Craig and His love toward me.

My family and Craig’s family.

The way we were given Christian homes to be raised in.

The opportunity to help serve in God’s kingdom.

Running water and electricity.

The warmth of my home.

The beautiful children I teach at church.

My wonderful job that I love so very much.

Cherry limeaides from Sonic.

My brideslaves and other close girlfriends.

Crab legs.

Living in this country (recently enhanced by a trip to China).

Thanksgiving food and fellowship.

Music.

The up and coming holiday that must not be named yet season of music.

The up and coming holiday that must not be named yet.

Target.

Gearboxes and the large demand for them in the world.

Kit Kat Bars.

Insurance and the ability to afford it.

Gum.

Comfortable beds.

Clean clothes.

Much needed days off from the job that I love.

Scrubs and The Office.

Inside jokes.

Laughter.

Being in love with someone.

Photos to remember people with and the times we had together.

All the babies close friends are having here recently….so exciting!

Getting to travel and see so much of God’s creation.

Cell phones and email to make communicating long distance easier.

And the list goes on and on…

The Feminine Mystique November 13, 2008

I heard this story told by one of our deacons the other day.  Does it bother anyone else, or just me?

 

“My son has two girls he’s considering taking to the winter formal.  One is from Cincinnati, the other is from Tennessee.  The girl from Cincinnati is a missions major…aka she’s just there to find a husband.  The other is an accounting major, but she’s from the south so she doesn’t understand sarcasm; she’s not that bright.  He’s going to take the one from Cincinnati though, because she understands sarcasm and is prettier.”

 

Also, another one of my favorite comments:

 

“All we’ve ever wanted for our girls is to find Godly husbands.”

 

And…

 

“I’m willing to pay the extra money to send my daughter to a Christian University and ensure that she finds a Godly husband.”

 

I think we may need to start reconsidering how we’re raising and viewing our daughters.  My inner feminist is being channeled…

 

How can we raise our daughters to overcome a world where the female body is being exploited and the marriage bed defiled, such that they can find their identities in Christ alone?

 

What’s the importance of the father-daughter relationship in the family?  Surely God has a plan behind it.

 

How can we as a church body encourage healthy female image and help develop women that are prepared to be help meets not only for husbands but also for the Kingdom?

 

How can we encourage our children to make Kingdom minded decisions?  How can we help them choose a marriage partner based on what’s best for the Kingdom, instead of who’s the cutie sitting next to me in chapel? 

 

Thoughts please…