Last week we introduced the idea of being stewards of our time and resources. The question is, how does that play out, practically speaking, in our day to day lives? When someone invites us to participate in yet another activity, how do we determine whether or not that activity is a good fit for us? […]
There’s been a lot of chaos in my home lately. A lot of interruptions. A lot of loud voices. A lot of questions. A lot of (different) answers with a lot of subsequent arguing. There’s been a lot of dirty clothes on dirty floors. A lot of laundry. A lot of unmade beds and unclean […]
(Photograph taken from the Hubble space telescope.) The Great Romancer From Tongue of fire wild story spun; Abandoned joy and laughter pounding round. Birth of color splashing toward the Son, Spilling generous over new world found. Enter left slips quiet poison lie; Warm and glowing life flickers, chills. Wakens deep and dark desire […]
If you’ve been a Christian long enough you’ve heard about “fighting the good fight” and “the spiritual battle” and “the weapons of our warfare” – just a few cliche phrases that are popular among us Christian Wemmicks. The fact is, the Bible does use a lot of warfare imagery to describe the Christian life, probably […]
Sometimes we cry out to God in what seems to be a vacuum. We cry. Then silence. That almost always happens when we cry and walk away. It’s like a one sided conversation, but mainly because we didn’t stick around to hear a response. Sometimes we cry out to God and are blown away with […]
So I guess this has morphed into a sort of Pendulum Post. It’s actually the second half of Are You a Good Little Christian. So if you haven’t read that, you may want to click over THERE first – and then come back when you’ve caught up. The pendulum we’re swinging on in these two […]
In a recent reader survey, I asked the question, What is one thing you would change about Visionary Womanhood? One of the answers jumped out at me and got my mind and heart stirring. It brought up such a major issue in my personal life – so I want to talk about it a little […]
I’ve loved Elisabeth Elliot since high school. I haven’t read all of her books, but I’ve read several over the years, and they always put much needed fat on skinny bones. Right now I’m in the middle of The Path of Loneliness: Finding Your Way through the Wilderness to God. Here is the full quote […]
My 20-month-old is obsessed with ceilings right now. He’s all, “See?! See?!” while pointing to the ceiling. He looks at it in awe. He wants us to lift him up as high as we can so he can feel the thrill of being near the ceiling. This morning I tried to interest him in the […]
Living in Minnesota, I don’t see mountains a whole lot. I remember the first time I rode into Colorado on a bus with my high school choir as a teenager and saw the mountain line in the distance. Even from far away they appeared overwhelmingly powerful and mysterious. As we drew near, I actually felt […]
Facebook Hissy Fits (and How to Avoid Them)
I love and hate Facebook. I love to use it for my business and this blog, and I love the handful of groups I participate in. But otherwise, I think it’s the pits. Just think about election season, for example. The season for “friends” and “followers” to put down the masks and start shooting. But […]
You’ve seen it. The arched back. The clenched fists. The scrunched up face. The flailing feet. The hideous shrieks of indignation. And all you wanted to do was put their shoes on so they could do what they wanted to do: go outside and play. They thought you wanted to torture them, because, you know, […]
Choosing Which Hills to Die On
By Contributing Writer, Molly Evert This week’s posts have touched on some hot button issues including higher education, vocation, and living “off the grid.” Unfortunately, there are no debate-ending proof texts on any of these issues that clearly tell us which choices are “the biblical ones.” In her post about college yesterday Natalie went after […]
Potty Training: Mom of Nine Tells All
By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Potty Training: A Necessary Evil I’ve been potty training for 16 years now (well, not me—but, you know—my kids) and have succeeded, during that time, in potty training four girls and three boys so far. I won’t tell you how much poop and pee I’ve cleaned up from walls, […]
Help! Pregnancy is Making My Body Fall Apart!
By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood I received the following e-mail recently: My husband and I are in the long slow process of changing our thinking about family size. We are currently expecting our fifth little treasure, and we are so grateful, and excited. And a little scared sometimes, too, haha. :) Our oldest is […]
Demystifying the Institute for Excellence in Writing
By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) Home educating mothers tend to be overwhelmed by two subjects in particular. Science and writing. OK. Upper level math too. Since I’m not much of a left-brained gal, I won’t be writing any posts about dead animal dissections or the wonders of […]
Medical vs. Natural Childbirth: A Personal Story
By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Twenty years ago I was pregnant with our first baby and determined to have a mid-wife and experience pregnancy and birth in the most “natural” way possible. Nineteen weeks into the pregnancy I began to spot a little. Since I could feel the baby moving and had no […]
Eating the Placenta: A Christian Worldview Perspective
By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Placentophagy, the practice of eating the placenta after giving birth, is a subject of some interest among Wemmicks these days. After googling it, I only found one other “voice” out there raising the question of whether or not it is a morally viable option for those who claim […]
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