<-- Back to Help Meet by Design MainIn today's culture the very idea of this word sends chills up a woman's spine! LOL! However, it is NOT meant to be a bad thing. God does not look at us as less than our husbands. We have been given a VERY special role. And, if today's Christian woman will grasp what God's Word is telling us, we really CAN have a wonderful...happy...AND fulfilling marriage. 1 Peter 3:1-6:IN LIKE manner, you married women, be submissive to your own husbands [subordinate yourselves as being secondary to and dependent on them, and adapt yourselves to them], so that even if any do not obey the Word of God, they may be won over not by discussion but by the godly lives of their wives, Submissive (hupotasso) - obey, submit self unto, to place in order.We NEED to have roles within the marriage. There are roles in all areas of life. If there were no leaders there would be chaos. We MUST have laws, order, and leaders. God CHOSE for man … [Read more...]
TweetYou Gotta Have Faith – New Columnist Intro!
I'm not exactly sure when it happened. It wasn’t as soon as I had my first child, but somewhere along the road of motherhood I quit being “Robin” and became “Aubrey’s mom,” “Emma’s mom,” “Sadie’s mom,” and my personal favorite, “MOM-MA!”It’s disconcerting to lose your identity in parenthood, to simply become the role that you fill for someone else. But how can you not be consumed when all of your time is spent meeting someone else's needs? Before I had children, I had interests, hobbies...free time. After having 3 daughters in 4 years I realized I was losing it. Losing me. It was hard to even remember what I liked about myself, what I liked to do. My days were spent saying, “No!” in a hundred different octaves and tones, hoping against hope that my children would obey me. My nights were spent wandering zombie-like from my bed to the nursery, to breastfeed and back and forth putting toddlers back in their beds.In addition to the bright moments, … [Read more...]
TweetChapter Eleven: Marcus Comes to Visit Julia…or Perhaps Hadassah??
Don’t know what we are reading? Click Here for more info. It is NEVER too late to participate!Marcus sees Hadassah with new eyes... A Voice in the Wind Chapter Eleven: Marcus Comes to Visit Julia...or Perhaps Hadassah?? During his journey to visit his sister, we gain insight into Marcus's desire for wealth, power and freedom from anything his father wants for him. He loves his father, but wants more trivial things for his life.We also learn his deep inner turmoil on matters of politics...Once he arrives and visits with Julia for a bit, we see that he has feelings for Hadassah and that he is struggling to articulate them. However, we see the are very raw and very strong.He is jealous, restless and confused by the deep emotions that he cannot define. I found it all quite amusing. LOL!I also thought it was very sweet the way innocent Hadassah's heart skips a beat whenever Marcus is near. It is amazing how innocent she is and that her innocence has been … [Read more...]
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