(Image Credit) Who do you submit to? I know, it's a weird thought isn't it? Uncomfortable. I feel defensive as soon as I ask it. "I don't submit to anyone!" Is my instinctual reaction. But it's really not true. We all submit to other people in our lives. If we didn't, anarchy would reign. We… Continue reading Submission to others as a child of God
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Christian Submission: The eagle dive of freedom
Someone once said to me, " If you only submit yourself to people you agree with you're not submitting yourself to anyone. You're hanging out with people you agree with, but you're not submitting yourself to anyone." The point being, at the root of what it means to submit yourself to another person is the… Continue reading Christian Submission: The eagle dive of freedom
Bearing the peculiar mark of majesty
So I'm doing this Bible study with my neighbor. First Peter. We're at that infamous submission part. I've camped out in this book for years. I frequently come back to it because it so directly speaks to me. It bothers me that I'm bothered by the whole subject of submission because I can clearly see… Continue reading Bearing the peculiar mark of majesty
My life-rythm is about as good as my dancing
(Connor's work on his memory verse) When I was 16 I wanted to be a ballerina. Somehow though, six foot and awkward don't look very graceful in a tutu. I can't dance. I want to dance. I like to dance. But if you saw me and my kids playing Just Dance4 you could come up… Continue reading My life-rythm is about as good as my dancing
"Thanksland" and a test in hupotosso-ing
It's been three days of prepping for our road trip tomorrow plus the daily things a mom of two boys home on summer vacation do.I know it sounds kind of goofy, but the Parent For A Day game was a such a success so I went with it and we played "Thanksland" on Monday. I am… Continue reading "Thanksland" and a test in hupotosso-ing