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Sandra King | June 30, 2010
I had an interesting conversation with someone. During this conversation, I was told that it seems like I had it all together. My life seems like it’s perfect. This person wasn’t being mean, but I had to chuckle a bit. I don’t have it all together. The perfect life happens sometimes when I’m asleep at [...]
Jennie Chancey | June 30, 2010
NEW YORK, June 29 /Christian Newswire/ — Irish pharmacist and pro-life leader Patrick McCrystal is in New York City this week for the U.S. launch of his second book, which deals with the devastating effect contraception has on marriages and the culture as a whole. McCrystal’s book comes on the heels of Nancy Gibb’s recent [...]
Jennifer Allen | June 30, 2010
What does it mean to dress modestly? As a teenager, I was made aware of a desire in some Christian circles to return to the modest dress. Modesty means different things to different people. There are those who feel certain colors are okay to wear but others are considered too flashy. Some only wears skirts [...]
Jasmine Baucham | June 29, 2010
You know something that I’m starting to learn about us women? We’re really good at guilt. We’re really good at heaping guilt, for sure. “Oh, no, it’s fine, honey, don’t bother with the kids! I’ve just been on my poor feet all day long with absolutely no help from you because you were at work [...]
Anna T | June 29, 2010
If you believe in being under the leadership of your husband, in humbly honoring his requests and accepting his authority, your point of view and the way you conduct yourself in marriage will inevitably come under attack.
Jennifer Allen | June 29, 2010
Have you ever stopped to think about how the clothes you wear affect those around you? The clothing you wear can be modest , appropriate, and tasteful, or it can be a temptation, embarrassing, uncomfortable, a distraction, grievous to the spirit, and offensive. Which way would you like to dress? Modesty, or the lack of [...]
Jennie Chancey | June 28, 2010
Marketplace recently ran a week-long series on China’s one-child policy, covering its history, the life of only children, parental expectations, exceptions to the rule, and the future economic repercussions of the policy. This is well worth listening to (and it’s a good idea to read the accompanying interviews and articles as well). In short, the [...]
Jamie V Marino | June 28, 2010
Sticky fingers dirty faces always running competitive races Cars and tractors, blocks and boats adventurous feats and mud-stained coats Riding bikes and trikes down bumpy roads in search of bugs and frogs and toads Guns and swords and broken britches bloodied knees and endearing kisses Rough and tough yet caring and loving exploring and conquering, [...]
Mrs. Parunak | June 28, 2010
Four years ago, I nearly died of pneumonia. It is something I have looked back on ever after to help me understand strength in the face of trials. Not my own strength. God’s.
Bethany Hudson | June 28, 2010
It was a nondescript rainy February morning. I had two hours before I needed to get ready to leave for a pediatrician appointment. I had nothing I needed to do as far as housework is concerned, so I decided to can four pint jars of Meyer lemon curd. Meyer lemons had been a fantastic deal at our local wholesale club for weeks, and I’d found an unbeatable steal on eggs, so I had both waiting for me in the fridge.
What seemed like a relatively low-stress, if time-consuming endeavor devolved temporarily into a complete fiasco.
Tiffany | June 26, 2010
When I attended a chapel during my Christian university’s week of gender reconciliation chapels, I found that many of the women on the panel had begun to consider the question of whether or not they experience oppression as women in their daily lives. One woman’s comment was particularly intriguing. She said, “Before coming to this [...]
Jennie Chancey | June 25, 2010
kerrylevitt is the winner of the drawing for a copy of Get Married by Candice Watters! The drawing was conducted through Random.org, and the results can be seen by clicking here. Thanks to everyone who posted or tweeted about the book review!
Kelly Crawford | June 23, 2010
So what to do if you have saved all the money you can save and it still seems difficult to stay home on your husband’s income? In a Proverbs 31 fashion, you can add to the family income and be a huge blessing to your husband; it can also be a valuable teaching tool as [...]
bravelass | June 22, 2010
With all this stuff about motherhood, babies, child-rearing, happy-homemaking and such on LAF, I sometimes wonder, “What’s in it for me?” I know that might sound extraordinarily selfish, but sometimes I do wonder what a single, childless woman has to do with biblical womanhood. For those of you who don’t know my story (almost all [...]
Jennie Chancey | June 22, 2010
From Kathleen Parker’s column this week: It’s that time of year when America celebrates the donor we used to call “Dad.” Granted, many children still have in-house fathers, but millions don’t. Some fathers have become alienated through divorce. “Baby daddies” never were invited to the commitment party. Still others are anonymous in the truest sense [...]
