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Husbands & Fathers, Joy-filled Limitations, and Small Beginnings: Quotes from My Current Reading Material {February Edition}
“What you are searching for…is a woman who is submissive to God Himself, to His holy Scriptures, and then to the way that God made the world, and then last, as a consequence of all the preceding, to you.” –Doug Wilson, “The Value of Gender Stereotypes“ (I also sent Doug Wilson a letter in response to a different article in the same series. Here’s his response to my letter.) “I don’t want to rehash years-long arguments, but it’s worth noting that stoicism, competitiveness, and even aggression can be virtues. They are not inherent vices. Each can be toxic in the wrong context. Each can be dispensible in the right time…
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Garbage Cans and Apple Blossoms: A Poem for Young Readers
We are under a wind advisory here in the Midwest. The gusts of wind have been so strong these last couple hours that I can feel the house shaking. I went out a little while ago to rescue the garbage cans. One of them was blowing across the frozen snow, and the other had gotten stuck in a ditch at the end of our driveway. The wind was grabbing pieces of recycling out of it and hurling them into the air. I hid the garbage cans along the east side of our house, out of the wind and safe for the time being. Praise God for sturdy houses and functioning…
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Writing Down Words I Know I’ll Erase
The classical Christian school at which I teach meets in the lower level of a church. Each classroom is equipped with a white board and markers, a few important office supplies, and shelves filled with books. We use technology in our classrooms as little as possible, so I spend my classes writing information on the white board. My favorite time to do this is when the students have recently cleaned the white boards. I love to fill that white, empty, shiny space with words–definitions, classifications, descriptions, and diagrams with labels. I do, however, know that as soon as class is over, I’ll have to erase my words so the next…