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By: The Spirit of Independence « beth.ellie

The Spirit of Independence « beth.ellie — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:13:34 +0000

[...] I was reading this passage on What to do while Single and thought it was a good read with practical [...]

By: Semplice

Semplice — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:46:54 +0000

“Five “Rules” For Women:
Don’t
Assume
Expect
Initiate
Manipulate
(And if it’s from God) Don’t fight”

Delete the “initiate” from the list and it would be a wonderful list for men and women alike

Why should women not initiate? And not initiate what, exactly?

By: Cornelia

Cornelia — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:57:44 +0000

“…and why not be the smartest wife I can possibly be?”

I love your way of putting it! I always struggle to explain to people that, eventough I am studying and working at the moment, I do believe that being a mom and homemaker is my ultimate calling. Having said that, I do not believe that any education or experience that I may be getting now will ever be wasted, especially because I would like to homeschool my children one day.

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:49:16 +0000

I linked to this post from my blog. Thank you so much. Sometimes this “stage” can feel so hard. But by God’s grace I’m doing okay.

By: Claire

Claire — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:23:35 +0000

Oops, I see I spelled your name wrong, Lindsay. Oh, and “appreciate,” too…sorry!

By: Claire

Claire — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:22:05 +0000

Thank you, Sarah Mae. I really appreciate you insight, as well. To be honest, I can’t say that I feel led to begin grad school; I just love to learn (and found out I really did not want to teach in public school, per my student teaching experience for my undergrad). But yes, I would be willing to let an finished/unfinished advanced degree “go to waste,” because I’m not sure that that knowledge would necessarily be wasted. I simply love to learn, and why not be the smartest wife I can possibly be?

I do have a passion for children, esp. orphans, as well as writing and illustrating. What do I do with all this? *sigh* I will keep praying. Thank you for responding. And for your prayer–that means a lot.

By: Claire

Claire — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:00:25 +0000

Thank you, Linday! I really apprecite your insight. I will definitely check out those books.

By: Sarah Mae

Sarah Mae — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:16:51 +0000

I just read Lindsey’s article and it is FANTASTIC!!!

I’m going to link to it on my blog!

By: Sarah Mae

Sarah Mae — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:13:12 +0000

Hi Claire,

My personal opinion is that if you feel led to go to grad school, GO. Now is the time. It would be unwise to go when you have a husband and children. I was actually all set to go to grad school when my now husband and I realized that it wouldn’t work – in fact, for us it was either break up and go to grad school or get married (because of the distance there would be between us)!

Something else to think about…are you planning on being a stay-at-home mom and homemaker? If you are, are you prepared to let your grad degree “go to waste” so to speak? (I would in a heart beat, but then again, my degree would have been something useful for church ministry or at home counseling, allowing me to still put my family first).

I really believe you must seek the Lord diligently with this decision – He will give you an answer. Sometimes we just have to start the ball rolling and see what happens.

Saying a prayer for you!

By: Christa Taylor

Christa Taylor — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:05:04 +0000

Excellent comments Linds- (I so wanted to write in your nickname…but I refrained
Thanks!