While waiting for Angel’s Show Choir concert to start last Sunday afternoon, Lydia Jean used markers to color Andrew’s hands. I was thinking, What if I forget to make Andrew take a bath? He can’t go to school like that. When we get home, things will be so crazy ~ I’m sure to forget and in the morning, he’s not going to have enough time to wash all that color off his hands. I know that I will forget. Ugh ~ I’m so doomed! Don’t panic … calm down … deep breaths … by Vyckie Back in Full post …
Archive for April, 2010
Preparing a Visionary Daughter to Do Hard Things ~ Part 4: Growing Up
by Kiery The thing about training is that eventually, you grow up and exercise what you were taught. I was taught to think for myself, to stand up regardless of pressure, and in the end, that’s what I did. The last half of my 16th year my parents spent drilling into me that I was a capable adult and ready for marriage. I went to visit my boyfriend after christmas and I think my parents fully expected a proposal even though (despite me being 16) we’d only been together since September. I was nervous, naturally. Full post …
MOTH: Mayhem On The Homefront! ~ “It’s On My List”
This MOTH series will be a chronicle of my (mis)adventures of trying to keep up with a “quiver full” of kids now that I am no longer quivering. My Gang:(L to R) Chassé (17), Lydia Jean (10), Berea (18), Wesley (7), Angel (24), Hazelle (14), Me, and Andrew (11). I know ~ it’s past time for an updated photo ~ that’s on my list too! by Vyckie Recently on the NLQ forums, we’ve been talking about the impossibility of a certain “Mother of the Year” being able to adequately meet the needs of 19 children without relying heavily on her Full post …
Patriarchy Across Cultures: Family Affair
by Tapati Lakshmana at 4 months The morning after I gave birth to my son, reality set in. I was so bruised inside I could hardly walk. I couldn’t get up from the floor using my own muscles without extreme pain so Mahasraya pulled me up as a dead weight. (I can’t say he never did anything nice for me!) That evening Srilekha and Mitravinda came over bearing food and supplies and I had to crawl over to the door to let them in. They did my laundry for me and brought me some hot Full post …
Michelle Duggar to Accept “Mother of the Year” Award at Vision Forum’s “Triumph of Life” Baby Conference
“Conference attendees will get a powerful look into the way a large Christian family works together as a team in a successful project of national impact, where the goal of the family is to bless the broader culture with a love for Christ.” by Vyckie The Quiverfull folks at Vision Forum are gearing up for their Baby Conference: A Historic Family Summit on the Triumph of Life Over the Culture of Death to be held in San Antonio, Texas this coming July. According to conference promotional material: As the world lauds barrenness for economic and personal convenience Full post …
Daughter of the Patriarchy: Hairspray
by Sierra I awoke with my lungs filled with something pungent and sticky. I sat up groggily in the upper bunk, fumbling around for a watch or cell phone to tell me why it was still dark when so many beds were vacated. A light shone dimly across the long dorm room through a hazy moisture hanging in the air. My hand closed around someone’s small alarm clock, and I squinted at it. 5:30am. It was hairspray, I discovered as I staggered toward the bathroom. Lithe, elegantly dressed young women gathered cheerfully around the bathroom Full post …
More Catholic Than The Pope: I could be good for him if he would love me and care for me
by MusicMom While my mother happily explored feminism and piled all of her frustrated hopes and dreams into my older sister, Aprille, I found myself in the new and different position of being my father’s confidant and friend. My mother’s transition from traditional womanhood into modern feminist had sent many ripples through our family life, and one of them bumped right into my traditional, conservative and passive father. Used to being deferred and catered to, his wife was now out protesting the need for bike paths and going to school for journalism. My mother and Full post …
The 49 Character Qualities of Ruth #16: Puberty
(Note: This is not a post about “sex” or purity. This is a post about how my journey into puberty occurred. I’ll get to the purity stuff later.) Discretion vs. Simplemindedness – The ability to avoid words, actions, and attitudes which could result in undesirable consequences (Proverbs 22:3) – Bill Gothard by RazingRuth My body started developing secondary sex traits very early. By the time I was ten, I had breast buds and needed a training bra. What might surprise some is the fact that my mother and father saw this and immediately set about Full post …
Michelle says, Never enough babies!
