Kiss me right there, Mom! I’m up way too late working on my story ~ thought I’d take a break for a minute and go moderate comments. I found the following from “Cynthia” and started to post my own comment in reply ~ but after typing for a bit, decided I don’t want this buried in the comments section ~ it needs to be a post of its own. Here’s what Cynthia wrote: Wow, I am amazed how so many things seem to be falling into a straight line for me regarding this Full post …
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Vyckie’s Tour de Crap: Homeschool? Oh, I Could Never Do That!
April 3, 2009
This photo of my lovely children was taken on Mother’s Day ~ 2005. Here’s another article that I wrote back when I was “quivering.” (‹(ô¿ô)›) The reason I wanted to share it here is simply to make the point that, for me (and I believe MANY quiverfullers), it was a “package deal.” We started out homeschooling (and I’m not saying that ALL homeschoolers go down this exact same path ~ but we certainly weren’t the only ones) ~ and everything else flowed from there. I remember that after years and years of getting deeper and Full post …
Three Lilacs and a Statue
March 31, 2009
by Laura I had 9 perfectly normal pregnancies and deliveries. Well, my ninth baby was premature but things worked out fine and we had her at home and kept her at home. She was just a bit on the tiny side but all went fine. Over the course of the next 2 years, I experienced 3 devastating miscarriages. One right after the other. I was stunned. My body had never betrayed me like this before. I never had trouble conceiving or bearing children. Why was this happening to me? I had never felt this kind Full post …
It’s about STRONG WOMEN
March 29, 2009
by Vyckie My oldest daughter, Angel and my mom, Lou Ann. So many of the visitors who are reading the stories on this blog have left a comment to the affect that, “You & Laura are amazingly strong women.” I’ve actually done some thinking about that ~ and wanted to share a bit of it here. We have been “strong,” yes ~ but is that such a good thing? For myself, I finally realized that being so strong enabled me to live a life that was not healthy for me or my children ~ Full post …
QUIVERFULL: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement ~ A Review
March 25, 2009
by Vyckie The reason I am telling my story now (as opposed to 10 years from now when my kids are grown up and I actually have time to write), is because I came across this article on Alternet and read with interest about the people and the teachings which our family had followed for many years. I was kind of amazed that someone on that liberal news site knew about this movement ~ so I posted a comment on the article ~ and that’s how I got in touch with Kathryn Joyce, author of Full post …
It’s a KID COLLECTING COMPETITION
March 24, 2009
by Vyckie Hazelle with her little lamb collection. When I was “trusting the Lord with our family planning.” I never called my children “kids” ~ they were PRECIOUS LAMBS, because as Nancy Campbell explained, “kids” are what neglectful goats have while lambs are the offspring of sheep. A few random thoughts on the topic of having lots of kids: *** Recently I took my children and a neighbor girl to the theater to watch Race to Witch Mountain. Sitting in the dark watching the previews, I noticed a lady coming up the aisle with a Full post …
It’s about MARTYRDOM
March 19, 2009
by Vyckie Just look how self-indulgent I’ve become! LOL No, seriously ~ I didn’t eat that entire funnel cake by myself ~ I had six helpers, so we got two pastries (one Bavarian creme and one strawberry) to share As much as I like to say that I’m pretty clueless these days ~ “I can tell you what I don’t believe, but as far as knowing anything, I really don’t see how I could” ~ there is at least one thing that I’ve learned which I’ll hopefully hang onto and try not to forget: Martrydom Full post …
It’s about SUPERIORITY
March 17, 2009
by Vyckie (Hey, Berea & Chassé ~ don’t kill me for posting this picture, okay? LOL!) Now, I never would have admitted this before ~ not to myself and certainly not to the general public ~ but the really big draw of the whole Quiverfull/patriarchy movement was the hope of living such an exemplary life that my husband and my children would one day rise up and call me “Blessed” ~ and that in The End, the Lord Jesus himself would say, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” I wanted to be the Full post …
Michelle says, Never enough babies!
