Great post!!! Also, in the "health" category, breastfeeding has health benefits for mom too :) Thanks for sharing your answers to these questions, and your reasons for breastfeeding.
I disagree that children are naturally prone to being exclusive. I believe children are naturally prone to being inclusive and that they are taught by parents, peers, and society to be exclusive and leave out others based on external factors. I believe that our kids notice things like race, but they don't have the prejudices ingrained in them, or knowledge of a tense history. So when my son sees someone with a different color skin, it's just a neutral fact to him. I don't personally see a problem with that, but you should teach your children however you feel led :)
As a mother with young sons, I wish more mothers of daughters would teach their children about modesty! And, I'm not talking about "modesty" as in wearing skirts, I'm talking about the webster's definition of modesty and covering the vital parts! lol. My husband has this joke about Victoria's Secret...Victoria doesn't have any secrets! My son sees magazine covers at the register all the time and says things like, "Why isn't that girl wearing any clothes?" Unfortunately, I have no answer for him. We need to respect ourselves more as women, and also to respect our husbands and those around us (and God!) enough to cover our bodies in a modest way.
Blessings to you as you address this sometimes touchy topic!
And my kids are happy as can be as well, even though I do things differently than you. I think that's the key that we ALL have to remember :)
I totally agree. I didn't cross the "sex" line before marriage, but definitely did things I now regret out of ignorance w. a previous boyfriend who was abusive :(. I think the bottom line could be summed up with this thought, when it comes to purity before marriage and in general living: The question should never be how close to the line can we get before crossing it...how close we can get to sin w/out actually sinning...the goal should always be how CLOSE we can get to God and perfect purity...I wish I had learned/thought about that before I made certain mistakes.
Hi! I just discovered your blog while looking for other Christian blogs. Looks very organized! Also, I was looking around at your other pages, and wondering how you were coming along with the goals you posted about that led you to begin this blog?
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