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Entries from June 22nd, 2006

Thankful Thursday-remix

June 22nd, 2006 · 1 Comment · Cuppa

Haven’t done this for awhile, but since I always appreciate Uncle Sam’s Cabin… have been planning on resuming the virtuous habit of counting my blessings. This one comes early in the morning because although I barely unpacked, must pack again and leave before noon.
I am grateful for the sweetness my husband displays- despite that [...]

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Unleashing the Wrath of Stay-at-Home Moms

June 21st, 2006 · No Comments · Clannish -Family, Culture-mommy wars

Apparently the Mommy Wars are still smoldering and ready to rage. I wrote a bit on this in The Mommy Wars.
Unleashing the Wrath of Stay-at-Home Moms
By Linda R. Hirshman
Sunday, June 18, 2006:
When I set out to write a book about how the first generation of women to grow up with feminism managed their marriages, [...]

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Spiritual Leadership

June 21st, 2006 · No Comments · Christian

… and his ministers a flame of fire has a really interesting post on the topic of spiritual leadership, and how that is distinctive from common leadership as we usually view it. I really liked what he had to say here:
one of the things that makes me crazy is when we try to spiritualize [...]

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Amy Ridenour’s report on the fresh breeze from fresh food

June 20th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Quotes, Who Knows

From Amy Ridenour’s National Center Blog,
“Whole Foods Founder: Freedom Movement Needs to “Re-Brand” Itself” is really a must-read post. Well-spoken words from the founder of Whole Foods stores, John Mackey, on the Left, capitalism, good business, and freedom.
What the Left has done is create a world of victims and a cult of victimology. Then the [...]

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The Narrow Road- The Broad Tent

June 20th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Character, Christian

Something that keeps coming up for me as I talk to Christians, especially those in my circle of influence and family, is the necessity for broader tolerance of each other’s call from God and the need for a greater attention to God’s way of doing things. I would categorize our need for tolerance as the [...]

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Back Again

June 19th, 2006 · No Comments · Cat-in-a-bag

Yes, indeed, I have safely returned from Brazil with stories to tell… but blogging cannot fully resume until I come back from the Youth conference my family is going to for the weekend. I think I will take along the Giles book to review, but typically the conference scheduling is exhausting.
I don’t know if [...]

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