To my now two year old: (a.k.a. Seffy, Scooter, Buster Boo, Honey Bunches, Seth-er, Precious, Silly Sethy, Little Brother, etc....)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY SON! You bring great joy to our home. We thank God for you!!!
You should hear Seffy talk some...he is a chatterbox (takes after his daddy) and it is so cute to hear him talk. He's understandable the majority of the time - and says things with much expression! (once again, takes after his father).
We sure love that boy.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
"Optimum Family Structure"
I received Dr. Dobson's monthly newsletter this week. In it he includes an article he was asked to write for Time magazine. He was asked by Time to respond to Mary Cheney and her partner's decision to have artifical insemination done to be able to have a child.
He received, of course, both positive feedback and "howls of protest."
A few interesting quotes:
"With all due respect to Cheney and her partner, Heather Poe, the preponderance of more than 30 years of social-science evidence indicates that children do best on every measure of well-being when raised by their married mother and father."
"...mothers tend to stress sympathy, grace and care to their children, while father accent justice, fairness and duty."
"Isn't there something in our hearths that tells us, intuitively, that children need a mother and a father? Admittedly, that ideal is not always possible."
"In raising these issues, Focus on the Family does not desire to harm or insult women. Rather, our conviction is that birth and adoption are the purview of married heterosexual couples....That's why public policy as it relates to families must be based not solely on the desires of adults but rather on the needs of children and what is best for society at large."
Amen and Amen! And boy does PC ideology give staunch support to same-sex marriage AND the trend that will quickly follow: children to these partnerships. May we be alert and active in preservering our CHILDREN in giving them the "optimum family structure" as much as humanely possible. God, help us have strong marriages and strong testimonies.
He received, of course, both positive feedback and "howls of protest."
A few interesting quotes:
"With all due respect to Cheney and her partner, Heather Poe, the preponderance of more than 30 years of social-science evidence indicates that children do best on every measure of well-being when raised by their married mother and father."
"...mothers tend to stress sympathy, grace and care to their children, while father accent justice, fairness and duty."
"Isn't there something in our hearths that tells us, intuitively, that children need a mother and a father? Admittedly, that ideal is not always possible."
"In raising these issues, Focus on the Family does not desire to harm or insult women. Rather, our conviction is that birth and adoption are the purview of married heterosexual couples....That's why public policy as it relates to families must be based not solely on the desires of adults but rather on the needs of children and what is best for society at large."
Amen and Amen! And boy does PC ideology give staunch support to same-sex marriage AND the trend that will quickly follow: children to these partnerships. May we be alert and active in preservering our CHILDREN in giving them the "optimum family structure" as much as humanely possible. God, help us have strong marriages and strong testimonies.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
How Can I Keep From Singing?
An odd title, indeed....comes from a choral piece entitled the same by Gwyneth Walker. It's an old Quaker song. In it, the lyrics describe life - from its greatest joys to its lowest lows - and ask again and again, "How Can I Keep From Singing?" I may have the choir sight read it, but it's pretty tough and not a lot of time before festival.
I love the parallels to life...in great pain, in great joy, in everyday mundane, my life is SO blessed by God! HOW can I keep from singing (praising God)?
All is quiet on the western front...the kids have been going to bed earlier these days (by 7:30ish). Unfortunately, even though they're sleeping, the evenings are when I have my least amount of energy. So, the 'ole to do list doesn't get crossed off as quickly as during the day. But I do enjoy the energy of the day, followed by some calm and quiet.
I love the parallels to life...in great pain, in great joy, in everyday mundane, my life is SO blessed by God! HOW can I keep from singing (praising God)?
All is quiet on the western front...the kids have been going to bed earlier these days (by 7:30ish). Unfortunately, even though they're sleeping, the evenings are when I have my least amount of energy. So, the 'ole to do list doesn't get crossed off as quickly as during the day. But I do enjoy the energy of the day, followed by some calm and quiet.
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