Lower Acres
Monday, February 4, 2008
Correction
It was brought to my attention by Mennobrarian about a word choice I made this morning while creating my most previous post.

I said something to the effect of "giving up my life" to raise my children.

I do NOT think in those terms. I look at rearing children and being a help meet as my ROLE in life. I am sorry. I inadvertently slipped and used the terminology of the world.

Sigh.

Such is life.

The world believes if I stay at home and fulfill my God given role as help meet, wife, mother or as a single woman, staying home and waiting for God's role for me to be revealed, I am giving something up.

How sad.

I look at it as giving something up if I have to work outside the home and let others educate my child or fulfill my roles at home.

As to Mennobrarians comment about the Proverbs 31 woman being a working woman, I agree. I just agree that she worked FROM home. It is the only way she could have done all or even PART of what is listed in Proverbs 31.

I thank you so much for bringing that slip regarding my wording to my attention. I have many things on my mind this morning and did not reread what I wrote with the same critical eye I usually do.

That being said, I will be finishing the Proverbs 31 woman reflection.....probably tomorrow.....and then I will be 'on vacation' for a while. I might pop back in now and again to keep in touch with you wonderful ladies. I suspect it might be until later in Spring.

Thanks for all your encouragement and wisdom.

Denise aka The Domestic Angel

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Tuesday, February 5, 2008 - Oh no!

Posted by Mennobrarian


Please don't think I was criticizing you by bringing that up! I simply thought you were reflecting what some people (not necessarily you) think about staying home with their children, and that was, in fact, what you were doing. It just always struck me as odd that people talk of giving something up when they have actually been blessed with so much by being given children.


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