4 Things Easter Can Teach Us Non-Christians
I’ve decided I like the term Post-Christian instead of Ex-Christian. ”Ex” implies some type of break up with perhaps some lingering animosity or denial of the former path. Like I said before I feel that my devout study of christianity led me here. I think the bible is a wellspring of information and while I might not believe Jesus is the son of God I do think he was a wise man and path pointer. Christmas this past year was a weird time of wistful melancholy as I mourned the loss of my belief. For example, the first time I heard Do You Hear What I Hear, one of my...
Read MoreI’m Coming Out
No, I’m not gay. But I use the term “coming out” because I feel I have a secret that I’ve been afraid to tell and now it the time to tell. I hope you’ll listen till the end. I’m going to write and publish and not read or correct anything. Stream of consciousness. This needs out of my head. But out with it! I am no longer a Christian. Meaning, no, I no longer believe that Jesus died to save me from my sins. But it is so much more than that. I don’t really believe in sins or that I needed to be saved. Let me share my journey. First –...
Read MoreAssumption Free Zone
Welcome to May edition of the Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival, hosted by Authentic Parenting and Mudpiemama. This month’s topic is “Parenting Practices and Criticism”. Please scroll down to the end of this post to find a list of links to the entries of the other participants. Enjoy! You don’t have to look very far to find a hulabaloo about parenting. Helicopter, Tiger, SAHM, WOHM, Attachment, Ferber, etc. Everywhere you look someone is labeling and then judging other moms. Recently, on Facebook, a friend posted a picture of a baby being fed with a hands free system....
Read MoreSix Years of Baby Dust
I know it isn’t April anymore but April was my 6th Blogiversary. I can’t believe I’ve been at this for six years or how much I and my blog have changed in that time. I started as a heart broken, angry infertile and many of you have followed my journey to the now – 3 kiddos, a SAHM, and a wonderful network of gently parenting blogger friends. I struggle sometimes with blogging. I can’t always write everything I want. I struggle with finding balance and with being a perfectionist. But, honestly, I can’t imagine my life with out this space of mine...
Read MoreI’m a Welfare Mom
I’m on “welfare”. Whatever that means. None of the social services that I’m participating in are called “welfare” and there are thousands of social welfare programs in the United States. However, many are socially acceptable while food stamps are “welfare”. If you live in a country that provides comprehensive social programs (read: everywhere but here) I have to explain the connotation of that word “welfare”. It is said like the lowest and most disgusting thing ever. People here say “she’s on welfare” they...
Read MoreReflections for 2012
I love New Year’s Resolutions. It is such a wonderful time of year for self reflection and goal setting. This year I am wonderfully beginning my life as a SAHM and I’m so excited to live what I feel is my authentic calling. After all the sadness of infertility, the difficulties with my pregnancies, being in a wonderful job with a horrible boss – in 2012 I’ll be doing the most important work in the world: raising the next generation. I’m just…fricking giddy! So, this year, my thoughts were much more philosophical than concrete. I wanted a theme...
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