Review - The Monstrous Regiment of Women

This one hour documentary is an excellent introduction to some of the fallacies of feminism. Having read "The Way Home" by Mary Pride, I was familiar with many of the arguments and philosophies behind the feminist movement. Much of the video wasn't 'new' information for me. But for most women, even Christian women, who have no idea how feminism has effected our families, church, and society it will probably be a hard smack in the face.

There is a disclaimer in the beginning that warns of graphic abortion footage. The entire abortion segment was very disturbing, and gave me the most new information of the whole documentary. 

It did leave me with a renewed sense of my calling to be a wife, mother, and homemaker.  I am considering inviting some ladies over to watch it. I think it would be excellent to see how many of us truly think like feminists.

4:16 PM - Dec. 18, 2008 - comments {0} - post comment

Monstrous Regiment of Women

My little ones are napping (almost) and I'm watching The Monstrous Regiment of Women. I got it from Netflix. I'm so excited. I've waited over a year to see it. I'll give a review when I'm done.

12:29 PM - Dec. 18, 2008 - comments {3} - post comment

Naked People in the Doctor's Office

Naked people bombarded me at the doctor's office today. As I sat, waiting forever for my mandatory 2-minute appointment, I began to browse the magazines that littered the waiting room. I enjoy looking at doctor's office magazines, because they are full of stuff that is stupid. Every baby magazine is one that is backed by the AAP, so they spout a very clear agenda, and give ridiculous advice to new moms. Then there are the working-mom-magazines that tell supermom how her baby will be totally okay without her for the majority of his tiny, brand-new-life.

But the ones I like best are the ones with the naked people. I mean, who can resist naked people, right? Its sort of a joke, but go with me, okay? The naked people magazines are actually what most women refer to as 'fashion magazines'. After looking at these things for a few minutes, it is obvious why so many women hate themselves. In the pages of one small magazine alone, I counted 24 naked or nearly naked women (nearly naked refering to women in their underwear or bikinis.)

Now, would any of us Christian women allow 24 different women to come to our homes and parade around it naked or nearly naked? NO!! Then why are we allowing these images into our heads through a magazine? I once had a conversation with a mom about why I don't go to the mall. I told her that I didn't want to expose my sons' to the images that were in some of the store windows (namely Victoria's Secret and Abercrombie). She replied by telling me that it was okay for her because she only had a daughter. Unfortunately, she didn't understand how these images can effect young girls and women.

Women are notoriously under-concerned about this issue. We need to be just as careful as men about the images that we put into our minds. Perhaps not for sexual purity reasons, although many women are also in bondage to pornography and related issues. Most women, though, hate the way they look and spend a crazy amount of time and energy trying to be more 'beautiful'. If we have a constant stream of unrealistic women who have trainers, hair-colorist, and air brushing on their side, its no wonder that we dislike our NORMAL bodies.

We are made in the image of Christ, not in the image of Beyonce. We have earthly bodies that will fail us. We will experience pregnancy and childbirth multiple times. We will get too busy to moisturize, and too tired to exercise. Why waste time and energy trying to make these bodies into something they were never meant to be? Of course we should put forth effort to stay attractive for our husbands, but we need to stop allowing worldy magazines to define our idea of attractive.

Just as our husbands will have unhealthy and unnatural expectations of us if they allow those images to constantly bombard their minds, we will have unhealthy and unnatural expectations of ourselves if we do the same.

Let's take those naked people magazines and put them to good use...a warm fire for the coming winter.

4:18 PM - Aug. 7, 2008 - comments {5} - post comment

Voddie Bauchum on Youtube

Voddie Bauchum has several great videos on youtube. Today I'm listening to  his series on Biblical Womanhood. Check it out. This is part 1 in an 8 part series. He doesn't really get into the Biblical womanhood until part 2, and part 3 has a great section on the Biblical view of love.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6uNj7lauhA&feature=related

8:51 AM - Apr. 11, 2008 - comments {1} - post comment

Pregnant Man

She is not a man. She is a woman made by God. She changed her sex with doctors, but that does not make her a man. She is a woman made by God. She is pregnant because she is a woman made by God.

Oprah is using this ridiculous story to promote diversity and tolerance of sexuality. Why am I not surprised?

5:08 PM - Apr. 5, 2008 - comments {3} - post comment

What's So Great about "The Bridges of Madison County"

Hubby is working tonight, and the kids were drugged and put to bed early (just kidding...ask my mom). So, I thought I'd watch "The Bridges of Madison County", since it was on the Hallmark channel.

UGH.

I didn't realize it was a movie about a bored housewife who is disappointed with her life, so she has an affair with a traveling photographer. Why is this so exciting? Wouldn't it be more exciting to make a movie about a married couple who stays together through thick and thin...and still have a rockin love-life?

Guess not...or they would have made that movie.

9:54 PM - Feb. 9, 2008 - comments {1} - post comment

I am so tired of angry women...

Check out this link to a feminist rant.

Now here's my response. I'm trying to post it as a comment, but I am still waiting for my account to be verified.

2:33 PM - Jan. 14, 2008 - comments {4} - post comment

Catching Our Husband's Vision

I posted a new cake pic  today, so be sure to check it out! 

I really want to brag on my husband. Yesterday the youth praise band that he has been directing and mentoring for six months led worship for our church. They were incredible. I was so proud of the work that the students put into the band.  More importantly, I was proud of my husband, and I finally caught a glimpse of his vision.

 It seems that over the past year, I haven't been able to see his vision for his ministry and our family.  He has a heart for youth, and always will.  But, after surfing the net too much, I became disallusioned with youth groups and typical American churches.  I was very drawn to the family integrated model.  I still am.  However, I didn't realize that my comments about those issues really bothered my husband, and were splitting us apart.

You see, my husband is the leader of this family, not me. If his vision includes youth groups, then I have to support and encourage that vision.  A cantakerous wife is one who consistently nags her husband and degrades his vision.  I was becoming that wife. 

I thank God that I was able to get past my idealistic church notions and begin to see what my husband is working for.  Now, I have to do my best to support my husband's vision and ministry in practical and spiritual ways.  I know it seems hard to follow a man if you don't like where he's leading.  But the leading is up to them, the following is left to us.  Perhaps if we become better followers, they will become better leaders.

1:26 PM - Dec. 3, 2007 - comments {2} - post comment

The Monstrous Regiment of Women

The Monstrous Regiment of Women is a documentary about the ugly role of feminism in America.  It has an all-star, all-female cast, and just won the "Best of Festival" Jubilee Award at the San Antonio Independent  Christian Film Festival.  Watch the trailer here.

I will be adding this to my Christmas list.

3:48 PM - Oct. 30, 2007 - comments {2} - post comment

Mary Pride Quote & The New Christian Feminism

 Here's a quote from the introduction of Mary Pride's book, The Way Home.  This is especially thought-provoking for me, as I'm just at odds with the way churches are run in America.  

          The sad truth is that the "traditional" role which feminists attacked in the fifties had already lost its scriptural fullness.  Christian women were staying home out of habit, not out of conviction.  Women had been robbed of their role, even though they were "in their place".  And they were robbed by the church.

          The Christian churches in this country had actually paved the way for feminism to succeed, even as preacher orated about the sanctity of motherhood!  Denominations endorsed family planning and "therapeutic abortion".  Church meetings were scheduled for every night of the week, giving out a clear message that family life was unimportant.  Ministry was considered more worthwhile than motherhood, as missionaries were expected to leave their children in boarding schools as a matter of course.  Church life centered on the church building, not the home.  Even in the church building, children were whisked out of sight into nursery, children's church, and their own Sunday School program. 

          At every turn Christian women found that their biological, economic, and social roles were considered worthless.  Men's ministry, men's money, men's building and programs - these were the areas that mattered.

          Today we are reaping the fruits.  Role obliteration is the coming thing in evangelical, and even fundamentalist, circles.  If women can't be women, by golly they will be men.  All because two or more generations have grown up and married without ever hearing that the Bible teaches a distinct role for women which is different from that of a man and just as important.         

          I've come across the organization Christians for Biblical Equality (CBE) a few times now.  Both times were connected to the marketplace of Christian writers.  This is scary to me.  CBE is nothing more than feminism dressed up with the word "Christian".  They despise Biblical roles for women, and work very hard at getting women into pastoral roles in churches. 

          Here's an article about the president, Mimi Haddad, where she claims that God can be refered to as "mother" as well as "father". For the best information on feminism, please read Mary Pride's book, "The Way Home".  She was once a staunch feminist and is very familiar with the core of their doctrine.  (Yes, I said doctrine.  Feminism, at its roots, is a religion.)  Her book is full of footnotes and references.  I am very seriously thinking of sending this book to every woman I know. 

         Why is this on my mind?  Well, we have a woman running for president.  If she wins she will bring great judgment on our country.  We will be in trouble.  Families and children will be targeted for destruction.  Though, she'll make it sound like she is protecting them.  Please pray fervently everyday that God will have mercy upon our sinful nation.  We deserve the judgment, there is no doubt of that.  Men have wimped out and stopped being the spiritual heads of home.  Women have become power-hungry and want to be just like men.  So they've neglected their homes and children in the name of career and even in the name of MINISTRY!!!!!  

       We DESERVE the judgment.  But God is a merciful God.  He has spared his children many times before.  Our prayers can bring mercy. 

10:25 PM - Oct. 1, 2007 - comments {4} - post comment

Stewing

Instead of stewing over this ridiculous blog post on submission (or should I say "anti-submission) over at Today's Christian Woman,  and writing a really negative and preachy response to it (which I reserve the right to do)...I'm going to refer you to a hilarious post by BooksandBairns.  

4:46 PM - Oct. 1, 2007 - comments {4} - post comment

Raising Daughters

I have four brave, bold, fierce sons.  We are raising them to be men.  We have no daughters, but when we do, we will raise them to be girls, ladies, women.  They will do girl things, learn girl things, and be prepared to function in their wonderful role of being girls. 

Visionary Daughters is the website of Anna Sofia and Elizabeth Botkin.  They are the authors of So Much More: The Remarkable Influence of Visionary Daughters on the Kingdom of God.   Right now, they are working on a film project, called Return of the Daughters, a documentary "about the growing number of young women resolving to stay at home until marriage."  Check out the website and their book.  Don't miss the great video clips that are featured throughout the website.  My favorite is Voddie Bauchum...he's the man! 

11:27 AM - Sep. 13, 2007 - comments {0} - post comment

Sad Admission

This week my mom has taken time off from work during the afternoons to come and help me.  It has been a real blessing.  Mom is gifted in getting a house clean!  Thanks mom! 

Today I left the two littles with her and JD and I went grocery shopping.  Due to the chaos surrounding childbirth, I hadn't been grocery shopping in a month.  We'd been living off of meals brought by kind folks, fast food, and hubby's expensive trips to the store (which ultimately end with very little food but plenty of  PopTarts!)

My poor mom...alone with the toddler and the baby!  She did a marvelous job, but later confessed something to me.  She called me and said "Working is much easier than what you do."  She admitted that juggling the kids was difficult.  She also said "No wonder women go back to work."

This is such a sad statement to me.  Women all over the world have fallen for the feminist line and have chosen to work.  They've chosen the easy path and have left their little ones to be cared for by someone else.  Oh, my soul hurts for these mothers.  Surely they will regret this decision later on.

My mother worked my entire life.  She has expressed some regret over it.  I just wish that more working mothers would realize that they cannot "have it all".  Its impossible to have a successful career and create a successful home.  Something has to give, and it is usually the home.  I know these words sound harsh, but it is the truth. 

I praise God that He touched my heart before my husband and I were married.  God is an amazing God!  He took me froms depths you cannot fathom to  a place I never imagined.  Thank you, Lord!

7:11 PM - Feb. 15, 2006 - comments {2} - post comment

Ladies Against Feminism

Keeping in the theme of yesterday's post, here's a good website that discusses all things feminine and also delves into how feminism has harmed women.  Check it out here.

I also want to say thank you to a family member who encouraged me yesterday.  She knows who she is!  She is an amazing, Godly young woman.  I want to be just like her when I grow up :)

12:15 PM - Feb. 15, 2006 - comments {0} - post comment

Man, I Feel Like a Woman

Okay, these lyrics do NOT describe me.  Even when I'm not two weeks postpartum, I feel absolutely nothing like a woman.  I know that its the weight.  It makes me feel like an it, or a nothing.  The last time I felt really sexy and beautiful and powerful in being a woman was while dating my husband.  I was overweight then too, but not as much.  I was still connected with my sensuality - meaning I wasn't a frumpy housewife who spent all day cleaning grime and spit up off her cheeks. Okay, that's probably too much info for most people.

Most women, no, ALL women want to be beautiful.  We want someone to find us captivating and alluring.  Which, of course, is God's plan.  That a man, who desires to find someone captivating and alluring, finds a woman who desires to be captivating and alluring.  So, what is wrong with me?  My husband assures me that he finds me attractive.  He calls me beautiful, he is affectionate and loving.  So, why can't I find something about myself that is feminine and gorgeous?

Aaahhh...that's the question.  What is feminity?  Society says that it is breasts and butts and all that other stuff.  But, what does God say?  This is what I want to discover.   What does God consider femine and beautiful, and how can I have that.  Any wise women out there with answers?

7:36 PM - Feb. 13, 2006 - comments {4} - post comment

Why Young Women Are Exposing Themselves

6:59 AM - Dec. 17, 2005 - comments {2} - post comment