I'm not going to hide it...

I opened my blog after watching The Return of the Daughters.
Honestly, I should probably STOP blogging after watching it, lol.
But I closed it for protection after the magazine purchase.
Worried someone would find it and see how our beliefs ran.
Not that I am ashamed as you well know, but because I didn't want the mag to get the boot from PS.
But seeing this movie is SUCH affirmation in SO many ways...I had not FORGOTTEN my first love but had watered Him down a bit to fit some new things that I was doing.
So we RE-surrendered the magazine, made sure Jeff was at the helm, not me...and opened my blog as a symbol mostly to myself that my ultra reformed views on family, women, parenting, marriage and God will stand the test of persecution and judgement.

Honestly, today when Doug spoke of not quarreling over words I wondered if this discussion on raising children was a viable one. I mean, I do not feel that I match the type of person he spoke of that tears down, I know that I endeavor to build up but I wondered if this issue was one that should even be discussed.

But after viewing this movie the answer is decidedly yes.
Because we think it is more than gray area in the bible.
It is a biblical mandate and is really not up for question.
Discussion? Sure. But there is no doubt that there is a way to raise kids and a way not to. There is great liberty in Christ (some that should not be as the very song we sang today said!) but within that liberty we must not forget that obedience to the Word cannot be maligned. We truly feel that raising children in any way other than the biblical model is destroying families. Those are words worth discussing.

We do not JUDGE those who choose differently but we do not condone it either.
If we keep compromising (even at church!) to go with the flow, or in the name of being a servant, then we have chosen Martha's way instead of Mary's.

We shall sit at the feet of Jesus and let him be the judge of us. No other.

So opening the blog is my personal inward announcement that I will not hide nor will I announce...I shall just live.
This doesn't mean I necessarily want YOU to tell lots of people it's open. Lol (as if you would, I realize I am NOT that impt. Just sayin'.)
And if I find I don't like it open I of course reserve the right to close it again!

But before anyone freaks, may I PLEASE suggest you view this film and you will get an EXACT answer and explanation as to why we choose what we choose and how we believe it is direct obedience to God's Word.

We don't WANT our daughters to have to "return". We want them always to be in submission to God's Word and within His will. So we shall raise them up as God's Word says.

The worst thing that could happen would be that we got the boot from PS and then I would print a lot more directly what God's Word says.

For those of you not on the homeschooling loop, Jeff and I are showing this film on Wednesday at 7pm at our home.