category: Career/Education
Getting Ready for Marriage
December 30, 2009" Early marriage needs to become more normal among Christians, argue numerous sources I came across while single. Yesterday, reading the article “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” reminded me of this topic again. Settling down with a spouse in one’s early twenties, as opposed to waiting indefinitely for financial stability or other favorable circumstances, can [...]"
A New Homemaker
December 28, 2009"I didn’t think I would become a stay-at-home mom at age 23. As I finished high school and began my college career, I tried not to focus on my desire for marriage and motherhood, my “dream job.” My reasoning was simple: I didn’t want to waste my single years pining after a husband and children. [...]"
Last week of advent
December 21, 2009"4 days till Christmas… I am most excited about having my husband home with me the rest of the week starting Wednesday night. I just like being able to do everything together. We had a busy weekend. We hung out with friends, watched A Christmas Story and Elf (two of my all-time Christmas favorites), went shopping, got [...]"
A stream-of-consciousness post
December 03, 2009"I just finished going through a bunch of baby hand-me-downs we’ve received. We have a big pile for 0-3 months, another big pile for 3-6 months, and a modest-sized pile for 6-9 months. I feel very blessed! They are nice clothes, too, and most of them look like new. I texted A.J. that our baby [...]"
Shouting Is the New Spanking
October 28, 2009" I’m writing not from the perspective of a parent (because I have no experience with my unborn child) but a daycare worker. Contrasted with a public school system which a few short decades ago allowed spanking, daycares and preschools today are paranoid about punishment. In fact, the words punishment or discipline are taboo. Even time-outs [...]"
Serving Jesus at My Job
January 12, 2009"Tomorrow I start training for my new job. I thank God for His provision of employment for me. I moved to a new state without having another job lined up. I did, however, have a week’s worth of vacation from my last job to tide me over. The window between jobs was so small that I [...]"
Four-year-olds on politics and the opposite sex.
November 04, 2008"I voted this morning. After receiving my “I voted” sticker, I gamely stuck it to my shirt and went to work. Several of my preschoolers were also wearing the stickers. One little girl with a sticker of her own pointed to mine and queried with excitement, “Miss Anna, did you went voting too?!” Throughout the day, [...]"
Writing? What’s that?
October 12, 2008"Greetings, dear readers… your oft-absent blogging friend still lives. I’ve been lazy with it lately. So different than when I was in college, cranking out papers and assignments left and right, procrastinating by reading blogs, and feeling the itch to write for any reason other than schoolwork. Oh, and I had all those spare minutes [...]"
The Safety of the Godly
September 15, 2008"This morning was particularly discouraging for me as I returned to work after a restful weekend. I was sad, thinking about how much less enjoyable life is as an adult sometimes (especially for someone who was blessed to grow up in the environment I did). Over lunch I read Psalm 121, the psalm that begins, [...]"
Homeschooling: thoughts from a 17-year-old
September 08, 2008" Guest post by Krista (my sister) I just wanted to say a little something about the benefits of homeschooling. First of all, many people are under the illusion that homeschoolers do not get enough “social interaction.” Well, considering I have been homeschooled my entire school career, and I am now a senior, I have a few [...]"
