Monthly Archives: June 2006

There’s a little cleaning up to do (I can’t get the blog name to change and I have to figure out blogrolls, etc. here) and a few other things to play with. But first…grocery shopping.

I’m Ellen, mom to two teenagers; I live, worship and work in Grand Rapids, MI. I spent most of my life in Arminian churches and about 2003 “Reformed”. I am currently in a Christian Reformed Church. Below is my “beginning-ish … Continue reading →

I’m going through Titus 2:4-5 (ESV) “…and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be … Continue reading →

The Blog of Beauty Awards are here! Here are the categories: Best Artistic Content Has the best use of artistic content (photos, graphics, etc.) in daily entries. (This award is for daily content, not overall blog design. Overall design is … Continue reading →

I’m off work for two weeks; we have a truly crazy summer schedule. Anybody who has been around people with autism knows that “change is bad” and we have an “on again, off again” schedule. For now, I’m off. And … Continue reading →

Uh…yeah. I don’t like them. I got a C on my last test and not even a high C. I could get a C in the class – a first for me – lower than Spanish. I am convinced, though … Continue reading →

After posting photos of my kids feeding the stingrays, I found a photo (love CUTE animal photos) of a stingray…

I’m posting a comment from Moonshadow and following up in a post – the only reason is that she asked good questions for a follow up and it’s going to be long and have links – I’s way rather do … Continue reading →

basically, the clerk for the board of elders says that my letter will be read at the board meeting next Tuesday. He’ll get back with me after that.

It is said that the church lags behind the world in trends by about 10 years. Unless the church actively rejects the world’s view, how will the church “see” things in 10 years? Some of these I found amusing, some … Continue reading →

I’ll say this right up front, this is the time of year for churches to have their synods (or whatever they choose to call them). And the issues comes around. Polygamy hasn’t (although a few years ago the denomination I … Continue reading →

The first place we have to go with that question is to God. But before we ask the question, we have to be honest with ourselves – if we don’t like the answer, are we willing to change? Where does … Continue reading →

Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Differing views are welcome and desired. A woman’s place…might not be a place. A woman’s place is not a location, it’s a state of mind. A state of being. … Continue reading →

I’m posting this because I’m not the only one – and this isn’t the first time for me…and now I’ll remember where I have the information tucked away. Firefox crashed and I lost half of my bookmarks So, here’s how … Continue reading →

Okay – I really messes up. Somehow I managed to erase the last half of my sidebar template…the part with all my blogrolls. Oh well…tomorrow is another day – and I might not get to it until Tuesday… and then … Continue reading →

I’ve written a letter to the board of elders of the church I just left (my membership is still there for “political” reasons). The letter is posted on my “alternative” blog, it will get dropped off today and another copy … Continue reading →

that last post was 250! AND…(drumroll) – tomorrow is my one-year blogging birthday!

(maybe not) Every year my parents and siblings have a weekend camping trip…for the first time, one of my siblings isn’t going…for the first time most of the “older cousins” aren’t going (3/6 of them are out of the state … Continue reading →

Down to the Wire at my Old Church. Today, I’m writing a letter to the board of elders at my old church. The letter is including a lot of things, some of which I’ve blogged about here. This is an … Continue reading →

I think I’ve found a “church home”. Here is something very interesting – the first time I visited, this was the banner that runs long the ceiling from the back to the front of the church (one on each side … Continue reading →