Gender bending in Proverbs 5: A warning for daughters
For the lips of the abusive man drip honey, and his speech is smoother than oil. Now then, my daughters, listen to me.… Read More Gender bending in Proverbs 5: A warning for daughters
Category: Parenting
The Tri-une God and Motherhood Part 4: God as Mother
Are you my mother? God would say , yes! It is a well-used metaphor throughout the Hebrew Scriptures : God giving birth to Israel. Maternal imagery is used to describe the trust we must have in God and the steadfast tenacity of His love. In the New Testament, Jesus uses the well-loved metaphor of (new)… Read More The Tri-une God and Motherhood Part 4: God as Mother
The Tri-une God and Motherhood Part 1
Here the story starts. With God as love. And here our connection as moms begins. For love is not singular. It is not solitary. It is not alone. It is not an island. Love conceives ideas and dreams and it grows to include a family to adore. Mother love – that creates and adores. That bears life. That births newness. That nourishes and feeds innocence. It protects. It fights tooth and nail. It does whatever is necessary for the little ones it formed, and fed and nested for. For the babes she pushed out in agony or had cut from her very flesh as independent lives – living souls formed from her cells; shared her blood, fed on her flesh. Love must include others.… Read More The Tri-une God and Motherhood Part 1
Gems from Numbers 11: “Let me out of here!”
In my head, his tantrum sounds just like the one I had this morning with my three children.… Read More Gems from Numbers 11: “Let me out of here!”
My children are…
Self-centered : They naturally believe their needs and wants should come first. Resilient : They are able to recover quickly from setbacks. (ie: irrepressible) Full of energy : They keep going, and going, and going. They need all these qualities to grow up, which is hard work! These qualities make them: Valuable: They have great importance… Read More My children are…
Kay Bonikowsky 