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Jan. 19, 2008 - Sanctity of Life

This Sunday is Sanctity of Life Sunday and so I thought it the perfect day to let people know about a  beautiful book written by my very good "real life"  friend Bobbi Grubb.  Masterpiece of Joy is the story of Bobbi and her husband's seven year struggle with infertility and ultimate open-adoption  of two wonderful boys.  This book is straight from the heart and even if you have never struggled with these issues it will be a tremendous blessing.  We can't forget to pray for those can not have children, those who are pregnant and don't know where to turn, and the children who wait everywhere for someone to love them.

 

For 35 years women have had the "choice" of allowing their babies to live or die.  Unfortunately, millions have made a fatal choice.  They kept a precious life from coming into the world and they harmed their own mind, body and spirit in the process.  Women facing this decision and women facing a future of having made the wrong decision need our prayers.  Thankfully in Bobbi's book, two mothers made a self-sacrificing, life-giving choice.  And now Bobbi and her husband cherish the fruits of those decisions.

 

The picture links to Amazon if you'd like to purchase the book or read some reviews.  Bobbi also works at a local crisis pregnancy center, speaking as well as counseling with young women facing these decisions.  I love when I see people acting on their convictions and I pray that as the Lord allows me in this season and later in life, I'll have the ability and courage to act on my own convictions.

 

~Cindy

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Jan. 16, 2008 - Passionate Housewives

I was going to reply only to another blogger about this book, but I thought there may be others that are considering purchasing it or may have never heard of it, so I'll post it for the benefit of others as well.

Passionate Houswives Desperate for God

Stacy McDonald and Jennie Chancey

 

The main thrust of the book is to chip away at the "Christian Feminism" that has crept into the church and Christian thought.  The ideas that what we are doing is somehow inferior to the 'Liberated Working, childless  Woman' and that being created as Helps-meet for our husbands, we have an eternally important role.  They really go after the "I have to have Me time" or Me-ology as they call it, which I very much agree with since it is so easy to default into self-centeredness.

 

The most convicting points for me were dealing with how I live out my day in front of my children - am I a picture of God's grace to them or a stumbling block?  What is my attitude like towards my husband?  Do I want to be his help in the calling God gives him, or do I have my own personal agenda?  Growing up with very feminist views, this is good for me to hear over and over.

 

The only parts I think some might not agree with are their views on training and educating daughters.  What should be our focus?  But then again, people may have a problem with it because of unbiblical ideas about the roles of men and women, such as the authors suggest. ?

 

Either way, I say it's a great book and all wives, mothers and homeschool mom's should read it, if only for the encouragement that what we are doing in the lives of our husbands and children is of utmost importance.

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