Category Archives: Family

Something Different: a Community of Independent Thinkers

Posted on May 3, 2012 by This Woman Writes

I know it’s frustrating when people say this to you, but it’s actually a good sign: “No one else has ever had a problem with this.” This tiresome phrase, calculated to squash you down and shut you up from whatever … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, blogging, Business, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Education, Encouragement, Family, Growth, Humor, Job, Life, Lifestyle, News, Personal, Politics, Random, Relationships, religion, success, Uncategorized, Work | Tagged church, community, educational, global, work | 5 Comments

Facebook: Sometimes I Like It, Sometimes I Don’t

Posted on April 17, 2012 by This Woman Writes

So many people want me to like them, I feel as if I were back in high school or junior high. Thank God I’m not; once was enough. This time around’s a little different though. Instead of being accosted in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, blogging, Business, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Economy, Encouragement, Family, Growth, Humor, Life, Lifestyle, News, Personal, Politics, Random, Relationships, Social Media, success, Uncategorized | Tagged Facebook, gas, government, Like, Social Media | 12 Comments

The Artificial God

Posted on April 10, 2012 by This Woman Writes

In one of those genie-in-a-bottle stories, a poor man wishes for a million dollars, and he really should have been suspicious when the genie acceded so, shall I say, genially? to his request. Sure enough, the hapless hero receives one … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, Family, Growth, Life, Lifestyle, Personal, Random, Relationships, religion, Uncategorized | Tagged father, God, Jesus, prayer | 5 Comments

What Does It Take to Be an Expert?

Posted on April 5, 2012 by This Woman Writes

I have no letters after my name. Okay, officially I have a B.A., which in today’s climate stands less for Bachelor of Arts as it does for Buy Additional — credits, tuition, college time — leading to more letters (like … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Education, Encouragement, Family, Growth, Humor, Job, Life, Lifestyle, Motherhood, News, Parenting, Personal, Relationships, success, Uncategorized | Tagged breastfeeding, education, expert, teenagers | 8 Comments

The Aggressive Christian Woman

Posted on March 29, 2012 by This Woman Writes

If you’re not part of the evangelical Christian community (I’m a survivor of it), then no doubt you look at the title and think, “Aggressive Christian woman? They’re all aggressive, male and female. Look at the tea partiers.” I’m sorry. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, Family, Growth, Life, Lifestyle, Motherhood, News, Personal, Random, Relationships, Uncategorized | Tagged Christian, evangelical, gentle, submission, woman | 41 Comments

Dirty Talk, or, Compost Conversation

Posted on March 22, 2012 by This Woman Writes

You know, if you limit your conversation to non-controversial topics, you’ll never talk at all. And considering that these days people get pretty sensitive about a wide variety of subject matter — not just the Big Three of Sex, Religion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, blogging, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Economy, Family, gardening, Growth, Humor, Life, Lifestyle, Personal, Politics, Random, Relationships, Uncategorized | Tagged compost, disagree, garden, government, intolerance | 13 Comments

Kung Foo Sudoku

Posted on March 14, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Unless it happens to be your weekend, there’s not much to look forward to about Mondays. The best thing I find about the day is the end of it, when I sit down to the newspaper, toss the sports section … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, blogging, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Family, games, Growth, Humor, Life, Lifestyle, News, Personal, puzzle, Random, Relationships, success, Uncategorized | Tagged Monday, newspaper, puzzle, Sudoku, TV | 8 Comments

Sex, Religion, Politics — Conversation, Anyone?

Posted on February 29, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Sex, religion, politics – funny how the most interesting topics are the ones we’re not supposed to address in polite company, that is, if we’re determined to keep things polite. While most of the time I am prosaically non-confrontational, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Family, Growth, Humor, Life, Lifestyle, News, Personal, Politics, Random, Relationships, Social Media, Uncategorized | Tagged media, politics, religion, sex, social | 21 Comments

The Grown-Up World of Make Believe

Posted on February 23, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Movies aren’t real. While ostensibly, most grownups agree on this, we frequently don’t act as if we do. It’s not so much that we look over our shoulders for zombies or vampires as that we gaze at our bathroom scales, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Entertainment, Family, Growth, Humor, Life, Lifestyle, movies, News, Personal, Relationships, Style, success, Uncategorized | Tagged actor, movies, pretend, skinny | 6 Comments

Trickling Economics

Posted on February 16, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Well, gosh Beave. Since everyone else is talking about economics these days, it’s time for me to throw my (gorgeous, handknitted) hat in the ring. While I do realize that I’m not a lettered expert in the subject, considering where the experts … Continue reading →