How good are you at separating your core values from your current political perspective? I ask this as someone whose core values have not changed significantly over my lifetime, yet my political Continue Reading
The Art and Science of Saying No to People Who Want Your Time and Money for Free
All of your life, people will ask you to do things for free. Of course, they won't phrase it like that. They will say things like: it is your duty it is giving back to the community it is your Continue Reading
A Christian Libertarian Perspective on Vaccines
The overriding issue with vaccines is whether or not one group of people should be able to make their decisions about vaccines the only legal choice. The basis for claiming “there needs to be a law Continue Reading
A Christian Libertarian Perspective on Legal Marriage
The ultimate question is: Is a marriage truly a marriage only when legal in the eyes of the government? Biblically speaking, it is obviously what is known as a "covenant". Though this designation may Continue Reading
A Christian Libertarian Perspective on Abortion and Life in the Womb
[hr] A few weeks ago, my husband and I had a rousing discussion about the role of “government.” On one hand, we agreed that there are many good reasons why people should be free to make Continue Reading
How to be Happily Unoffended in a World Full of Easily Offended People
Being offended is very popular right now. If a person can claim to have been offended, they feel justified in all kinds of attitudes and actions, from arrogant impatience to self-righteous black Continue Reading
Skipping the Graduation Ceremony Without Guilt
My husband and I have decided not to go to another graduation ceremony. We have no guilt about this. We really wonder why it took us so long to realize we had this option. We will happily attend Continue Reading
What Does It Mean To Be Patriotic
I never thought of myself as patriotic until I looked it up. I expected to find that, according to the definition, I would be found unpatriotic. Although most people are patriotic to at least a small Continue Reading
Why I am Officially Releasing My Children from Mother’s Day Observances
I hereby officially release my children from any obligation to observe Mother's Day. I feel it is important to first clarify what are NOT the reasons for the declaration: - I am not abdicating Continue Reading
Why Being a Mother is Not the Most Important Job in the World
This may seem like an odd thing for a devoted mother of seven to say, but I am going to present reasons why being a mother is not the most important job in the world. I do not believe this perspective Continue Reading