There has been a good deal of pushback lately against “modesty culture” and the troubling trend of religious circles blaming young women (and their clothing choices) when men are sexually aggressive. I really appreciate that women, and especially Christian women, are refusing to buy into the idea that women need to cover up so that men can maintain control of their urges. It’s a poor view of both men and women to assume that a lack of modesty leads to loss of control, and it also . . .
What i want you to know: parents of special-needs kids are not saints
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Lauren. My husband and I adopted a daughter from overseas who has special needs. She is significantly visually impaired, has epilepsy and is significantly delayed. I want you to know that . . .
Questions of Eternal Significance: Would you ever consider plastic surgery?
I know this one can be a bit of a hot topic. I’m not considering plastic surgery at the moment . . . in fact, I’ve long been opposed to it. I live in Orange County, which is probably one of the global capitals of plastic surgery. It’s a very commonplace thing here, and honestly it’s one of the things I most dislike about where I live. I’m often dismayed by the fact that women here don’t seem to feel permission to just look their age. There are so many women here walking around with altered . . .
TEDx Chapman University and Idea Camp: Human Care
I wanted to share two upcoming events that I will be speaking at. A week from today, I will be giving a TEDx talk at TEDx Chapman. I’ve been a longtime fan of the TED Conference, and Mark and I have enjoyed watching TED talks on youtube for years, so it’s a thrill to have been invited to give one myself. I will be speaking alongside a roster of incredible speakers. If you are local and would like to attend, you can use the discount code INSPRE to get 50% off tickets. Later this year, I will . . .
tea collection: building a mix-and-match summer wardrobe
It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of Tea Collection. They’ve always got such fun, fresh dresses for girls. The cotton is thick and durable and the prints don’t fade in the wash. My girls want to wear dresses every day so their causal cotton dresses and leggings are a perfect compromise. I also love the company values of Tea . . . they have a big emphasis on being good global citizens and designing clothes that are inspired from various places around the world. In the past, I’ve bought a few dresses . . .
Arrested Development Nerd-Out at Netflix HQ
I am a huge, huge fan of Arrested Development. It’s easily my favorite television show in the history of television shows. It’s smart and hilarious, and it doesn’t hurt that the show is full of inside jokes skewering the ridiculous aspects of life in Orange County. It also holds a special place in my heart because Mark and I discovered the show during a dark period in our lives, when Mark was hit by a car and then spent the better part of a year in and out of the hospital learning how to walk . . .
Walmart calls security on father of bi-racial children, issues non-apology.
Yikes. DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG This story is disheartening but not a total surprise, Our family has certainly been required to show documentation in situations where racially-matched families were not. What troubles me most about this story, though, is the chain of people involved . . . first a customer alerted security, then a security guy followed him out, then the police came to their house. One would think that somewhere along the line, someone would . . .
what i want you to know: a teen’s perspective on a mom with two jobs
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Sophie. I happened upon this series of blog posts, and after reading this teen's story, I wanted to share my own. What that writer ended with was that you don’t realize what you had until you no . . .
Questions of Eternal Significance: Do you unpack in a hotel room?
Source: frostedpetticoatblog.com via The Frosted Petticoat on Pinterest This has been an insane month of travel for me. It started with the Mom 2.0 Summit, then a few days later our trip to Disney World, and today I’m off to San Francisco for a couple days for work. I think, by the end of the month, I will have slept in a hotel more nights than I’ve slept in my own bed. This fact . . . is not my favorite. I am a nester by nature. I love to travel but I also really like to settle in and . . .
Two streams of the same river
This is a guest post by Shelley Clay, originally published on the blog for The Apparent Project. I read it last week and it so clearly articulated the thoughts I’ve been having about the polarity of thinking regarding international adoption and orphan care. Shelley graciously let me post it here. For a little backstory, Shelley and her husband Corrigan live in Haiti, working with The Apparent Project.This non-profit seeks to assist mothers and fathers in poverty keep their children, by providing . . .
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