Feminism vs Femininity

You would think those two words have the same meaning, but far from it.  To be feminine in today's world seems to be something to be ridiculed for.  It is somehow impossible to be smart and pretty.  You must be one or the other and either way, it seems you cannot win.

Sarah Palin comes to mind.  She bursts on the scene as a potential vice presidential candidate and brought enthusiasm and charisma.  Her resume was something that should be envied by most young women and those who aspire for greatness.  There was one big problem with Sarah, she was just too pretty and perky.  Some people think she is dumber than a box of rocks.  Because she didn't answer Katie's questions the way some thought she should, she was automatically labeled a ditz.  Funny though, many years ago the media was calling Katie "perky", I don't think she appreciated it, but obviously she did not let it hold her back.

I sometimes wonder what irritates the Sarah haters more, the fact that she is pretty and successful, or is it because she has shown that you can have it all.  Why can't you??  If all it takes is to be pretty and perky to become the Governor of Alaska, or the governor of any state, why do we not see more beautiful Governors.  Could it be possible that Sarah actually has the brains and know how to successfully carry out the duties as well as any man.

Have you noticed that no one questions the abilities of the not so attractive people like Sotomayor, or Napolitano, even Hillary Clinton.  Somehow they are not a threat to some women, so questioning their qualifications is never an issue.

Putting politics aside you have women like Michelle Duggar.  She is a pretty, soft spoken, dedicated wife and mother who chose to have 19 children.  Yet if you read some blogs she is an idiot, a brainless baby making machine, subservient to her husband and she couldn't possibly be happy.  See, I don't see that.  I see a very strong but confident woman.  A woman who is proud to have many children and takes great pride and joy in raising them.  She adores her husband as he does her, but for some reason some people just can't seem to stomach that kind of happiness.  They would swear that it was fake.  On the other hand they loved Roseann, the filthy mouth, overweight, tackless character that she played on TV.  They think it is hilarious the way she raises her kids and talks down to her husband.  They love her lazy persona and lack of ethics. Women seem to relate to her easier, and that is sad.

In my opinion, no one should be sorry for being successful and pretty.  No one should have to prove anything to anyone except themself.  Who am I to make fun of Sarah or Michelle.  I could not imagine being able to fill their shoes.  I may not agree with everything they say or do, but I respect their right to live their life the way they see fit.  I am not so insecure that I have to make fun of the way she speaks or the fact that she answers a question wrong.  I am not going to judge Michelle Duggar for having 19 kids that she and her husband support themselves and do not rely on taxpayers to support them.  I am not going to criticize Sarah for making money at speaking engagements, I applaud her and wish that I could draw the crowds that she can.

As a matter of fact, I will not apologize for being who I am. I am Lisa, Chris's wife, mom to Brandon, Tara and Jacob and Nana to Abby and Brenden.  I will not apologize for being outspoken, a writer, a student.  I will not apologize for standing up for abused women and children.  I am proud to be me.  I am thankful for everything God has blessed me with.  Yes, I am not too proud to give God all the Glory!

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice?

Everytime I see the promo for the show Toddlers and Tiaras it literally makes me sick at my stomach.  I saw one today and they showed a couple of these little girls dressed like hookers and their mom was teaching them how to "shimmy" and throw seductive kisses!  Have they all forgotten the murder of Jon Benet?

What happened to little girls just being little girls.  There is nothing wrong with putting your little girl in a pageant but why can't you just dress her in a "little girl" dress.  Why can't you allow her to show her real talent of singing or dancing or twirling the baton.  Instead, we want to teach our little toddlers how to perform the act of seduction.  These moms are putting hair extensions in these babies, applying heavy makeup and even having them wear fake teeth.  They are taking them to get spray tans and teasing their hair bigger than the girls themselves.   Do they really want to entice those pedophiles who probably frequent those shows just so they can take pictures of these innocent little girls and go home and do who knows what while looking at those photographs?

This isn't just going on, on television.  My husband and I were at the YMCA today in New Albany, and there were 5 or 6 girls, probably no more than 9 or 10 and they were wearing these disgusting looking bathing suits.  On top of that they were not trying to be modest in any way, not caring how much of their top or bottom private parts were showing out of the suit!

My 9 year old son was actually embarrassed the way these girls were jumping around in front of him.  It is obvious their mother or father could care less that they are showing their private parts to whoever may be there lurking.

I am 49 years old and I cannot imagine showing certain parts to just anyone.  There are just some things you should keep for your husband's eyes only and when you are a young girl and do not have more pride in the way you look or how modest you should be, imagine what they are going to be like when they are in their teens, and we wonder why girls are getting raped or pregnant.

Let your little girls be little girls!  They grow up too fast as it is, why rush it!

Would you kill your children for God??

Andrea Yates did... or the voices in her head told her that is what God wanted her to do.  We have all read the sad stories of parents killing their children, or cults who convince their followers to commit mass suicide.  Some people read these stories and cannot believe there are actually people out there who commit these acts in the so called name of God. 

This brings me to today, when I received word that my biological father has decided that, if not for the law of the land being against this, that he would in fact murder two of his daughters for the sake of their souls.  Scary huh.  Don't believe me?  Let me give you a sneak peak into his recent blog post:

"My wife and I were blessed by God to have given birth to four daughters whom we have tried to raise in the knowledge and reverence of God. The scriptures tell us that the “fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom”. A more accurate way of reading this is as follows: “The reverence of the God Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom”. As these four daughters of ours grew into maturity with the blessings of God on their lives because of our prayers and God’s grace towards them, Satan sought to deceive two of our daughters and transformed them into unruly adult children that have turned against their parents. They have come to exhibit the characteristics of Satan by being prideful, arrogant and dishonorable towards their parents. Satan is in the process of destroying them and preventing them from receiving the blessings of God unless they come to their senses and repent of what they have become.



Just the sin of dishonoring their parents, against the commandment of God, makes them eligible for receiving the punishment set forth by God, which is death by the hands of their father. But you see, that can’t be done in this day since man has made laws that supersede God’s laws. Instead of today’s children being punished for their wrongdoings, the parents are forbidden from laying hands on their children. The understanding of the proverbs that tell us: “spare the rod and spoil the child” have come true in our generation.


Even now, as I attempt to do the work of God by teaching the meaning of His Word from the Bible, two of my children are guilty of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit by claiming that Satan is responsible for what I teach. They make the assertion that I have a religious devil that is responsible for my teaching. Not giving God His due for the work He has called me to accomplish puts my two daughters in peril for missing God’s promise of eternal life.


So keep a watchful eye on your children and look for the signs of being possessed by Satan. If you see anyone who exhibits pride and arrogance by being high minded saying how amazing they are, how what they have is the best and how they possess the truth about everything concerning life’s experiences, in prayer try to show them what has taken over their heart.


There are some who say to pray for your children when they exhibit signs of Satan’s attributes in them. But what I say is that after years of praying for God’s blessings on them and see the results of their choices in life, it might be time to just turn them over to Satan completely before their evil ways destroy even more people who come in contact with them.
 
Okay, now that you are sitting there with your mouth open in disbelief, let me assure you, my sister and I are not Satan's children.  Well, then again if you consider who our biological father really is, that may not be far from the truth.
 
So for those of you who believe this only happens to people on tv, in the news, etc...no, it sometimes is unfortunate that it happens to someone you know.
 
Why have I decided to write a blog and once again open myself up to some people's ridicule, because I do not want ANYONE to have any contact with this sick possessed man.  What makes him very dangerous is the fact that he honestly believes he is a Messenger from God.  He is just the type of person that would murder his entire family because he believes he would be saving them.
 
Keep in mind now, this is a man who drank most of our lives.  This is a man who used to beat us because he was mad, once splitting my leg open with the belt.  This is a man who cheated on his wife.  This is a man who molested his daughters and his granddaughters.  This is a man who carries a gun everywhere he goes and sleeps with one under his pillow.  This is a man who controls his wife so much that she turned her back on her own daughters and granddaughters. 
 
If I have to sacrifice all my pride and my privacy I will make it my life's mission to keep this man from EVER hurting another human being.  So be afraid Dad, be very afraid.