http://femina.reformedblogs.com Thu, 15 May 2008 02:25:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my good friends reminded me the other day of something I said to her once. It went something like, "When we get to heaven and God is rewarding us for a job well done, He isn't going to be interested in our dress size or how toned we ... http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/05/14/an-immodest-standard/ There is a series of very good articles here on how to help a grieving friend. Learning to grieve like a Christian woman is a grace, and learning to minister to those who are grieving is so important for us in the church. Be sure to check out all her ... http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/05/12/help-for-helping-grieving-friends/ I know, I know. Some men want elaborate five-course meals. But this is what rings my husband's bells: mac and cheese. And I hope you enjoy the poofy shot while it is still in the oven. Now you know for a fact that my daughters did not get their flair ... http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/05/11/how-to-make-my-husband-happy/ One of the reasons reading P.G. Wodehouse is such a jolly good time is his casual manner of strewing brilliant metaphors around carelessly every paragraph or two. Here is one that made my afternoon brighter: "Something of the gallant fire which was animating him seemed to pass out of Sir Aylmer ... http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/05/11/uncle-fred/ What does it mean to be flexible? Able to bend easily without breaking; not stiff or rigid; adaptable, adjustable to change to suit the circumstances. This is a clearly something that Christian women need whatever their calling, whatever their age. It is a spiritual trait, given by the Spirit, not ... http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/05/09/flexibility/ Well lookie here! After a mere, what? 6 weeeks? I now have a website up again! Now - all of you who have been anxiously checking the internet every day, holding your breath and going on hunger strikes until you can buy a Skirty . . . this is your lucky moment! Here's ... http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/05/07/ta-da/ Years ago when I was graduating from college, my future father-in-law dropped by the little Christian bookstore on campus that I was manning for him. After a few pleasantries, he asked me what I was going to do when I graduated. At that point, I really had no idea. ... http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/05/06/the-debt-i-owe-intervarsity/ One of the big blessings of courtship versus recreational dating is that the two people involved view the whole process as something serious. But it still isn't simple. It is still a mystery how it all works. Wise Solomon himself said there were three things (even four) that he couldn't ... http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/05/06/courtship-grammar/ My sister and I have always had a theory that every man has an ideal cookie (or maybe just every man in our family). Ben's favorite cookies are oat free, very blonde, and tall. Bekah's cookies never ever run into each other on the baking sheet, preserving a barely baked ... http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/05/05/lukes-cookies/ Sorry for the repeat for those of you who are following Lady Kirkbay, but here is a bib I just finished knitting for Chloe. It uses the stitch pattern from my favorite dishcloth, but with the necessary mods for a bib. I think it turned out pretty cute. So, life has ... http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/05/01/random-bits/