"I was once leading a seminar for teachers at our Christian school, and in the course of discussion mentioned that many of the girls in the school would, within a few short years, be adult women and would take their place in our midst. The teachers heard all this with aplomb, but when I went on to say that within a few short years the
boys they were instructing would be lawyers, airline pilots, pastors, etc., the looks on the faces of the assembled teachers ranged from concern to mild panic. Boys take a lot of faith."
"This is good because the presence or absence of faith reveals whether or not we have a biblical doctrine of our future...
"Say a boy breaks a chair because he was jumping from a bunk bed. Unbelief sees the cost of replacing the chair. Faith sees aggressiveness and courage, both of which obviously need to be directed and disciplined. Suppose a boy gets into a fight protecting his sister. Unbelief sees the lack of wisdom that created a situation that could have been easily avoided; faith sees an immature masculinity that is starting to assume the burden of manhood."
"When Theodore Roosevelt was at Harvard, he taught Sunday school for a time at Christ Church, until he was dismissed. A boy showed up one Sunday with a black eye. He admitted he had been fighting, and on a Sunday too. He told the future president that a bigger boy had been pinching his sister, and so he fought him. TR told him that he had done perfectly right and gave him a dollar."
Quotations from Douglas Wilson, "Future Men"
Or not. The other day, I wanted to see if Cullen would indulge me in a little trip down memory lane...of course he stayed swaddled for all of 2 seconds. Sometimes he lets me hold him like a baby right before going down for a nap. Other than that, he's a "big boy"!
which I was thinking I might be able to wear with the black and white print dress to something other than the wedding, depending on what you all think (maybe they are not fancy enough?)
The shoe salesperson said no cork at the wedding itself. No comments about my white legs, Hildy, and yes I will wear hose with the other shoes! I just didn't feel like putting them on for the photo shoot.
Figure 1. Wet hair and gather the necessary supplies.
Figure 2. Have assistant comb hair to your preferred style, while you begin teeth-brushing.
Figure 3. Give full concentration to brushing teeth, lest you miss one (of six).
Figure 4. While continuing to scrub those teeth, secure toothpaste.
Figure 5. Pause for a moment to admire your handiwork.
Figure 6. Read rules for toothpaste application. (Oops, we're jumping ahead...toothpaste application will be explained in a future episode.)
