Back to basics: Going Natural

Over the years I have been to alot of talks about the dignity of woman, the natural aspects of love, God’s design in making men and women. One of my favorites was a talk talk given by Dr. Janet Smith, a woman of great intellect and common sense! Ever since then I have often wondered:

What are women thinking?……Why do we so easily buy into the lie of our sexual society?…We are told that “Pregnancy is a beautiful thing but so is a woman’s “Choice”……Why do we, as living, nurturing women get sick at the thought of killing seals, whales, puppy dogs and yet can treat the question of “Choice” as though “choice” was concrete – that the life within us was abstract – that the word “choice” makes abortion “alright”?

Abortion kills BABIES! Why is it, when a woman is pregnant and wants to be, she tells everyone about her baby……but when a woman is pregnant and doesn’t want to be she only has a “fetus”? Desire doesn’t change TRUTH!

WAKE UP WOMEN!

I watched the video below. My sister, who has 6 beautiful kids sent it to me. Make time for this video! Educate yourself! Women: Get your body back!

Contraception is the number one advertisement for free intercourse. PERIOD. If you want to continue to be used, keep taking it. A true test of love is responsibility. If you stopped taking the contraceptive would your man still love you?

Your fertility isn’t a problem that you need to “pop a pill for”. And for all you mothers out there with lots of kids I APPLAUD YOU! THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFT OF LIFE!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNSELFISH GIFT OF YOUR LIFE!

 

 

Let us be Chivalrous: From a Man’s Perspective

Chivalry

       It is a word that has been used for centuries by many men of many times, however; no matter how different his surroundings, or his way of life, the true gentleman has a deep connection with men who lived five hundred years ago. This connection is that of holding themselves to a higher standard, in particular, respecting and protecting women, not to put on a show, but out of love for all women through Jesus Christ.

This indeed is not an easy task, it takes great love, determination, and patience to make a gentleman. He has not only to open doors for ladies, or offer his chair to a lady when there are none left, but also to respect all women, ladies or not, in public, and when he is completely alone. Chivalry is what all men should and must strive for, however,

without the example and encouragement of ladies, it is nearly impossible to attain successfully.

              This is where you ladies come into play, it is because of you that we strive for chivalry, we see you holding yourselves to a higher standard and living out your life as a lady and it inspires us to hold ourselves to a higher standard as well, and to live out a life of chivalry and gentility. I do not think you realize just how greatly you can effect us guys. If a man is even simply open to becoming a gentleman,  it is easy for a lady to make him one simply by being a lady. Things like letting him open the door for you, or giving up his chair for you, or walking on the street side of the sidewalk, and thanking him for these acts of kindness occasionally, letting him know that he is doing the right thing.

As a young man, I know that this is true by my own personal experience, not many compliments can compare with one coming from a girl saying how she appreciates me treating her like a lady, it really makes me feel good.

It is this very feeling that makes me all the more ready and willing to continue and excel in a life of chivalry. These small acts that you allow me, and all men striving for gentility, are the very foundations of a chivalrous life, the small acts build into greater ones, and eventually, you have a man who is self-motivated in serving and protecting women of all ages, one who begins to strive harder for gentility through his daily actions and even thought process, and all this because you allowed us to help you!

              Now I know that society today thinks that real men are rough, tough, chew, drink, and swear. That is simply not true, real men are gentlemen, it takes far greater strength to be a gentleman and perform acts of service as a natural, daily occurrence than it is to be an undisciplined, rough, tough, guy. One only needs to look at the greatest example of true manhood, Jesus. He was kind and gentle to all women, even to those who were social outcasts and immoral, however, He endured the most horrific and humiliating death completely out of love for us. He was definitely no wimp, but He was the perfect picture of chivalry. One can also look at a slightly more modern example. The Knights of the middle ages were the most deadly warriors of their time, but their entire lives were devoted to protecting women, children, and the elderly. So do not be afraid to be ladies, you’re role is greatly honorable,and it will make men chivalrous, and you will be the ones effected by them.

    So if you want to be treated  like a lady, you must act like a lady in order to make us gentlemen. Lastly remember, you are a woman, and you are the most precious creature there is in our eyes, you are indeed God’s most beautiful and wondrous creation and He placed us men here on earth to honor and protect you, that is our calling as males, and our privilege as men.

Mark

You Are Not Alone

You are not alone.

   As a woman, in the depths of my soul, I long to be loved, beautiful, wanted, respected and worth fighting for.  Sound familiar? I don’t even know you and already I feel like we have a lot in common! Truly!

The other day I was listening to a young woman of 17 tell me how she thinks she will never get married because she doesn’t think she is lovable. Wow. Things don’t change much as we get older do they?!  For one really long moment I just wanted to hold both her hands and assure her confidently, that yes, she is lovable. Indeed she is priceless. In fact, she is worth dying for.

Look around us in society. It’s all over. Wear this deodorant and you will be beautiful. Shop at this store and you will be popular. Get this car and you will wow all your friends.  We are told all over how we can attain these five things:

Love, beauty, being wanted (accepted), respect……but what happened to our value?

Cha-ching$$$……….the quickest way to cheapen something that is priceless is to put a price tag on it.

Ladies, we are bombarded with how to value ourselves in accordance with how society defines our value.

You are created more than that.

I went out to lunch with my boyfriend the other day and after he got the bill from the waitress I jokingly commented, “What did I cost you?” he grinned at me and said, “You are priceless.”

Yes, women, YOU ARE PRICELESS! You are worth waiting for.  I wish I could give that point of confidence to each young woman as she begins to long for that “Knight in shining armor”. Someone to love us. Someone to respect us. Someone to know us to the depths of our being. Someone who will always be there for us. Someone who will want us always no matter what we look like. Someone who makes us feel beautiful.

Yes, that longing is real.

Yes, that longing is normal.

Yes, that longing takes place in each of our feminine lives at some point.

Yet, what do we struggle with? Thoughts of confusion as to our level of self-worth.  Yet, we don’t always realize that there is only one way to fill it; only one way that will truly satisfy. That is with the love of Jesus Christ.

You, woman, are a masterpiece.  Your value is stamped in the very depths of your being.

You are loved.

You are beautiful

You are wanted, even desired,

You are respected and You are of such value that

    You are worth dying for!

In fact, someone has already laid down His life for you!

I will be here...... ~Jesus

Not So Wild, Wild West

 

      I like old western movies. They are completely predictable: a group of rag tag villains wreak havoc on a once peaceful town through excessive drunken violence and disrespect toward ladies. This evil ens when a manly man with mean gun skills challenges the villains to a draw and BAM. Just like that, the enemy is on the ground and Mr. Manly Man becomes a hero. This is how almost every Western plays out. Why don’t they get boring to me?

It’s because I like to see at least some men act like men by treating women like women.

    I wonder what has happened to such examples of manliness in our current culture. In the good old western days, men would open doors for ladies. This doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it was a chivalrous must for men at that time. Nowadays, men are largely apathetic toward the door-opening situation or even scared to open a door for a woman. This is because of such feminists thoughts as, ” I can do it myself!” ” I am just as strong as you!” or “Don’t treat me like I am weak and can’t open a door!”

Let me tell you this: Men don’t open doors for women because they are women. Men open doors for women because they are men. (and I say this with the most gravely, deep voice as possible.) Men should own their manliness and open doors.

Second, in the good old western days, men would tip their hats to a lady and say something along the lines of “Good evenin’ Ma’am”. As a woman, I really would like to be called “ma’am”. It sounds completely archaic, but it shows respect juxtaposed to an occasional whistle from behind.

    Ladies, would you really rather be greeted with a lustful whistle or a wholesome “howdy ma’am”? 

    Also, men in the Westerns didn’t curse in front of ladies, nor did ladies curse in front of men. Ponder this. When has the “F” word gotten you anywhere? Of greatest importance, men protected women from evil villains in the good old west. They would take a bullet for a lady or talk some sense into a rude drunken dude hitting on an innocent woman. This kind of respect for women has surely lost its gleaming valor in the past few decades. Men just aren’t protecting women from evil.

The materialization and objectification of women is running rampant nowadays and both men and women are the culprits. Women must know how beautiful they are as women and the same goes with men. We can protect each other from evil deeds by acting like true men and true women. This can be a difficult task. How can we attain true manliness and womanliness? Well, encourage men to start opening doors, and women, let them. Greet each other with respect.

These are simple, yet effective actions. They may not be groundbreaking, but they are a good place to start. In a more dynamic scenario, watch more old Western movies. The examples of true men and true women are abundant.

Sarah