tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post8307455842261566875..comments2023-10-17T02:54:55.895-05:00Comments on Concordian Sisters of Perpetual Parturition: Fish, flesh, good red herring, and the Church of the Augsburg ConfessionRebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11129136210164478753noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-7287534675189373502011-11-08T21:09:49.856-06:002011-11-08T21:09:49.856-06:00Children as "gifts" has been forgotten o...<i>Children as "gifts" has been forgotten or ignored even in the Church. Those of us who haven't given in to society's false idea that "we are in control" are really misunderstood and seem to be on the outside of any discussions on procreation, if there even are any.</i><br /><br /><br />The Church has an obligation to do better at teaching the next generation. I am sure I come off as "the more the better" when really I know that it is up to God what you get. However, I was so affected by the social norm of fewer is better that I don't want my two kids to make the same mistakes or be influenced by the "fewer is better" error that is so rampant that it has seeped into every corner and crawls out from nearly every rock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-56726030389728004682011-11-07T19:28:03.413-06:002011-11-07T19:28:03.413-06:00Rebekah, I want to personally thank you for so bea...Rebekah, I want to personally thank you for so beautifully expressing what I’ve been unable to articulate.<br /><br />In some peculiar way, I find it comforting to label and qualify in my mind, why I do what I do every single day, and why I’ll get up to do it all over again tomorrow.<br /><br />Keep up the good fight.Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15591284330767929124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-44268191939586326852011-11-07T07:28:53.125-06:002011-11-07T07:28:53.125-06:00It's really true. And while I'm not comple...It's really true. And while I'm not completely sure, it seems that to say "I do not want another child" is a luxury reserved for those who have never lost one.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546489539063088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-51891529298846305882011-11-06T16:08:52.152-06:002011-11-06T16:08:52.152-06:00The really weird thing is how anyone who has recei...The really weird thing is how anyone who has received a child . . . or not received one . . . can understand him as anything BUT a gift. ??<br /><br />Elizabeth, I thought the same thing. Five kids, so patriarchal and crazy! :DRebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129136210164478753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-44494464076083814722011-11-06T14:53:00.364-06:002011-11-06T14:53:00.364-06:00I can't help but giggle a little at the last c...I can't help but giggle a little at the last category name: patriarchal extreme natalism. Patriarchal, as if it's all on the male, and the word extreme is in there, as if having more than 4 children makes you an extremist.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-45340706824525597332011-11-05T23:11:45.676-05:002011-11-05T23:11:45.676-05:00Ahh. You articulate so well thoughts I've bee...Ahh. You articulate so well thoughts I've been struggling to express.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16131491719125173350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-75132446622528309112011-11-05T17:36:05.625-05:002011-11-05T17:36:05.625-05:00As someone who has come from a Baptisty background...As someone who has come from a Baptisty background with a lot of run-ins with quiverfull mindset, I really thank you for this reminder - I the previous poster is totally right though, the bottom line is that society, and the church, simply do not see children as gifts.Amiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480630137656027610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-46921587625591028242011-11-05T15:03:30.362-05:002011-11-05T15:03:30.362-05:00"There is only faith's response to the gi..."There is only faith's response to the gifts God would give, and faith's response to the gifts it does or does not receive." Yes!<br /><br />I had the privilege to hear Katie Schuermann (He Remembers the Barren) speak this week and was struck by what we actually have in common. We take in faith what Christ gives us and trust that He is good whether He gives us many or none. Trusting His goodness and finding comfort in His control is not always easy, it's scary sometimes and wearisome. Encouragement can be hard to find. <br /><br />Children as "gifts" has been forgotten or ignored even in the Church. Those of us who haven't given in to society's false idea that "we are in control" are really misunderstood and seem to be on the outside of any discussions on procreation, if there even are any.Aubrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227021953581761031noreply@blogger.com