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 are or whether our thighs are too fat.”
I still believe this. Can you imagine the Lord God caring about some of these things that we think are so important? And does He really have an “ideal” size or shape He wants us all to achieve? Apparently not, because He made us all to be so different from one another.
But having said that, I’m not denying that we should want to be fit and healthy so we can serve the Lord and enjoy ourselves while we are doing it. But in our health-crazed culture, I’m not sure we know what that means. It is so easy to become obsessive about Continue reading ‘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 short articles.
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 for art food from me! 
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 Bostock. He blinked, like some knight of King Arthur’s court, who, galloping to perform a deed of derring-do, has had the misfortune to collide with a tree.”
This one is from Uncle Dynamite, one of the hilarious Uncle Fred (Frederick Altamont Cornwallis, fifth Earl of Ickenham) and Pongo books that for some reason I have never read before. It’s a dilly. Uncle Fred is one of our family’s favorite Wodehouse characters, known for spreading sweetness and light as well as for stepping high, wide, and handsome.
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 something we can generate ourselves. What is it that makes us flexible, able to bend without breaking? It is our faith. And to maintain flexibility, what do we have to do? Exercise our faith. Practice what we know. Use our opportunities.
When changes in our circumstances arise, we must remind ourselves that He has ordained all things, that He loves us, and that whatsoever comes to pass is for our good and His glory. This is our faith.
When do we need flexibility? Well, when don’t we? We need to adapt to change pretty much day in and day out. Our mothers needed it when they were raising us, and we’ve needed it all along. Each new milestone in our lives requires flexibility. Whether it is Continue reading ‘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 the tricky bit though. The Skirty comes to you now with a new web address. (I finally gave up the battle with the cyberspace bureaucrats who were holding my website hostage and just got another one. That’ll learn ‘em.)
So . . . NOW when you want to order a Skirty, you need to go to www.amoretti-designs.com
Alright then. No more excuses. Sally forth and go get yourselves some Skirties!
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