Hello! Sorry about not posting at all for almost three weeks. Life's been busy. I can't believe it's almost the start of school! This summer went by fast! :/ I'm kind of sad. Although on the bright side I'll see my friends more often. I honestly don't mind school, it can be fun. I'm really excited for British Lit. that will be fun. I'm also excited for OYAN! Although I can't register online yet, apparently since we ordered it used we aren't able to use the serial code. It's a bummer. I'm not very happy about Algebra and Science, because they definitely aren't my strong subjects. I'm so extremely happy for Enrichment Classes to start. Anyone else? What are you excited for?
Randomly Brainy
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| A bit of back to school inspiration for ya! |
Also, I found an interesting article online. What do you think of it? I really want to know every opinion of every person who reads my posts. Here's the link:
http://www.thomasumstattd.com/2014/08/courtship-fundamentally-flawed/
I agree. I love school, actually. It gives me something to do:)
ReplyDeleteNice post, Arielle! Excited for Thursday classes as well! Interesting article you referenced on Courting. Not sure I entirely agree with that article...first, I was offended with this: "If she says you need to talk to her dad first, just move on to the next girl. Don’t let the fact that some women have controlling fathers keep you from dating the girls with more normal families. There are a lot of fish in the sea and some dads are nicer than others. Remember that this man would have become your father-in-law, and controlling people tend to control everything they can. So avoiding women with those kinds of fathers can save you a lot of heartache down the road." Uh....I belong to my Dad right now. Yeah, you have to ask him first, thank you very much. And I can respect a guy who will. But just because he's got to ask my Dad doesn't mean that my Dad's a control-mongering freak who won't let me ever date. Yeah, no. I will date, and hopefully enter a courtship, eventually, and my Dad can see these guys with a clearer view than I can. (And what's a "normal" family anyway?)
ReplyDeleteAnd "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" isn't a list of rules and regulations. It's an incredible book. And it does work. Josh himself married (hello?) and is still married. As are his brothers Alex, Brett, and Joel. The book merely outlines suggestions founded on Biblical evidence and observation. It changed my entire perspective on dating.
I think this guy had some good points, overall. I just don't think I agreed with everything.
^Might I add....a guy should be able to respect a girl who honors her parents that much. Don't you think?
DeleteYes Liddy! I entirely agree! Although he makes some good points in this article I disagree with a lot of it. If he doesn't think it's worth it to talk to your parents then he's not going to be a a good person to get into a relationship with. That can go for guys too. If she doesn't want you to ask her parents then what's going to come of that? Yes, I think that dating and then entering courtship is a great way to go! Courtship is almost like a pre-engagement. Which is great although I'd want to know a bit more about a person before I go into that. I have to say that even though I just read a little bit of 'I Kissed Dating Goodbye' it seems better than this article. I think that a flaw in courtship could be not knowing a person well enough before committing to something like that, and that's probably why that guy knew so many people who got divorced after courtship. I think that his views are pretty flawed and it can be a benefiting article, but it's still not correct.
ReplyDeleteBesides, I believe that so many more people divorce who didn't court than those who did. And yes; if he's not going to respect my parents (or, in turn, his own); then how am I to know that he'll respect me? Thanks for posting this; it gave our family a good discussion topic last night :)
DeleteYes! I completely agree! You're very welcome. Yeah, I would have a conversation about it with my family if it didn't mean that my dad and brothers would tease me about liking some movie store or something even if I don't. :P
DeleteGood afternoon, Arielle! Nice to hear from you! Yes this summer did seem to go by, so fast.
ReplyDeleteThose are great points that you made, Elsabeth & Arielle. I believe that I belong to my Dad right now, too. I don't know very much on this subject, but, I believe God already knows who He would have us give ourselves to, if it is His will for us to. He has a plan for our lives, & it may or may not include giving ourselves to someone else; He knows. & He will show us. We can pray, & seek His will; read His word. He will guide us.