I keep hearing people who previously wanted children say that maybe they don’t want children now that the world has gone mad. They fear bringing children into a world where they risk being forced vaccinated, taken away, gulaged, or worse. The future seems too bleak for a happy family life now. While these are legitimate fears, it’s important to consider this in the context of the bigger picture.

First of all, there is no guarantee that the world won’t get better, just like having a child in a time of prosperity and peace doesn’t guarantee that the world won’t later fall apart at some point in that child’s life. I’m sure when my parents had me and my siblings, they thought it was a great world to bring kids into, and yet here we are, facing down a dystopia when we’re now all of an age to be trying to get our own lives started.

Potentially, having a child during this dystopian era could be more difficult or scary, but in 20-30 years, the world could be great for them. My grandpa was born when his parents fled Europe and they had nothing but the clothes on their backs and probably thought it was a terrible time to have a baby, but he ended up having a relatively happy and prosperous life on the whole.

The other thing is that it’s easy to say you don’t want children because of your fears of the world because a child that isn’t born yet is just an abstraction. No parent would say they wish their children hadn’t been born because the world is scary. Because those children are real individuals that they have a bond with, not some abstract future possibility. No matter how bad the world gets, it would be relatively uncommon to find a parent who wishes their kids weren’t ever born.

So this whole trend of people saying they don’t want kids anymore because of the Covidystopia seems to me like right wing version of climate change activists saying they don’t want kids because the world is getting too hot.

Fear about what the world is or will be is a weak excuse. We all have our karma and the shape our lives and the time we are born into is a reflection of that. If you have children in a difficult era, you simply rise to the challenge of that and raise your kids to be able to survive in harsh conditions. And if you have kids in a prosperous and comfortable era, you should still raise them to withstand the harshness of the world because odds are that it will come eventually at some point in their lives or in their children’s lives and they will need that knowledge regardless.

In many ways, we don’t get to choose the circumstances of our lives, especially when it’s something that is just the global environment. What we can choose is whether or not we’re willing to embrace the life God gave us anyway and still try to make an set of living and take seriously the responsibility of guiding new souls on their journey in this world. Refusing to have children out of fear is not that far off refusing to live

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This Thanksgiving, I'd encourage you to read my series on the Pilgrim mythos. IMHO it's some of the best research & writing I've done over my 1/2 decade of blogging. I'm confident you'll learn something new. Here's to introspection & redeeming the time. ☦ http://www.dissidentmama.net/puritans-part-1-coming-to-america/

May everyone's Thanksgiving be filled with joy and many memories with family and friends who have your back.
❤️, DM & the fam
“O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.” - 1 Chronicles 16:34

I'm not turning over the homeland my ancestors lived hard lives and died hard deaths to make for my children.

I'm thankful for my ancestors' sacrifices.
I'm thankful for my children.
I'm thankful that I know that I have work to do to save our people.

Happy Thanksgiving

Lesbians shouldn’t be allowed to care for children.

A Shepard's pie/casserole is a great way to use your Thanksgiving leftovers! I put the stuffing on bottom (drizzle gravy or turkey juices on it to keep it from drying out), then a layer of turkey, then mashed potatoes and gravy on top. Heat in the oven at 400° for 30 min. What do you do with your Thanksgiving leftovers?

A tradition in our home:

The day after Thanksgiving we eat a Shepards pie/casserole with leftovers. After dinner I put on traditional Christmas hymns or acoustic music and we put up the Christmas tree. The kids help decorate the tree and our home. It's a joyful time and one of our favorite traditions that I hope my children continue with their own kids some day. Traditions are so important to children and families. What are some of your favorite family traditions?

via Warren Balogh:

Here you can donate directly to the victims of the Waukesha terror attack. You can also read the stories of 24 of the victims... help these folks if you can, if not with money then with prayers....

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Homemade broth:

Put all bones & scraps in a slow cooker and cover them with 6-8 cups of water. You can also throw in a quartered onion, carrot, celery, bay leaf, etc to flavor it more. It’s a good way to use up older veggies. Let it slow cook all day and then strain the liquid into a large container and discard all the solids. Some people do extra straining through cheese cloth to try to remove all the fat, but I leave it in. Stock made from all the bones, cartilage and skin is so rich in nutrients like collagen that most of us don’t get enough of. If you leave the fat in, it’ll make a nice, natural seal on the top of your jar or container that preserves it. It can last a few months in the fridge like that. Put 2-3 cup portions into smaller containers in the freezer and pop them out when making soup or rice.

Today many Ukrainians and other people all over the world will light a candle in rememberance of the 88th aniversary of the Holodomor. The Holodomor, that is acknowledged by many nations to be a genocide against the Ukrainian people, was a famine manufactured by Stalin and the Soviet Empire in the years 1932-1933. Millions of Ukrainians died during this period because of the actions of the Communist regime.

The brutality of communism should never be forgotten or forgiven.

https://youtu.be/u2RRf3ZnM7g

No matter how great you are at your job or how important your job is to someone, you are your husband's one and only wife and your children's one and only mother — and there is no job more important than creating a healthy family of whole people
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It's remarkable to me that we ever lost sight of the truth.

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Children learn best when they're involved in everyday activities and yearly traditions. ✨

Made this delicious Fish Stew over rice with a friend the other night. You can tweak it how you like per your taste as far as subtracting jalapenos etc. So good! Recipe in the comments 😋

There's no reason you can't fit in at least a 10-15 minute workout each day. I'm just getting back into working out again at a beginner's pace, but it's a good start! Loving our Total Gym Apex G5. This was my routine tonight:

DIPS- 5 sets of 10 reps
ROWS- 5 sets of 10 reps
CRUNCHES- 3 sets of 10 reps
(Level 10 incline)

What is your current workout routine? Drop it below! 💪🏻🏋🏻‍♂️

John 12:25:

He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal...

The Gospel of John is quickly becoming my favorite. We are always talking about how hard life is as a non compliant family. But -verses like this, quotes from Christ affirming we aren’t supposed to be comfortable in an evil world, bring us comfort.

So if you’re doing something for ease, comfort or convenience and you don’t agree with it - I urge you to please stop.

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Gluten/dairy free banana pancakes.

Mix:
banana 🍌
eggs 🥚
spoonful 🥄 of honey 🍯
pinch of cinnamon together.

Pan fry in coconut 🥥 oil for best result (about 2 min per side on medium low heat)

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