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So glad you asked, Debbie. After an unrestful night and busy morning, I just got home and can rest. A nice, tall glass of fresh, cool water always restores my balance! Ahhh.
And now to give some attention to those playful pups who have waited patiently for me to come home...
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It was really an amazing weather yesterday. I spent some time with my family. We had a great time together.
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Lori....I hope you were able to relax a bit and enjoy some time with your dogs.
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Jennie.....how wonderful that you had a great day with your family. Good weather always helps!
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Today I am blessed with a beautiful and warm sunny day. I did some cooking this morning and I will be baking a cake tomorrow. I am always in my element when I'm in the kitchen. I love cooking when I have the time.
It is a great weekend so far!
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That's another thing we have in common, Debbie. I love to cook, too. Not a great cook, but an enthusiastic one!
This morning, I made a rainbow layered jello plus 127 cheese enchiladas for a grad party for my nephew. My husband and daughter helped and it went smoothly. The party was brief and noisy, but it was great to spend time with extended family.
It's nice to be back home. Listening to some soothing music and catching up on articles...
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Wow....that is a lot of enchiladas, Lori! It's great that you had a nice time with your family. It is always nice to get back to a relaxing house too after the festivities are over.
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When our children were younger, we tried to raise them in a mainstream church. That way, they would have the basis of religion if they wanted to have it in their lives. As young adults, they are free to choose what to believe or not believe. That is their privilege, since it is their lives that we are talking about. They do not have to believe what I believe or what their father believes.
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I think it is great to give children the foundation of religion, and encouraging them afterwards to go with what resonates with them. I have chosen to keep my religious faith from youth and yet I have embraced other spiritual beliefs as well. It works for me and gives me a true sense of peace and purpose, as well as more meaning to my life.
Thanks for sharing, Connie!
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Connie, that is very open-minded of you to allow your children not only to exercise their God-given free will but to strengthen their own spiritual discernment.
God bless you for that.
It is my understanding that by so doing, you will help your children truly know God instead of following rituals. There is nothing wrong with rituals, of course, as long as they hold meaning and intention but too many people put rituals above the feeling and awareness that is true spirituality.
Similar to putting the letter of the law above the spirit of the law.
Every religion has something to offer but hopefully a child will choose because of the love for God and the church's ability to help him feel more connected to God.
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