The Motherlands
daughter of the Church, writing from home
Thursday, January 31, 2019
GK Chesterton and Conversion
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A year ago my husband attended a party where he happened to fall into a pond and also happened to meet Dale Ahlquist. Being that Mr. Ahlquis...
Friday, May 25, 2018
Do Legends detract from the Faith?
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For we have not by following artificial fables, made known to you the power, and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ; but we were eyewitnesse...
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
How can the Church, founded by a celibate God-Man, be an expert on marriage and motherhood?
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As a Protestant, I thought it was funny and slightly idiotic that unmarried men were supposed to have anything worthwhile to say about mothe...
Sunday, July 23, 2017
The reality of spiritual adoption
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At the African orphanage where I worked, children received photo albums from their new families early in the process. They got a snapshot of...
Monday, July 3, 2017
Longing for the freedom found inside the home
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I was 38 weeks pregnant and our entire department was being forced to watch a comedy sketch involving Twinkies. Suddenly actual Twinkies wer...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
The ministry in matrimony and the destruction of divorce
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Our culture tends to take one of two opposing views on marriage. One is that “happily ever after” is yours so long as you find the right per...
Monday, May 22, 2017
A joyful pregnancy announcement in a culture that doesn't approve
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I didn’t expect the same level of excitement after announcing this pregnancy. After all, we had an ample dose of the cultural and medical pe...
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