This will be my last installment for a few days. Si and I are celebrating our seventh anniversary this weekend, and so I officially have Better Things to Do. It’ll be a lot more fun that writing a list of my life lessons, I am sure! But, here are today’s lessons. Even though, apparently, nothing can top baking soda. Idealism is a complement to realism. I have been accused of being an idealist more times than I can count. I Continue Reading…
May 1, 2008[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he last chapter of Maken’s book is entitled Inspiring Men to Biblical Manhood. This chapter really resonated with me because I have a son, and I hope that he becomes a strong, godly man someday. I will admit that I read Getting Serious About Getting Married because of two of the many roles I play. First, because I am a friend to some very special single people who long to be married. Second, because I am a parent of children who Continue Reading…
April 26, 2007[dropcap]M[/dropcap]aken comes up with a step-by-step plan of action for single women who are single and hating it in chapter 13 {Enlisting Agency} of Getting Serious About Getting Married. But first, she begins the chapter with a defense. She explains why she thinks her plan works: I am proposing that limited and guarded access to women produces responsible, wise and efficient decision-making from men, while unlimited and unchecked access produces complacency and generally unwise behavior–exactly where we are today. Before Continue Reading…
April 25, 2007[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e’re almost at the end here, folks. I must admit I wasn’t sure what solution Maken could offer to the protracted singleness that she believes is propped up by the modern approach to finding a mate {i.e., “dating”}. And the solution surprised me, and yet, by the time she was finished explaining herself, I have to admit that it made a great deal of sense. I spent some time this weekend questioning Si in regards to the last two chapters Continue Reading…
April 23, 2007
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