http://fosteringhearts.reformedblogs.com Fostering Hearts on finding, learning, and loving. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:34:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Saturday I  watched an interview, on the ABC internet site, that discussed issues concerning the "Quiverfull Movement."  An older woman was interviewed as one of the leaders in the movement...and she made a statement that stuck with me.  She said that God created our bodies to reproduce, to be fruitful...we decide ... http://fosteringhearts.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/06/invisible-doctrine/ It is so nice to get home after a long vacation.  Suddenly your bed is much more comfortable than it was when you left it.  Everything seems at peace when you come back home, except the pile of dirty laundry that beckons you.  We haven't been on a nice vacation(much needed), ... http://fosteringhearts.reformedblogs.com/2007/07/23/at-home/ My dh and I have just started attending a CREC church.  This has been a real learning experience for us, having come from the pentecostal background.  One of the challenges is what to do with our four kiddos...they are used to leaving us and going into "children's church" for a ... http://fosteringhearts.reformedblogs.com/2007/07/12/perfect-little-notebook/ Tonight was our first Sabbath and I was left with the thought that we should definitely add wine next time!!! LOL! Picture four kiddos(all under 7), great grandma's hand embroidered table cloth(big mistake), cups full of sparkling red grape juice(mistake #2), and two adults who are flying by the seat of ... http://fosteringhearts.reformedblogs.com/2007/06/23/to-gods-kingdomour-first-sabbath-meal/ I grew up with the idea that salvation was conditional on sin...if you sin, you go to hell.  There was always that "if you died in a car wreck" fear lingering. Black and white...sin equals death.  But now I am starting to think, to search.  Are we always to fear our ... http://fosteringhearts.reformedblogs.com/2007/06/22/salvation-lost/ Our sweet black lab is close to having her puppies.  Her stomach is huge.  We are not proficient in dogie lingo, but the boy that she..."married" is said to have many titles with the AKC.  This makes her puppies of great worth because of their father's lineage.  We are on the east coast ... http://fosteringhearts.reformedblogs.com/2007/06/21/abby-and-her-covenant-pups/ Wow, this is an exciting way to learn and communicate with fellow believers.  How did I get here...on a narrow path?  Here's the story. I have a pentecostal heritage.  My father was saved at a revival after watching his disabled leg grow and become whole.  My mother followed in conversion shortly there after.  ... http://fosteringhearts.reformedblogs.com/2007/06/20/hello-world/