Comments on: Colossians Remixed 7 http://julieclawson.com/2007/04/23/colossians-remixed-7/ incantations at the edge of uncertainty Wed, 16 May 2012 10:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: sonja http://julieclawson.com/2007/04/23/colossians-remixed-7/comment-page-1/#comment-276 sonja Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:35:00 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/2007/04/23/colossians-remixed-7/#comment-276 I think in this, as in many other things, you have to pick your battles. None of us can do everything. We just can't. It's impossible to live like that anymore because the infrastructure is so tilted against us. So we have to choose the things that are most important to our families and do those. Pick one or two to focus on until they become habits and ingrained. Then pick one or two more to focus on. But if you try to do them all at one, it's like swallowing an elephant in one gulp. <br/><br/>And (after Easter, of course!) I found a site with directions for dying brown eggs with pictures of the beautiful, but more earthy tones you get. So ... next year ... socially-conscious Easter eggs for us ;-) I found a cool site that had directions for dying eggs using food (such as onion skins)<br/><br/>Make small treats with your daughter; popcorn balls, pull taffy, rice krispie treats, cookies, etc. <br/><br/>There are ways to participate in the general goings-on that allow your conscience to rest, but also give you some connections with what everyone else is doing too. <br/><br/>In any case, no matter what you decide, I agree with gerbmom ... you are following your convictions and raising a healthy, responsible, socially conscious child. I applaud your decisions ... I think in this, as in many other things, you have to pick your battles. None of us can do everything. We just can't. It's impossible to live like that anymore because the infrastructure is so tilted against us. So we have to choose the things that are most important to our families and do those. Pick one or two to focus on until they become habits and ingrained. Then pick one or two more to focus on. But if you try to do them all at one, it's like swallowing an elephant in one gulp.

And (after Easter, of course!) I found a site with directions for dying brown eggs with pictures of the beautiful, but more earthy tones you get. So … next year … socially-conscious Easter eggs for us ;-) I found a cool site that had directions for dying eggs using food (such as onion skins)

Make small treats with your daughter; popcorn balls, pull taffy, rice krispie treats, cookies, etc.

There are ways to participate in the general goings-on that allow your conscience to rest, but also give you some connections with what everyone else is doing too.

In any case, no matter what you decide, I agree with gerbmom … you are following your convictions and raising a healthy, responsible, socially conscious child. I applaud your decisions …

]]> By: gerbmom http://julieclawson.com/2007/04/23/colossians-remixed-7/comment-page-1/#comment-275 gerbmom Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:38:00 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/2007/04/23/colossians-remixed-7/#comment-275 had to fix something....sorry.<br/><br/><i>And shudder that I am coming to the same lifestyle conclusions as the fundamentalists but for completely different reasons</i><br/><br/>Yes, but you aren't demanding people stop their "obviously" incorrect practice in the name of the Lord or denigrating them for their choices either. There is a distinct difference. You are just following your convictions and raising a healthy, responsible, socially conscious child. I applaud your decisions.... had to fix something….sorry.

And shudder that I am coming to the same lifestyle conclusions as the fundamentalists but for completely different reasons

Yes, but you aren't demanding people stop their "obviously" incorrect practice in the name of the Lord or denigrating them for their choices either. There is a distinct difference. You are just following your convictions and raising a healthy, responsible, socially conscious child. I applaud your decisions….

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