I have had this blog since Sept or early Oct. I can't remember exactly when. But that isn't important. I guess I have not written anything very interesting on it as only Emily has responded. ( She is a very dutiful daughter). And who can compete with Janet?!!



It seems as though I have this problem of: who really wants to know my thoughts anyway? But being the blunderer that I am I'll try to express some of them.



I must say that I agree with you, Janet, on your long treatise on parenting. See the difference between us is that I would have said it in fewer words. Like--throw Dr. Spock to the wind and sleep with your kid. People have been doing it since the beginning of time. Can you imagine the cave woman having her baby sleeping in the cave next to her? Lets face it: most likely civilization would not have survived if it hadn't been for breastfeeding and families all sleeping in the same room. And yes even in the same bed. ( I don't know what the caveman slept on. Maybe a bed of pine needles).



Being a bit on the old fashion side I think the sex pastor was a bit out of order. Our pastor has an annual "sex" sermon and I always feel uncomfortable . Actually very uncomfortable. As far as this guy is concerned I wonder what his stand is on birth control. It is one thing to preach sex,sex,sex and not expect to have a bumper crop of babies. I do not believe in abortion nor any kind of artificial birth control so I am hoping he has his next series talking about the consequences of all that sex.( Somehow I just can't imagine Jesus preaching such a sermon).



While I am on the subject I might say it amuses me when I hear pastors saying they don't believe in abortion yet most all of them have only their "two". I really think that the number of children a couple has should be up to God. Some people were meant to have 15 and others were meant to have 1. If a woman nurses her children according to God's plan and parent's them according to God's plan they would be spaced according to God's plan.



Well I had better get off this subject as I suppose I have offended a few people by now. But that is all right. I am willing to dialogue with anyone about this.



After rereading this the thought occurred to me that if we all did everything according to God's plan there wouldn't be any need for the above discussion.