A Quote of A Quote

I love this quote of a quote from Wendy Shalit's book Return to Modesty (pg. 131)

“As one 27 year-old Orthodox woman put it to me, with a toss of her long black hair, “there is a saying that goes Einb’not yisrael hefker. It means that the daughters of Israel are not available for public use.”

I really like that young woman’s quote. So many young women are more than willing to share their bodies with anyone who asks. You see, I watched a movie awhile back called, Watch Jane Date. I thought, since it was an ABC Family movie that it would be clean. Well, while it was in spots, funny (yet painful), it was not clean. Jane, the main character goes so far is to sleep with someone on the first date and then is devastated that things don’t work out with him. Say what? The reasoning behind that boggles my mind. When we treat ourselves cheaply, we should be surprised when other people do the same, should we? They are only following our example.

I just finished reading Return to Modesty and would highly recommend it. Wendy Shalit is very easy to read.

An Interesting Quote

I think this snippet is worth sharing and very insightful. From The Power of Femininity by Michelle McKinney Hammond.

Femininity vs. Feminism

I think the subtlety of Satan would be laughable it if wasn't so dangerous. I'll give you an example. The "feminist movement" is not about empowering women to be feminine; it uses masculine tactics to achieve its agenda. Get it? Feminism - which is anything but feminine - does not stand for femininity, which is where a woman's true power lies. Though it pursues some causes that most of us would consider honorable, it masks an agenda that is far more sinister than the masses, or even some of the movement's leaders, could believe.

In the end, "feminism" will do us all more harm than good. Anytime a power struggle takes place between two opposing forces, any so-called "movement" that operates under any form of sexism becomes divisive at best. This is a mode of transportation we cannot afford if we really desire to reach of relational destination. Once we're all on the bandwagon of "feminism", we will find ourselves heading in the opposite direction of where we really wanted to go.

Some say that the "feminist movement" is a lesbian movement masked with a few honorable agendas to seduce the masses. After all, who would argue with equal pay for equal work? But women going off to fight in wars and leaving babies at home? It seems that the main women fighting for abortion rights are not interested in ever having children, anyway. I find this very disturbing. How far do we push the envelope in the name of equal rights? And do you really want to do everything that men do? These are important questions you need to ask yourself.

In short, I must say that I feel the "feminist movement" is out of control. Its charisma and passion for defending the rights of women have distracted us from noticing the fractions it is causing in the basic, everyday exchanges between men and women. All movements are dangerous when they result in fighting in the flesh. As spiritual women, we must forever be cognizant of the fact that we battle "not against flesh and blood, but against principalities" (Ephesians 6:12) Lasting victory over any issue in our life will only be gained as we war in the spirit. God is the true champion of liberation; we must submit our causes to Him.

Job Update

It has been so long since I updated I hardly know where to start! I started a new job mid-November. I am so incredibly thankful for how God worked it all out.

On a Thursday I decided to update the resume I had posted on Monster.com months ago. After I updated it Monster gave me the option to make it available to more people, so I decided on a whim to do the more public resume. Within 24 hours I had calls from three headhunters with actual available positions. I was leery at first because many placement operations will tell you they have job openings, but when you get in there you find out they really don't, but they are suuuuure they will get some soon.

On Monday I met with a headhunter that has been in operation since 1967, but I had never heard of them. I met with her and ended up talking to her for over an hour. She brings her dogs to work, what's not to like, right?? =) She had some suggestions for my resume and after I made the changes she sent it to a very well known law firm. Later that afternoon I got a call from her to set up an interview on Wednesday! By the time I got this call from her I had two interviews a day scheduled for every day this week. So, I spent much of my week coordinating where I needed to be and how to get there.

So, on Wednesday I met with a very nice office manager/paralegal manager at the firm and really had a great interview. But I have had great interviews before and you just never know if you did as well as you think you did. Thankfully, by the time I got home I had a phone call from the headhunter telling me how much she liked me and wanted to have me back to meet with the attorneys. The only problem was that one of the attorneys was going to Germany for 12 days starting Saturday. So, here I am thinking this processes is going to go on for awhile...and then I get a call asking me to come in on Friday morning to meet with the attorneys!

I really hit it off with both of them, but like I mentioned, you really never know until you get the call back. After the interview I went to my parent’s house to scan my passport for one of the Headhunters, and I noticed I had a message on my cell! The headhunter was calling to tell me they wanted to offer me the job!! She mentioned in a sad voice that they couldn't offer me the salary I had asked for, but I said it was okay, and then she said how about more?? What???? They offered me more salary than I asked for!!! They also decided to hire me on as a permanent employee, instead of temp to perm. So, I start my new job on Tuesday while my main boss is out of the country.

The cool thing about this entire process is that I felt God with me the entire time. I knew that whatever happened I could count on it being God’s will. I had gotten to the point money wise that I was calling the mortgage company to see if I fit into any of those payment plans the government has come up with, and had just deferred my student loans. It was that bad. My parents offered for me to move back in with them if I needed to. (Have I mentioned how awesome my parents are?) It’s a weird place to be in, where you completely trust in Gods’ will, but still fear what that might end up being. The whole situation has taught me that God does things in His timing for our good, and that we have to rely on that. It something I need to take into other areas in my life. =)

Job Update. . . again

So, I am back to looking for a job. I was working at a law firm close to my house, but it was a hellhole and I am so thankful to be out of there! I met some nice people there, unfortunately, they were not the people that run the place.

I can honestly say that I have NEVER worked with or around people that were so morally corrupt that they bordered on evil.

Thank God, that I am free of that place and back to looking for a real job.

Job Update

I got a job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been out of work since April 16th, and while it wasn't a monetary hardship yet I was surprised by how depressing it can be. I have way more sympathy for people that are unemployed!!

I am so excited! Just another example of God answering prayers!!!!!! :)

Veterans

My dad and I went to visit a long time friend today. He is a veteran and currently lives in a veterans home. I am continually frustrated by how he is treated by his doctors there! They seem to have no respect for veterans and treat him like an idiot, which I can assure you he is NOT!! This man was one of the first Navy Seals. He has shrapnel all over his body from a grenade blast years ago.

The doctors seem bound and determined to over medicate him. It is almost as though they think he will cause less of a fuss if he is over medicated. It just ticks me off. Is this really how we treat our country's heroes? I mean, really?

What touches me best about this cool man is how incredibly much this man loved his wife! His wife was a wonderful women that died about 8 years ago. She had been terribly sick for about 20 years before that, and he took such wonderful care of her. That is what love is all about! This is what the vows mean, "in sickness and in health". These aren't supposed to be empty words and this man in a true example of what that really means.

It gives me hope that love like that is possible.

Lately

I put my blog on hold for awhile so I could work on some things on here, behind the scene things :)

Things have been crazy the last couple of weeks. On April 16th I got laid off. The firm I worked for was awesome, but they are having financial problems. Over the last couple of years or so they have systematically laid people off and unfortunately I was the next in line. Sigh…

So, back on the job hunt I go. I met with one head hunter so far and I have two more appointments this week. There is a good chance that I will end up back in the city for work, but I don’t find myself minding too much.

I know that God will provide for me and I am not terribly stressed about finding another job. Thankfully, I had a really bad habit of not claiming many deductions on my taxes and got a very large return this year. That return along with severance, my last paycheck and unemployment will keep me going until I find something else.

The hardest part is keeping myself busy during the day. I don’t do nothing well. I like to keep busy and that is hard to do that when I don’t have anything to do. So in an effort to help with that I am making daily lists of things I want to do each day. It seems to help quite a bit.

I am so blessed to have an incredibly supportive family!!! I don’t know what I would do without them. They are always there for me. I am looking at all of this like an adventure and have buckled myself in for the ride.

God works in mysterious ways!!