The other day, on our drive home, my eldest spoke up about his day: Eldest: We went and saw the -th-grade play today. It was about a blue god with a big beard. Me: Do you know which god it was? Eldest: No. I only saw it once. (pause for a second or two) How … Continue reading “how many gods do we have mommy?”
Ex-Christian Science Survey 2016
The Ex-Christian Scientist is surveying! Please click the link below, and answer a few questions about your CS and Ex-CS experiences. Results coming in the near future on the Ex-CS website. http://goo.gl/forms/rm5v70CcHz 4/3/2016 Update: the survey results have been published, Part 1 of 3 can be found at: https://exchristianscience.com/2016/04/ex-christian-scientist-survey-part-one/
I took my wedding dress out of the protective storage box today
I took my wedding dress out of the protective storage box today. It looked beautiful in the box, neatly laid out, it was everything my twenty-two year old self had dreamed of. It was strapless, with some beading, white. The first time I put it on, it made me feel like a princess, I felt … Continue reading I took my wedding dress out of the protective storage box today
Agape: I love you, let me control you
Originally published Dec. 1, 2013 being re-published now, as a follow-up piece to the one run on Valentine's Day. A while back I wrote a popular post about Love, where I talked about 1 Corinthians 13:13 (faith, hope and love). As much as I dislike Paul, it didn't stop us from having 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 read … Continue reading Agape: I love you, let me control you
everything is always good
Every one of them says "how are you?" And you always have to say "good," even if you're not good. If you say things aren't good, they'll wonder -- aloud -- why you're placing "limits" on yourself or the situation. All things are possible through God and enough prayer. This does not stop … Continue reading everything is always good
What is Love?
Originally published on Oct. 17, 2015, and cross-posted today on ExChristianScience.com. Re-published today, in honor of Valentine's Day. While Buddhists focus on the Rights of the Noble Eightfold Path, Christian Scientists focus on things like “the right hand soap,” the “right Sunday School teacher” and the “right” dictionary. Yes, the right dictionary. You might think … Continue reading What is Love?
Matter grows through unparalleled actions
A little while back someone told me about a new ex-cs blogger, Hester, and her blog, Incredible True Stories of Christian Science Healing. I clicked over, skimmed it, bookmarked it for later and forgot about it. That was longer ago than I care to admit. I generally keep my ex-cs related blogs on my wordpress reader, … Continue reading Matter grows through unparalleled actions
the ego is reborn in a symphony of phenomena
I was going to write a blog post today, but as soon as I thought I had a few moments, I heard a little voice announcing "I need sharper scissors" and then another voice "I'll go get the big kitchen scissors" and then the first voice saying "No, no, I cut this myself." Then there was … Continue reading the ego is reborn in a symphony of phenomena
15 Screwed Up Catholic Ideas That May Affect Your Sex Life Even If You’re Not Religious
This is awesome, everyone should go read it. NOW. Source: 15 Screwed Up Catholic Ideas That May Affect Your Sex Life Even If You’re Not Religious
I would like to apologize
I'm not back to regular posting yet, but I wanted to speak up. I recently had reason to go back and read some of my early posts. It has been seven years since I started to leave Christian Science, and nearly four years since I started this blog. Some of my early posts make my … Continue reading I would like to apologize
kind-ism 