Teach the Young Women...

In the Bible we find this passage:

That they (the aged women) may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children...  (words in parenthesis added to clarify the meaning) Titus 2:4

Regardless of one's faith, this is a noble directive. If the aged women don't teach the younger, then who will? Who else is qualified? Qualification may not always be related directly to age, as a woman of 29 who has nursed several children will be equipped to instruct an older woman of 39 who has not yet done it, but in general, a woman who is "aged" will have had some experience in nearly every endeavor currently being encountered by a 25-year-old.

Isn't it a demonstration of love for a husband and a child when a mother gets informed and moves in a purposeful manner about birth choices and child rearing methods? Does she not have their best interests at heart, as well as her own, when she prepares nourishing meals and removes toxic chemicals from their environment? Does not being sober-minded require her to think seriously, although not joylessly or unkindly, about decisions regarding education, wellness, character building, hospitality, giving and social and religious responsibility?

In light of the instructions given in the above, T.M. shall strive to share what she has learned for the purpose of leading others into wise choices as well as helping them to avoid mistakes which result in not only regret, but long-term consequences. As the mother of 3 girls (two are now young women), she has had direct access to some minds already and has, no doubt, been a great influence in shaping their opinions. But there are other women who do not have a mother to instruct them and who might benefit from this internet access to a woman who has been there and done that.

One of the first topics to be discussed, a topic close to the heart of T.M. and about which she is currently writing a book, is child birth. Stay tuned for more on that.