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Silence

4/19/2014

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PictureWomen Arriving at the Tomb - by He Qi
Friday is moaning 
and Sunday is laughing, 
but Saturday is silence.

I breathe the deep stillness of both 
the cross and the empty tomb,
but the disciples and the women 
knew only the pit of having had Him 
and being left with nothing, and silence

weightier than existence,
that broke the earth
and rewrote it backwards and forwards.

Silence that fills lower and higher--
pouring out of a sepulcher 
that calls forth my adoring wonder.

(Last two lines inspired by The Valley of Vision)


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New Beginnings - Courtney Weaver

12/2/2013

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Whatever your stance on the issue, this post by my friend Courtney is worth reading. She's not interested in yelling or arguing. She just shares her honest, beautiful story of anorexia, pregnancy, and, ultimately, love.  

Take a look at Courtney's eloquent words.

~Ruthie
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The Link Between In Vitro and Abortion: "Ethics Evolve with Technology"

8/19/2011

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With Hannah's previous post on my mind, I was startled to come across this in the New York Times: 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/magazine/the-two-minus-one-pregnancy.html 

It's rather long, but it's interesting, horrifying, and so worth reading. This is a very sensitive issue, especially since there are a lot of people my age who are alive today because of fertilization and in vitro treatments. But it's worth taking into account the fact that by opening ourselves up to the world of "choices" as this article calls it, we open ourselves up to the possibility of incredibly great harm. As is obvious from this article, these decisions are being made every day right here...not just in China, or elsewhere. 

You should just read the article, but here are a couple key sentences that really struck me: "We've come to believe that the improvements are not only our due, but also our responsibility...limitless choice is a particularly American ideal;" and "...choices are not always as liberating and empowering as we hope they will be." 

Everything has consequences. It is important to realize that even things that seem good, like fertilization treatments, can open a can of worms from which there is no coming back. 

~Ruthie

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The Milk Truck Breastfeeding Debate

7/8/2011

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Artist Jill Miller: Creator of the Milk Truck from Sarah Lolley on Vimeo.

A woman I know has started this project, and it’s really interesting to me. Some of my female friends who have seen the video love it. Some think it’s really inappropriate. Most of the men who’ve seen it just think it’s weird.

My thoughts are a little bit conflicted. I think women should be able to feed their babies when they need to, and I have known women who were told not to feed their babies in public. I think mothers deserve some support when it comes to the huge job of taking care of their children. I think people should be okay with the natural, needed act of breastfeeding a baby. But I also acknowledge that women can be discreet about breastfeeding, and try to cause the least amount of disturbance to people when in public.

I support Jill, assuming that the women she is being an activist for are not obnoxious breast feeders. Breastfeeding is a natural part of life, and we should support the women who do it. And activism is always a little bit ridiculous in its extremeness. :)

What are your thoughts?

~Ruthie

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