The Offical Blog
As Generations of Virtue has grown exponentially, we have learned the value of taking advice. Being fairly new to the blogging world, we welcome your suggestions! What do you want to hear about? Any questions? Ask away! We’re working hard to make a great blog where you and your children can come and enjoy in a family-friendly environment. We’ll look forward to hearing from you soon!
Hi there! Just wanted to let everyone know that Generations of Virtue will be at:
Grace Church, Grace Homeschool Support Group
Eden Prairie, MN
October 7th, 7pm
Julie Hiramine and the Generations of Virtue Team will be presenting:
“Technology 101″ for parents
Not in Minnesota? Click here to find out when we’ll be in your area soon!
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As my dad and I made the drive from Orlando, FL to Conesus, NY, something terrible occurred: my ipod quit working. Out the proverbial window went our planned entertainment, mostly audio books. We do however have XM Radio, which seemed rather promising in the beginning – but as the trip went on it proved to be less than satisfying, something like 7 fries short of a Happy Meal. We started out listening to Fox News, (our preferred news channel) and when we exhausted that, went on to CNN Headline News, CNBC, America Right, Talk Radio, etc. All we heard for 2 days was the exact same news on every channel!
How could that possibly be all that’s going on in the world? First it was the missing Boy’s Scouts (who turned out to not be missing per se), a 28 year old who disappeared from her Chicago home, a boy beaten up and labeling it a hate crime, GM union workers going on strike, and by far the most alarming event, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s controversial visit to New York’s Columbia University. Ready for some diversity, we finally tuned into the BBC, hoping for something besides the repetitive information we’d been hearing. To our disappointment, all we heard was….the same news with a British accent (To their credit – or not – they did have a few French sounding reporters).
I’m convinced news anchors use all the same sources, word things a little differently, add liberal or occasionally conservative twists and then report it to the general public, who happened to just hear all the same stories on a different network.
How did the media get to be so intentionally uninformed? Or has it always been this way?
-Katherine
Headline read “Dress Code Debate”. My thought: Finally, someone is going to speak up and remind girls that, in the words of Haley DiMarco, “If it ain’t on the menu, keep it covered up!”
The story behind the “verbal dress down” was simple: two young women on to seperate Southwest Airlines flights were told that they were dressing too provocatively and to cover up. While I sympathize with these girls who were clearly embarassed to be scolded in public, I fully agree with the airline. I’m not a guy, but especially after reading “The Rebelution” survey on modesty (http://www.therebelution.com/modestysurvey/browse), I’ve become so much more aware of protecting the eyes of those around me. And if that means us girls taking a good look in the mirror prior to boarding, then so be it. Even if an outfit looks cute, we have to become aware of how we are affecting and influencing the people around us.
Girls, we need to ask ourselves:
“Does this outfit draw glory to myself, or to God?”
“Am I wearing this for selfish reasons, like attention, or am I aiming to guard the hearts and minds of men around me?”
These questions may seem simple for you, or even juvenille and unnecessary. Or maybe you’re feeling a tug to go check out your closet from God’s point of view. I so strongly feel that even though it is a guy’s responsibliity to guard his eyes, its our job as women to help guard their minds, and to do all that we can to point them to Jesus Christ, not to ourselves. So next time you’re boarding a plane, double check that full length mirror- AND KEEP IT COVERED UP!
Blessings,
Kelsey
Hello y’all! Well things are going great with the warehouse, though sometimes I have to wonder if all of our customers get together every week and decide to order the same items. For instance, “Pamela’s Prayer DVD” did not sell for about two months, then in five days, five “Pamela’s Prayer” sold. Another example, “Passport to Purity” will not sell for about a week, and then all of a sudden multiple people will order “Passport to Purity” within a short period of time. Sometimes it seems like they are saying, “Well, I think this product hasn’t sold lately, okay everyone lets order this product this week.=)”
Well I know everyone does not get together every week and decide what they are going to buy, but I definitely get a good laugh with the “website’s spontaneity.”
Sarah
If all you saw were these, you’d think we didn’t do anything. I assure you, we are busy almost all day long. But sometimes we just can’t think of anything better to do than give each other a hard time. You can tell by these pictures…sometimes they are just asking for it.
~Sara
What we do without our Zellies? For those of you in the dark about Zellies, they are amazing. Healthy mints that actually help clean your teeth with xylitol. Check em’ out at www.zellies.com
Sometimes laughter is the best way to cope…especially when the coffee is almost gone
Is she whining again? Possibly contemplating 2008 travel schedule?
Sarah and I are contemplating deep philosophical and issues such as…”Is it your turn to get Starbucks, or mine?”
I love working for Generations of Virtue. I especially love the people that we are privileged to meet all around the world.
However, sometimes, the booths that we are next to at conventions, are, shall I say….interesting. Like this one, for instance.
~Megan
Clearly not obeying the sign that read “Please do not poke the specimens”
The GOV team had a blast this week while on vacation in Boston, Mass. for a little R&R and history brush up. While I so enojyed the sights in such a historical place, I found myself fighting sadness and disappointment. Where has our nation gone? We are now such a far cry away from why we were birthed.
Evolution, abortion, promiscuity, disobedience, anti-faith and anti-God have become American values. Citizens are ashamed that our coins don the phrase, “One Nation Under God”, and the pledge of allegiance may soon change to exclude the same phrase.
Have we forgotten why we came? Have we become so complacent that we agree with such blatantly wrong philosophies? On this September 11 day, I urge you to take heart to the words below of Governor William Bradford, and remember why so many risked their lives to worship the One True God, freely.
“Thus out of small beginnings greater things have been produced by His hand that made all things of nothing and gives being to all things that are; and as one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled hath shone unto many, yea in some sort to our whole nation; let the glorious name of Jehovah have all praise.”
~Kelsey
