If you're a bird, I'm a bird

On September 1, I posted  on my blog about getting Grey's ears pierced. There was a stranger that commented on my post and gave me some things to think about. I asked on a natural parenting group for facilities that do ear piercing. I didn't want to take her to a box store or Claire's in the mall. My mom took me to Modern Jewelers, which was classy place. Someone in the group told me about Fabulous Girl Boutique . I went to their website and it seemed like such a special place to mark a milestone together. I scheduled her an appointment for 4:00pm on September 10. I picked her up from school early, which is supposed to be a good thing, but she was running around chasing bubbles on the playground. She was not happy that I interrupted her playtime. She screamed and cried the whole way to the boutique. In my mind I'm thinking, "Today may not be the best day to do this." I planned on eating a cupcake from the sweets bar after the piercing, but it end...

In the United States, our society prizes busyness. “How are you doing?” our friends ask us. “Busy!” we reply, waiting for the sympathy or gold medal we think we deserve as a result of the chaotic life we’ve built for ourselves. Who cares if other people are impressed though? The question is, Does our Creator approve?  Why are you busy? What’s the point of it all? Psalm 39:6 sums up one of my greatest fears for us Christians in our hectic world: “We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing” (Psalm 39:6 NLT). Doesn’t that almost give you chills? Merely moving shadows. Busy rushing that ends in nothing. The last thing I want is for most of my life to be pointless in the scope of eternity, but the truth is that much of my busy rushing is pretty pointless. 

What is your opinion of babies/toddlers getting their ears pierced? Realistically, adults are making a decision for them. Like choosing to circumcise your son for your son. Okay, maybe it is not quite the same...It is making a body altering decision for them that ultimately they should decide for themselves. My parents wouldn't let me get my ears pierced until I was 12 years old. Their reason was because they wanted me to be able to take care of them myself. 1) Apply the alcohol and 2) Rotate the studs so they wouldn't stick. Not sure why 12 was the golden year. Just because my parents didn't want me to get my ears pierced as a baby doesn't mean it would've been wrong if they were done sooner or that I have to wait that long to get Grey's little lobes pierced. She sees my dangily earrings and says "yeah" when I ask her if she wants earrings like mommy. Does she know what I am truly asking her? So I pinch her lobes really hard with my fingers and ...