Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness...

Some would argue that the commandment continues, "against thy neighbor" and so it really speaks to making a false report...a bad report...about somebody else. That makes sense to me as I consider Rahab lying for the spies, and the midwives whom the Lord blessed for "arriving late" when the Hebrew women delivered their babies.

Some others say and teach that it means don't lie. Ever.

Those are the people without any imagination. The ones that don't understand that they are living in a desperately wicked and fallen world. If my broad stroke here confuses you, ask for examples--but I don't recommend it. Co-dependent paranoia is a horrible place to visit, much less live.

All that to say that this is an honest blog, but only as honest as is prudent considering that many people I don't know are reading, and as of late, more than a few that I do know are too. It doesn't bother me much at all to spill my soul, warts and all, for folks to know--but I think it might begin to bother my 12 year old...and maybe even her younger sisters, as it's bound to happen that Fifi's friends start setting up shop for themselves and will eventually and inevitably surf here.

So, don't look for those details here. And please don't interpret their absence as an indication that they are...well...absent. Know that all the yucky things in life happen here too because 'round here, we're all people that way. People get mad. People act badly. People waste time. People find fault. People make messes. Mostly me, me, me, me and...o.k.--not me.

But be assured that--by His grace--we shall not grow weary of doing the very good thing of depending on, and trusting wholly in God's Word to reveal to us all that is necessary for Godliness. For me. For my marriage. For this family. For these siblings. For these children.

And that's all you get to know about that. Unless, later, I change my mind. Because it's my blog and I can do that. But I probably won't.