Just for the record I can never stay out of it for too long. I have resubscribed to said group that I left. The reason for that is a friend/mentor who also happens to be of the same faith as me (my passive aggressive tendencies coming out yet again.) said "Peggy Hillyer leaders comment they don't unsubscribe". I thought about that and knew it to be true. So I rejoined the group
The issue of religion bothered me at first but then it turned into being annoyed at what I construed as peoples misinterpretation of the 5 pillars of leadership education. I thought long and hard and had to come to the realization once again that people do not see things the same way I do and had to get over it and swallow some humble pie. On the bright side they let me rejoin.
The conclusions I came to were very eye opening and mind stretching. knowing now what Leadership education means to me is a great place to be at. It also helped me question myself in an uncomfortable way and grow. So good to know yet another weakness that has to be overcome.
My 7 year old daughter is visiting my parents in BC. She called me today to tell me about her trip and all the fun she is having which is basically all the TV she is watching. But whatever. Anway I have a sister that lives in the same town as my parents who is pregnant and not married. She lives with her boyfriend (that doesn't make it right) Hannah called and said "Mom shes pregnant and not even married isn't that wierd" (my kids know how babies are made) I aksed her what she meant "Well girls are supposed to get married before they do that I told her she made a bad choice" Well it made me laugh. I wonder are these core beliefs I taught her? Is she learning correct principles and governing herself? Am I reading to much into this? Am I even making sense?
Thank you all for responding to this It really helps me to think things through.
Peggy
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Peggy,
I just want to say thank you. Your "ranting" lol, has really got me looking deeper into myself. I agree with you... we all have a different interpretation of a leadership education and if I have to be brutally honest with myself, I am not as sure of myself as I was before all of this "talk" went on. I have to say that I admire your open-mindedness towards your children and if they choose something different than what you believe. I don't think I am there yet. I think I have been looking at leadership education for my family as only being what I believe to be what is right and true (for my family; I don't have a problem with other people having their own beliefs, etc). I am really going to have to seek God's heart about this for me and my family. I guess I am assuming that my children will always follow what I have taught them to be true. Now that you have pointed out that I am teaching them to seek truth...well, that truth may be different than mine. I am not so sure I like that. So thanks for making me think more deeply about all of this, maybe not so clearly just yet....but I am in the process.
your friend, Audrey
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