Welcome

[syf]

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Hello and welcome to "To the Hilltops!" We're so glad that you are joining us and choosing to share in this journey toward an ethics of Christian womanhood.

Please view this post as an invitation to a comfortable seat beside a cozy fireplace. Come in, kick up your feet, grab yourself a cup of tea, and introduce yourself to everyone.  Who are you?  What brings you here?  How do you see the need for a community like this one in your life right now?

Excitedly,
the mods (Kay, Sharon, and Tamara)

Comments

An introduction. We shall see how proper it turns out...

[theatre_nymph]

Hi. My name is Jess and I am 28. I live in Chicago and I work as a theater stage manager. I found this through my friend Mara and I am excited to delve into the many entries I need to catch up on. I grew up in church and I went to Oral Roberts University for my undergrad. I jokingly call myself a liberal conservative or a conservative liberal depending on the audience.

I have been doing a lot of discussion in my 20's with frustrated girlfriends and clueless guy friends on the topic of relationships. It sometimes seems that in the zeal that many of us were indoctrinated with "Don't do those things. It's bad." we jumped to the extreme other side and have not educated ourselves, which is just scary. I have had a number of friends who got married, but still felt guilty at the concept of consummating it, afraid to talk about it and I just felt sadness. Sex is something should be a good thing in a marriage, not a stressful taboo!

I am currently single and I am still a virgin. As startling as that fact is to some of my theater friends who know this, it is just as startling to some of my church friends that I try to educate myself so thoroughly: asking questions, reading books, and talking with those with experience. Learn from others!

That said, I look forward to learning more about you all and from you all. With mentions of tea, quotes and C.S. Lewis, I thought I would end with a quote incorporating all three :)

"You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me."
C. S. Lewis

Re: An introduction. We shall see how proper it turns out...

[novemberseas]

You will be most welcome here :)

Re: An introduction. We shall see how proper it turns out...

[syf]

Jess, I like you already. :D

(And welcome!)

Re: An introduction. We shall see how proper it turns out...

[ungelic_is_us]

Yay, Jess! Ladies, this is a fine woman, the proper definition of kickass while still managing to be a lady. I'm sure she'll be a great addition to the group, with her creativity, insight, and spritely conversation.

Re: An introduction. We shall see how proper it turns out...

[tamster]

Whoa the trifecta of awesome! Welcome, Jess!