tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767708582517087324.post88254599120730487..comments2023-05-22T19:20:14.983-07:00Comments on The Merry Band of Fife: Is it a Woman's Duty?The Merry Band of Fifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215639186424889238noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767708582517087324.post-38834696491092283592012-12-13T12:23:10.453-08:002012-12-13T12:23:10.453-08:00KM - Thank you for your post. I'll be sure to...KM - Thank you for your post. I'll be sure to check out your own blog to read your thoughts too. I spoke to my husband and some dear like-minded friends about this who all agree - I view my husband and he views me through the "blinders" of marriage. We see beauty in each other because we WILL (through the grace of God) to see beauty. Seeing beauty is an active choice on the part of the viewer, not the one being viewed. We do the same with our children. Without this component of marriage, I know I would feel consigned to a life of fear that my husband would always be looking for the next best thing and that I would never be good enough (because let's be frank - there's always going to someone better looking than you, even if you are relatively attractive). How terrible that would be! <br /><br />In Christ,<br />Melissa The Merry Band of Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215639186424889238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767708582517087324.post-17983050578839905722012-12-13T11:57:45.441-08:002012-12-13T11:57:45.441-08:00I read the same post, and felt very much the same ...I read the same post, and felt very much the same way.<br /><br />The problem with blogs is you do lose a lot in translation, and if words aren't chosen VERY carefully, then something can be taken as mean spirited when it isn't meant to be.<br /><br />I left a comment saying that it was a good post but it needed a "BUT" at the end. Looking nice for your husband is important BUT being kind to your husband is more important.<br /><br />I'm actually currently working on a book about beauty from a biblical perspective. Yes the Bible mentions a woman's beauty, but it mentions a woman's heart and attitude much more.<br /><br />The blog post you mentioned pulled a scripture from Proverbs 31 proving that that woman cared about her clothes. It's funny I read that passage just this week and when I got there I made a note in my Bible that said "Only one verse in this whole passage talks about looks, the rest is about character." <br /><br />That should be our attitude, yes it's thoughtful to look nice for our husband's but it's not the be-all-end-all.<br /><br />Love your thoughts I'll be writing a post about this one too : )<br /><br />KM Logan @ www.lessonsfromivy.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643935650128022873noreply@blogger.com