tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.comments2024-03-17T22:40:41.947-07:00The Social PorcupineKeturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comBlogger3962125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-25351480883230495642024-01-28T12:30:26.686-08:002024-01-28T12:30:26.686-08:00Hello! Thank you for your kind words! I've mos...Hello! Thank you for your kind words! I've mostly been writing at thesocialporcupine.substack.com these days if you still want to follow with my writing Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305562301711701090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-12005034151919567412024-01-28T12:27:03.411-08:002024-01-28T12:27:03.411-08:00Hello Elizabeth!! I love the long comments you lea...Hello Elizabeth!! I love the long comments you leave... I'm sorry my response is so delayed! I'm actually mostly over at substak now, and thinking of being on this blog platform less in general. <br /><br />You perfectly capture the nuance of what it means to be a wholesome woman! I personally am a huge fan of aesthetics, mostly because they are BEAUTIFUL. Natually, not all beauty is cookie-cut the same. There are lilacs and daisies and tulips, etc... just as long as it's not ugly and distasteful (without purpose) I want to be surrounded by all the flowers!!! Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305562301711701090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-65901637378343992512024-01-15T19:35:48.368-08:002024-01-15T19:35:48.368-08:00Hi Katurah! I love your blog. Especially your in...Hi Katurah! I love your blog. Especially your intellectual and down to earth style. I haven't wrote on here in ages, but I sent you a request on Facebook. Feel free to check out my profile. Write back if you wish. Take care!Michael Hanshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858669608731555960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-74884139025366770842024-01-12T21:38:09.369-08:002024-01-12T21:38:09.369-08:00I am not sure I really understand this post, nor h...I am not sure I really understand this post, nor how to comment on it. But I've had thoughts on this topic rattling around my brain, so here goes:<br /><br />I am not traditional, nor am I feminist. I have a job that I love that occupies most of my life, church and chaos and those I love filling in the rest. <br /><br />My life might go one direction or another from here, perhaps looking more traditional if I get married and have children, or more feminist if I keep working. But either way, there will be chaos: Late nights, spilled tea, cat scratches, firewood splinters, nosebleeds, singing off key, peanut butter on the wall. I work with children, and I want to have children. Likely I can be confident in continued chaos.<br /><br />The LARPers, both the trad influences and many others, promote an aesthetic rather than an attitude, I think. Be like me, and your life can look like mine, they say. I watch some of them. Some of the stories they tell are interesting, like reading a novel made of short videos of a person.<br /><br />But I don't think obedience to God (in spite of being beautiful!) has any particular aesthetic, no specific plotline. It can look traditional, or it can look feminist. <br /><br />This is not to say my life would look the same if I were more obedient. I hope that I will grow in obedience, and my life will change, and those around me will hopefully notice. But I don't believe that it will change in a way that people could point and say "Traditional" or "feminist" or "health-concious" or "eco-friendly" or any other LARP role. Perhaps "mature", but that's not a role.<br /><br />Somehow, both the LARPy social media "trad" movement, and in a subtler way, social media feminism want to put women in little boxes. And I'm with you: It's our world. Let's live in it, and not passively. She who has children will raise them for the glory of God, and those who have disappearing traditional skills will tat lace for the glory of God, and I will do a job with children that few men could do for the Glory of God. Nowhere does it say the lives of Christians must fit under instagram hashtags. I believe we should have union with our sisters "aspiring to live quietly, and to mind her own affairs, and to work with her hands" because we are all "with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit."Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143511602322468127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-3728433973010165672023-12-24T09:02:00.890-08:002023-12-24T09:02:00.890-08:00Thank you for sharing all these thoughts!!! I'...Thank you for sharing all these thoughts!!! I'm glad it resonated! Yes, it is true the Jews didn't follow along, but I think I mostly referred to the texts where Catholic leaders would say things like "We must not look like that abomination, the Jews" and how they held a sort of disdain and hatred for the people instead of necessary respect, or even an invitation to at least try and share something with them. They may have been led to the gospel through a hospitality and generosity, but instead a rift was created, even if initially it may have been the Jews fault. IDK if that makes sense, but it's something I've thought a lot about... what if Catholics had paid as much attention to the Jews as they did pagans... perhaps the Jews wouldn't have felt further validated in their own hatred for "gentiles". But we're dealing with human nature now, so who knows. Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-63377222035422335442023-12-18T21:17:08.300-08:002023-12-18T21:17:08.300-08:00This was a really interesting post! First of all, ...This was a really interesting post! First of all, I think your point that no one is initially equally yoked is a super valid one. No two people are going to be the "perfect partners" for each other right off the bat. Growth together is necessary for that, at least, from what I hear. :)<br /><br />Having been to a variety of Traditional Catholic Masses (I usually attend a small-t traditional Catholic Mass...English and Latin with traditional music and such) I know exactly what you were describing with your description of the Mass you were at...it can be a very strange atmosphere, but it's often very beautiful, as well. (I in particular find it very easy to pray at a Traditional Mass.)<br /><br />Having not been to any sort of Protestant service (outside of one in the Czech Republic, which I didn't understand, not speaking Czech myself) I find your observation that in each church there was a decline of tradition and virtue fascinating. It's what I maybe would have hoped to predict, based on church history, but not necessarily what I would have predicted...if that makes sense. I have high expectations for the Catholic church, but I'm aware that they're not always met in reality. :)<br /><br />And the fact that one of the churches was trying to gather funds to convert Coptic Christians is just flabbergasting, and not in a good way. <br /><br />I absolutely agree with you that unity between all Christians, and between Christians and Jews and Muslims is absolutely necessary...and all of your thoughts on that are really beautiful. But I would argue that perhaps the Catholic Church didn't separate themselves from the Jews so much as the Jews refused to follow them...the Jews who did follow Jesus apart from the Jews who didn't not because of lack of desire to be one people, but because the followers of Jesus were called to something higher, and while they tried to bring their brethren along, their brethren resisted. And that was the original schism...and it's a tragedy. But even so, the sin of separation from the church (by the protestants) remains a sin, I think, because the argument that "they [the Catholics] did it, therefore I can, too" is not one that holds much weight. <br /><br />Hoping all that rambling makes sense...I'm writing this not long before I go to bed, so I'm a little sleepy. Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921781363788196695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-67488154598836104272023-12-12T08:15:04.986-08:002023-12-12T08:15:04.986-08:00Oh, we sure are!! Thanks:D Oh, we sure are!! Thanks:D Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-67321775801948574932023-12-12T08:14:48.524-08:002023-12-12T08:14:48.524-08:00Hello Samantha! I must, say, those clouds keep pul...Hello Samantha! I must, say, those clouds keep pulling me away! But slowly, and with the encouragement of my fiancé, I am writing more and more these days! I am glad you thought of me, haha! <br /><br />Life is so full of those shockingly "why" moments. I'm still trying to make sense of some of them myself, but I'm so glad that we have so many new opportunities, and the capacity to think ourselves out of any rut, if we're willing to suffer a little! ;D Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-40062975840214724522023-12-12T08:11:28.265-08:002023-12-12T08:11:28.265-08:00Yes, I used to knit a lot, too!! I really do think...Yes, I used to knit a lot, too!! I really do think it is a natural way to being a woman.. and it has such lovely results, too, for the people and priests we know!!! I hope you get to try out tatting... you can easily find shuttles on etsy and it's sooo fun to learn! Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-51763034695719639712023-11-29T08:38:57.200-08:002023-11-29T08:38:57.200-08:00I'm not sure whether you got the EPub and MOBI...I'm not sure whether you got the EPub and MOBI files I sent for e-readers back in August, so I just sent them again.WonderfulWordspeakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06990828773003959185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-40642970778834304812023-11-29T07:38:04.638-08:002023-11-29T07:38:04.638-08:00YEs, I would love that!!! Sorry it took me so long...YEs, I would love that!!! Sorry it took me so long to get back to you!!Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-9598395154263143172023-10-27T07:07:32.188-07:002023-10-27T07:07:32.188-07:00This is so cool, Keturah! Until I saw some of your...This is so cool, Keturah! Until I saw some of your previous posts about tatting lace for your quilt, I hadn't realized that it was something one could do without specialized equipment (beyond a shuttle). Which is really cool!<br />"it salves the common ADHD tick bubbling in most women's hands". Okay, I'm glad I'm not the only one who experiences this! Because I constantly want something to do with my hands, and it helps me pay better attention, most of the time! My solution to that is knitting. I knit in my college classes CONSTANTLY, and a lot of other times, too. My current project is a pair of fingerless gloves for one of our priests, but I'm also slowly but surely finishing a cardigan for myself. I wonder if it has to do with how our brains are wired, as women. Because it could be interpreted as "women feel guilty for not doing something, even when they're sitting still", but I like the interpretation of "we need something to do with our hands, because they get itchy and want to be doing something" much better. Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921781363788196695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-80466626222563179652023-10-24T15:36:24.596-07:002023-10-24T15:36:24.596-07:00You both look so happy and at peace together! I...You both look so happy and at peace together! I'm so excited for y'all <3Grace Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211596758178097327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-88755415793007917082023-10-23T10:12:31.610-07:002023-10-23T10:12:31.610-07:00Congratulations, Keturah! So good to 'hear fro...Congratulations, Keturah! So good to 'hear from' you (I will admit, I was starting to wonder if you'd fallen off the face of the earth permanently), and with such good news, too! All of the pictures of y'all are adorable. <3<br /><br />Also, thank you so much for your paragraphs about how sometimes we need to let go of our visions and intuitions and move on, because they're not right, or else they've failed, or else something went wrong somehow and that's not the future that will come...and the only way to embrace the future that will come, and that will be good because God is good, is to let go of those old intuitions and 'truths' and let go of them permanently. And move on. Because that was something that I needed to hear so very much, even if doing that in my own life is going to be much harder than merely reading about it. Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921781363788196695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-27536696243074804462023-08-28T14:35:02.113-07:002023-08-28T14:35:02.113-07:00Sent. Sorry it took so long before I got around t...Sent. Sorry it took so long before I got around to it. :)WonderfulWordspeakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06990828773003959185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-78394478886569633562023-08-16T16:01:30.330-07:002023-08-16T16:01:30.330-07:00I converted this to an EPub file so I could instal...I converted this to an EPub file so I could install and read this on my e-reader, and it came out pretty well. Do you want me to send it to you?WonderfulWordspeakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06990828773003959185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-7341532870854509582023-05-25T09:13:15.502-07:002023-05-25T09:13:15.502-07:00Thank you so much! Yes, I am quite proud ;) Thank you so much! Yes, I am quite proud ;) Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-15222891318239290302023-05-25T09:11:24.688-07:002023-05-25T09:11:24.688-07:00Send me an email! I want to know how you're ov...Send me an email! I want to know how you're overloading your plate!!! ;) Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-24719726537454359082023-05-03T18:02:03.074-07:002023-05-03T18:02:03.074-07:00WOW, Keturah. It's BEAUTIFUL. I know you don&#...WOW, Keturah. It's BEAUTIFUL. I know you don't need me to tell you this, but you should be so proud. :) Megan Chappiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978560952822239158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-86792586818677722302023-04-29T15:27:05.980-07:002023-04-29T15:27:05.980-07:00"Don't wait until you have time to do the..."Don't wait until you have time to do the things you want to do. Do them now." Oof. Girl, that's such good advice. I needed to hear that during this chapter of my life. :) Megan Chappiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978560952822239158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-40604740683140365442023-04-22T19:56:36.961-07:002023-04-22T19:56:36.961-07:00Thanks!!! IKR?? I'm glad you appreciate it too...Thanks!!! IKR?? I'm glad you appreciate it too ;D Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-82994013131114385692023-04-22T19:55:41.462-07:002023-04-22T19:55:41.462-07:00sooo true!! Hope you enjoy, and would love to hear...sooo true!! Hope you enjoy, and would love to hear your thoughts!Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-29047844846707336112023-04-12T19:43:58.394-07:002023-04-12T19:43:58.394-07:00Eeeeeeehh Keturah I LOVE this. The metaphor of the...Eeeeeeehh Keturah I LOVE this. The metaphor of the stone is GOLD. Thank you for sharing. :)Megan Chappiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978560952822239158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-88413990991377181112023-03-14T12:21:44.237-07:002023-03-14T12:21:44.237-07:00No better place to host a Libertarian conference t...No better place to host a Libertarian conference than the Live Free or Die state! I look forward to taking a look. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538625224020600073.post-89349450619316712922023-03-06T20:52:03.781-08:002023-03-06T20:52:03.781-08:00exactly! the help we need and nothing more... no f...exactly! the help we need and nothing more... no fear needed, just that expectant joyous assurance. Glad you get it!! Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com