[Faith-talk] marriage, career, and the Bible

[Linda Mentink]

Hi Beth,

I think what God thinks, women should be keepers at home if they're 
married.  It has nothing to do with blindness, mobility skills, or 
anything like that.  The world says women should work and help pay 
the bills.  Now, there is something to be said for having a job, 
especially if your husband does not have a good-paying job.  But once 
a married woman has babies, her job becomes raising and caring for 
them, and caring for the needs of her husband.

You won't lose your mobility skills if you continue to do things like 
shopping and taking the kids to doctor appointments and the 
like.  And, if you arent employed outside the home before you have 
children, God will honor you for your obedience to Him and what you 
believe His Word says.  What you do is between you, your husband, and 
your Lord.

Blessings,

Linda Mentink

At 08:51 AM 10/24/2007, you wrote:
>--
>This e-mail address is specifically for my friends and listservs.  All
>business professionals should e-mail me at btaurasi at bellsouth.net.
>Hi.  I would like some advice on this, but there's something that's
>been bothering me lately.  We know that 75% of blind people nationwide
>are out of work, sitting on their butts getting government benefits.
>We know there's a 90% illiteracy rate.  But there's a lot that's
>bothering me on the subject of blind women and what they can do.  I'm
>considering getting married sometime in my life.  But I have a friend
>who says if I have children, I should stay home and care for them.
>The problem is that we know that jobs are hard won and fought for
>because we are blind.  At least we on the list are blind.  Anyway, the
>Bible says that children come first, I think, if I'm not correct.  But
>it also says that women should submit to their husbands in marriage.
>I don't know what you guys think, but there might be some husbands who
>might think that we blind people, especially women, should not work
>because we are blind women, and we should take care of our children.
>I think this is sort of a bad thing because being a stay-at-home mom
>might hurt my job skills and mobility skills.  What do you guys think?
>Beth
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