what is freedom....
SO....here is the man i love. we had a lovely date last night, thanks to mama naus for babysitting! :) yippee! it was simple and lovely. a walk by the water, a great desert and coffee with conversation, and a drive around town to find our future home.... laid back and leisurely, perfect. We have spoiled ourselves enough in the last couple weeks, so a simple and delightful date was just up my alley. and as per usual...haha...we planned it as we went. ( our life is like a choose your own adventure book....we don't always know what page we will turn to next! haha)
ooooh about the title. Julia asked me today what 'Freedom' means...and i found myself stumbling over words and word pictures trying to explain it. ANY IDEAS FROM OUT THERE??? i'd appreciate it. thanks.Here is my silly girl...she chooses her own clothes about 80% of the time, and this is today's outfit. classy, i know. haha. she even went to teh park in it. heehee. anyway. i asked her to stand for a picture and instead i got this silly pose.
.......along with this pose...which looks like she is just about ready to knock out my front teeth, yikes! what a goose, eh?
posted by Sue @ 2:19 PM
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such a goose!!!
you have me stumped over the definition of freedom to a 3 year old now...hmmmm, gonna have to think more about it.
your date sounds like good fun. did you find a house?
freedom means that no can force us to to do things that are wrong, freedom in Christ is that we have been released from our sinful nature to do that which is right.
dave
I was in a gym full of children all morning so my brain is somewhat fried. Here, glean what you will...
Freedom:
1. The condition of being free of restraints.
2. Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression.
3.
1. Political independence.
2. Exemption from the arbitrary exercise of authority in the performance of a specific action; civil liberty: freedom of assembly.
4. Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition: freedom from want.
5. The capacity to exercise choice; free will: We have the freedom to do as we please all afternoon.
6. Ease or facility of movement: loose sports clothing, giving the wearer freedom.
7. Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve: the new freedom in movies and novels.
8.
1. The right to unrestricted use; full access: was given the freedom of their research facilities.
2. The right of enjoying all of the privileges of membership or citizenship: the freedom of the city.
9. A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference: “the seductive freedoms and excesses of the picaresque form” (John W. Aldridge).
[Middle English fredom, from Old English frēodōm : frēo, free; see free + -dōm, -dom.]
SYNONYMS freedom, liberty, license. These nouns refer to the power to act, speak, or think without externally imposed restraints. Freedom is the most general term: “In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free” (Abraham Lincoln). Liberty stresses the power of free choice: “liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases” (William Hazlitt).
Wow, not much I can say after that last comment so I'll just wish you happy day after your anniversary! You guys are a great couple. You are an encouragement to me in a world where I continuously see even Christian couples walking away from marriage as though it were no big deal. I know that you will be continuing to celebrate your marriage in 40 more years! Congratultions!! Hugs from me :)
Julia has a HUGE mind! Freedom to me, and maybe to a three year old too, is the safety to make a choice. Some people feel that they are free when they don't have rules, but really their own selfishness, their own choices, are leading them, so they are actually slaves to themselves.
Freedom to me is when rules, boundaries, are in place, so I know when I make a choice I will be safe and not necessarily be guided by myself, but rather guided by the boundaries.
I think of an unsafe place, like an open cliff, or a baby in a crib without bars. When sam is on Julia's bed he really isn't free at all. he doesn't have many choices. Sure it may seem that he is free, but he is only free to fall and hurt himself. That's not very free at all! But when pillows or bars-boundaries-are around him he is super free to roll around (when he learns that!) and move about because he isn't going to hurt himself.
Of course, this is only one notion of freedom, having to do with choices, and maybe a teachable one because three year olds are only free and safe when they do have rules. Julia can make choices throughout her day, she is free to play and behave in certain ways, but only because you have set up guidelines that keep her safe and help her not serve herself!
I hope that might help you as you teach about life, God, and freedom!
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