tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34347014.post6527786916947194768..comments2023-05-25T07:41:58.885-04:00Comments on The Mathis Family: StretchedMathis Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753642655993931092noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34347014.post-71159747535256589482010-02-09T18:23:13.194-05:002010-02-09T18:23:13.194-05:00Amen!Amen!Michael & Valerie Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021628776258001159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34347014.post-21116494902349829162010-02-09T00:41:33.134-05:002010-02-09T00:41:33.134-05:00I completely relate to this post. I am sure the di...I completely relate to this post. I am sure the diversity you face daily with such a large liberal group (college is the best!) can be a tad unnerving, I am glad you can make some sense of it within. It's difficult, but your thoughts have helped me address similar issues and cope as well.<br /><br />I know we are either end of the seesaw :) I am a fiscally conservative, way socially liberal, can't commit to church since my brother committed suicide, vaccinating, pro circumcision, breast feeding, and perpetually indecisive; I have a feeling we may have more in common than the surface will allow. <br /><br />I think its important that we take time to allow ourselves to step outside our comfort zone and reach for answers 'on the other side,' whether it be politics, religion, motherhood, family life. We can remain steadfast in our own beliefs, but what is God without reaching across that threshold? What is learning from others unless we can swallow pride and listen; without a judgment in sight. <br /><br />The aforementioned for me, have been the hardest. It's so easy to temper, but harder to quell that urge and to understand difference.<br /><br />I appreciate this post, it seems to have benefitted the audience more than the poster. :)<br />-NatalieNatalie Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218333018560543463noreply@blogger.com