Phylicia | December 27, 2009
You’re standing by the podium on the stage of your high school graduation ceremony. The faces of loving, proud parents and friends look up at you. Everyone congratulates you when you announce your plans to head away to further your education. You’re only eighteen, but you think you know what you want to do…
Let [...]
Phylicia | November 5, 2008
This past summer, before I began working at the showroom, I worked as a waitress in a little diner a mile down the road. I had to be there at 6:30 every morning to open, and then I stayed until 2 or 3 pm cleaning up. The restaurant was very small — only eleven tables [...]
Phylicia | November 4, 2008
Every Christmas one side of my family used to gather together in the town hall of the little village where my grandma lives. There was usually a huge turn out — up to 100 family members total. And every Christmas, while I piled my foam plate with mashed potatoes and baked beans and my cousin’s [...]
Phylicia | November 1, 2008
You’re wondering what ’symbolic interaction’ is, for heaven’s sake, and also what it has to do with flirtation. Well, I will tell you. Symbolic Interaction is a sociological term used to describe how people look at things and how it affects their behavior. For instance, in America, mummies are a symbol of death and fear, [...]
Phylicia | October 31, 2008
At a Christian homeschool conference a few years ago I happened to pick up a little book on a table. The book was about dating. I figured since it was a Christian, homeschool conference, it might have some interesting tips for single girls. It did.
In the middle of the book were two pages — one [...]
Phylicia | October 30, 2008
Ah, yes — the age-old question of the homeschooled girl! After many discussions of modesty, purity and interaction with young men, we are often left wondering what, if any, interaction we are allowed! Can we have young men who are friends? And if so, what is our level of friendship with them? How do we [...]
: wow Phy, this was convicting since as you know I have the tendency to sit on my bum and do the minimum. Esp w/ [...]
: Amen...and ouch....I desperately needed to hear this today, Phylicia. Thanks.
: Thank you Victoria! I appreciate the time you took to stop by. Your blog was great, I will have to add it to [...]
: Hi! Your blog is beautiful, and very interesting to read. I just wanted to say thanks for dropping by my blog Holy Aspirations!
: Hi Dr.Kelly! Thanks for visiting. I appreciate your opinion so much -- I am glad you like the site! God bless ~ [...]
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