About this user
We ourselves are a full quiver family (whatever thats supposed mean). We home school, and I say we because its not all just dumped on my wife, although theres no question but that she does an incredible job. My wife and daughters cook wonderful healthy meals, including baked goods and whole grain breads. We live rurally and were quasi-agrarian. I mentor my sons in how to be godly men that show honor and respect to women, and I do my best to model what it means to be a good and loving husband.
Theres a huge temptation in full quiver families to put on a front — to have the right image. Its not hard to tell whats behind it — pride. Im vulnerable to it too. It feels good to be out in public, say at a restaurant, and so often have strangers come up and say, My what a lovely family. Youre children are so well behaved and they seem so happy. How do you do it? My wife is out with the kids more than I am, so it happens even more with her. Getting puffed up is a real temptation that we constantly have to watch out for. Pride is so deadly.
Im afraid however that weve known a lot of full quiver families that arent as conscientious about guarding their hearts. So theyre just drawn deeper and deeper into whatever it is that they think will bring them just that right image of family success. It becomes a religion in itself, and its a Pharisaical religion — the most spiritually deadly kind. It then becomes easy to start judging others — they just dont measure up.
Age
58
Hometown
Hollywood, CA
Country
United States
Occupation
Harassing Dr. Sproul -it's penis envy.
Companies
Unemployed.
