Kelly Lenhart

> Well I can tell you what I did. I said "Great! Tell me more about it."I
>asked him what he had found out and that he could share with me. That I was
>really interested. Then I sat back and listened to him. Really listened.
>He told me a few things and I could see the similarities
>to my beleifs.
>Barb E

Cool. For me finding the similarities is always the most interesting. What
is it we all seem to seek in religion. Know what I mean?

So is he currently practicing Wicca?

Kelly

Barb Eaton

Kelly,
Yes I think I do know what you mean. After all these year it really
quite cool to share the wonder of discovery with all my children. Whatever
that may be.

Michael reads a lot and he is a very private person. I feel religion and
beliefs are very personal. I do know, from our conversations, that he's not
doing anything more organized than finding his own beliefs. He's just
recently got his drivers license and he spend all his limited, because of
college and his choices, spare time with friends on the weekend. I hope he
does find what he is looking for. Whether it is my held belief or not. He's
the only one that knows his heart.

You asked someone else if they would go to different rituals. Well I'd
feel honored to join in something so personal and intimate. I hope my
children continue to trust and share with me all these thing they discover
fascinating and that speaks to their heart.

> I just don't see how you can have this faith that they don't need "fixing"
> (and I agree!) and reconcile it with original sin.
>
> I'm not trying to be challenging, I'm honestly asking about something I
> don't understand.
>

The way I see this is that I really don't have much to do with it. God
is the only one that can speak to our hearts. It's a personal relationship.
I can explain my faith in the ways I beleive but my children have to make up
their own mind. I've seen, myself included, and heard of too many children
turning their back to their parents religion and beliefs. I no longer
practice in a church. Way to segregated and legalistic for me. I tryed as an
adult but still didn't find what I was looking for. I'm much happier with
Christ and my beleifs being a personal relationship and leaving it as that.
I hope that may have answered you question even though it wasn't really
directed at me.

Barb E
"He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning."

- Danish Proverb



>
> Cool. For me finding the similarities is always the most interesting. What
> is it we all seem to seek in religion. Know what I mean?
>
> So is he currently practicing Wicca?
>
> Kelly