I know that it’s been a few days since I posted here last and I really owe you something interesting, but I am just tuckered out after spending all night in line waiting for the opening of the first ever In-N-Out in Dallas. I was hoping to have some insightful wisdom from Scripture, but all I can think of are stories from TV shows. I guess I can tell you about a big event in our family’s life.<\/p>\n
We waited a long time to do it but the girls were just so excited that we finally went ahead and got them tattoos. The designs are multi-colored and though the girls cried during the process, they have stopped now. I know that some people think it is unbiblical to have permanent tattoos placed on the body (Lev 19:28) but those people are just wrong because we are not under the Law anymore! We have freedom from the Law, Prophets, and Wisdom, and we honor Jesus when we take advantage of the freedom he died to give us. Besides that, tattoos aren’t really permanent because one day you die and you can’t take a tattoo with you! Kelli and I were really convicted about our daughters ‘ purity after going to a Bill Gothard seminar and so we could think of no more loving act than to have the centerpiece of the belly tattoo read “Song of Solomon 8:9.” That is surrounded by a beautiful floral pattern, and along the base of the design is written a gentle warning: “My daddy will kill you if your not my husband!” Some people would criticize us for focusing too much on the externals and not dealing with the heart, but it’s sure a whole lot easier to do it this way! I just know that one day our daughters will thank us for loving them so much, even on April 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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