Sister, Where Art Thou

Hi again, The answer to that question would be ...

2009-11-03T11:44:57.501-08:00

Hi again,

The answer to that question would be a "yes".

Since none of us grew up in a polygamous family or community, and since we do not belong to any polygamist community now either, everybody who wants to join would be an outsider.

Of course I can only speak for us at Joshuah's House and have no idea about the practices of other polygamist

I guess a more specific question i have is that i ...

2009-11-02T18:40:31.103-08:00

I guess a more specific question i have is that i was wondering if you accept people from the"outside"?

Hi, Thank you for commenting. If your question i...

2009-11-02T12:59:05.637-08:00

Hi,

Thank you for commenting. If your question is directed towards the lifestyle of polygamy in general, then I recommend that you Google it and find some communities or bulletin board services that pertain to that topic.

If you are referring more to a lifestyle of simple living and so forth, please read at http://JoshuahsHouse.com.

If your question pertains

Dear Talitha, I was wondering if you had any advi...

2009-11-02T12:05:49.779-08:00

Dear Talitha,

I was wondering if you had any advice for a person curious about the way you live.

Thanks, 3rd..., for taking the time to read and co...

2009-09-16T09:17:08.739-07:00

Thanks, 3rd..., for taking the time to read and comment, but I won't disclose any personal details here ;)

Grace and Peace,
Talitha

Hi, your blog is very nice to read.. I just read t...

2009-09-14T16:49:21.010-07:00

Hi, your blog is very nice to read.. I just read through some posts.. have you found a second wife to the family yet?

hi, Thank you for the blog. We (my wife and I) hav...

2009-08-25T01:31:28.547-07:00

hi,
Thank you for the blog. We (my wife and I) have always believed in plural marriage but never given ourselves self the grace to actually think it through. Which we have done now , we both now know to wonder that it is, and what it can offer us as a loving family.

But how do we do it? How do we meet potential sisters?

Man

Hi Kara, Thanks a lot ! I will certainly bake it...

2009-06-30T04:36:22.146-07:00

Hi Kara,

Thanks a lot ! I will certainly bake it, it does sound yummy :)

Grace and Peace,
Talitha

Sure I'd be happy to post the recepie here: C...

2009-06-29T18:13:09.615-07:00

Sure I'd be happy to post the recepie here:

Challah Bread:

2 Tbsp white sugar
1 Tbsp Yeast
3/4 C. Warm water
Mix those together set in warm place for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile mix in large bowl:
3 C. Flour
1 tsp Salt
1/2 C Sugar
Pour yeast mixture into flour mixture and stir well. Then mix:
1/4 C Milk
1 egg beaten
1 Tbsp

Hi Kara, Sounds yummy, I never heard of challah.....

2009-06-29T12:24:21.914-07:00

Hi Kara,

Sounds yummy, I never heard of challah... Maybe you can post the recipe on here as a comment ?

I got the "door stop" terminology from "Laurel's Kitchen", a cookbook I would encourage anyone to buy who is interested in wholesome nutrition and who has only little experience in cooking and baking in general. Not that I think you need it, I

Hi Kara, Thank you very much, it is always encour...

2009-06-29T12:17:19.211-07:00

Hi Kara,

Thank you very much, it is always encouraging to read that someone is interested and gets something out of what we are publishing online.

As for "short and straight to the point", I guess I have been rambling on and on for long enough on Joshuah's House, so I feel comfortable in putting the shorter version on here, although there might be more

Anonymous, Thanks for commenting, but I won't...

2009-06-29T10:01:31.843-07:00

Anonymous,

Thanks for commenting, but I won't answer most of your questions for reasons that should be obvious. I am not about to disclose any particulars about our family size.

As to how we are providing for everyone, however, it can be summed up in one word: Work. We have a regular paycheck coming in, and we all engage in any number of economic activities that keep

Talitha, I had to laugh about the kneading of the...

2009-06-28T22:48:54.051-07:00

Talitha,

I had to laugh about the kneading of the dough so as not to make a doorstop, I know exactly of what you speak, for me, I bake challah bread every week for our home Sabbath service, I find that when I am pressed for time, the bread really does resemble a wonderful door stop. I really enjoy making bread and many people have said it is a specialty.

Kara

Talitha, I recently came across this blog as well...

2009-06-28T22:34:40.895-07:00

Talitha,

I recently came across this blog as well as the blog Joshua's House, I am so grateful for your insights and am learning much. I really enjoy how short and straight to the point these writings are. Thanks for the wonderful work you and Joshua are doing.

Kara

How many other sister wives do you currently have ...

2009-06-28T05:26:01.788-07:00

How many other sister wives do you currently have and where are you located ? How many children do you and your sister wives have? How do you provide for everyone economically?

Trina, Thanks for commenting again. I guess yo...

2009-05-01T05:27:00.000-07:00

Trina,

Thanks for commenting again.

I guess you share this feeling with many - if you buy it at the store, it's fine, but picking a "wild" green yourself feels funny. I have to say, however, that there is nothing weird about picking dandelion greens, as much as there is nothing weird about harvesting your spinach or salad.

I guess it is time to realize that

They come premixed in the spring greens we buy and...

2009-04-30T15:44:00.000-07:00

They come premixed in the spring greens we buy and taste good, but I always though it would feel weird to pick them. You must live somewhere a bit south too... our snow just melted here! (though there are still a couple of big piles in parking lots) I'm trying to grow seedlings to plant late May/early June but they're not doing too well...

Trina

Benjamin, I am sorry but other than Scripture, we...

2009-04-27T18:14:00.000-07:00

Benjamin,

I am sorry but other than Scripture, we haven't found a lot of sources for "proper celebration". We don't follow Jewish traditions either, for the same reason you mentioned. Biblical feasts aren't Jewish feasts, even if many perceive them as such and even if the Jews living in Israel have the benefit of enjoying public holidays on their feasts.

Be that as it may,

Could you recommend some sources for "proper celeb...

2009-04-27T09:04:00.000-07:00

Could you recommend some sources for "proper celebration"? I'm all about giving up pagan feasts and have given up all the obvious ones decades ago. I believe we should be obedient to the Word regarding celebrations ordained by God, but don't want to just pick up current Jewish renditions that may be loaded with two-thousand years worth of "other" accumulated traditions of men.

Rebeckah, I guess we have to remember that the ac...

2009-04-23T11:37:00.000-07:00

Rebeckah,

I guess we have to remember that the account of Jacob and his family, for example, is not about "having more than one wife" necessarily, much like the story of Isaac and Rebecca and their children is not about "having two sons", if you catch my meaning.

As for "positive stories", you can look at the life on King David, for example. Abigail gladly enters into

Rebeckah, I can imagine that the concept does not...

2009-04-23T09:47:00.000-07:00

Rebeckah,

I can imagine that the concept does not appeal to you, given your personal disposition. I am sure it is not for everyone anyway...

Thanks for sharing :)

Grace and Peace,
Talitha

Talitha, Should my mother need to live with one of...

2009-04-22T22:41:00.000-07:00

Talitha,
Should my mother need to live with one of us it would probably be my younger sister who she is closest too. Should my younger sister be unable to have her for some reason, I would certainly live with her or have her to live with me. I think nursing homes are an abomination. But my mother is one of those people who is only happy while complaining and criticizing others and I very

Oh, and just to clarify, I wasn't saying that God ...

2009-04-22T16:31:00.000-07:00

Oh, and just to clarify, I wasn't saying that God didn't endorse polygyny in the Bible, just that I didn't know that He did. My impression, from the various stories of the Bible involving polygyny, was that it was a situation rife with jealousy, hurt feelings, jockying for position and petty strife. Are there any positive stories in the Bible dealing with polygyny? I can't remember any but I

Thank you. I didn't want to assume that the Joshua...

2009-04-22T16:29:00.000-07:00

Thank you. I didn't want to assume that the Joshua's House blog spoke for you. Often the blogs linked to a site are simply ones the site manager likes and not ones that explain philosophy or see it in the same light. I will look there. Also, I hope I didn't sound like I was trying to tell you what to do. Sometimes what I say sounds bossy when I mean nothing of the sort. I was just confused. ;)

Rebeckah, Thanks for sharing, we hope you are al...

2009-04-21T18:35:00.000-07:00

Rebeckah,

Thanks for sharing, we hope you are all doing fine.

It's a pity though that you cannot imagine your mother joining your family, and I know what you are talking about because my late grandmother was similar and my mother struggled with it a great deal towards the end...

See, we hold that you cannot choose family, and no matter how unhappy or ill