EZER KENEGDO, vanity plates, and other things.

“Eve is given to Adam as his ezer kenegdo—or as many translations have it, his “help meet” or “helper.” Doesn’t sound like much, does it? It makes me think of Hamburger Helper. But Robert Alter says this is “a notoriously difficult word to translate.” It means something far more powerful than just “helper”; it means “lifesaver.” The phrase is only used elsewhere of God, when you need him to come through for you desperately. “There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens to help you” (Deut. 33:26). Eve is a life giver; she is Adam’s ally. It is to both of them that the charter for adventure is given. It will take both of them to sustain life. And they will both need to fight together.

Eve is deceived . . . and rather easily, as my friend Jan Meyers points out. In The Allure of Hope, Jan says, “Eve was convinced that God was withholding something from her.” Not even the extravagance of Eden could convince her that God’s heart is good. “When Eve was [deceived], the artistry of being a woman took a fateful dive into the barren places of control and loneliness.” Now every daughter of Eve wants to “control her surroundings, her relationships, her God.” No longer is she vulnerable; now she will be grasping. No longer does she want simply to share in the adventure; now she wants to control it. And as for her beauty, she either hides it in fear and anger, or she uses it to secure her place in the world. “In our fear that no one will speak on our behalf or protect us or fight for us, we start to recreate both ourselves and our role in the story. We manipulate our surroundings so we don’t feel so defenseless.” Fallen Eve either becomes rigid or clingy. Put simply, Eve is no longer simply inviting. She is either hiding in busyness or demanding that Adam come through for her; usually, an odd combination of both.  (Wild At Heart 51-52)

Today is friday….horray. and i have decided to investigate the big world of Vanity License Plates. some of them are just too funny, but i will have to start writing them down when i see them… but here are some i have found thus far:

ZOOMR, PORKEYS, I PRAY, AND …. STR8-G (ha.)

Tomorrow night i am going to Baltimore to go salsa dancing and dinner, and i think it should be a lot of fun…. details to come.

be blessed! – a.marie

the beginning….

there are days when i from the moment i open my eyes, until the moment i close them again that night, there is nothing but beauty. i think every day should be like this, for every person in the world. and although at this very moment that might now be terribly realistic, i have no problem being a dreamer.

i guess it would be appropriate to introduce myself to this big world of bloggers… hi! i’m ashley. i like laughter, and sunny days, meaningful conversations, cooking, fashion, daydreaming, doodling, the beach, art of all forms, learning more about politics… (because honestly, i don’t know too much), big cities, and small towns, Tuscany. But i LOVE, Jesus, my family, my friends, writing, meeting new people, philanthropy, music, dancing, children, { life }.

so in the past, i have tried to blog… each day, which didn’t work out too well because i found myself in a mess of random ramblings. so now i have decided to pick a topic each day, and explore it, and if anyone ever reads this… which i am hoping maybe someone will, you may also feel free to give me a topic. which i will certainly take time to mull over and explore to the ends of the earth….or something like that.

-more later….

a.marie

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