Lily's Words of Wisdom

I never thought I would see a quote from Lily Allen that I would find inspirational, but what do you know?!

She was talking about her life now and stated, "The thing is, this is the life I always wanted. I always wanted to get married, I always wanted to have kids. I have always wanted to set up a home. ‘It’s not promoting drudgery...It’s about saying being at home, looking after your family, taking pleasure in cooking and being house proud, are all valid and valuable."

The whole article can be found here. The article is not even about this topic, but that is what caught my attention. It's so nice to see women recognize the importance of wives and mothers.

The Whole Duty of A Woman

Books like this fascinate me. I think it's because femininity is a lost art and so often the word "submissive" is a swear word in our feminism influenced society. We no longer revere virginity or purity, but make fun of it. Chastity used to admirable, now it reviled as naive and out of touch.

‘Every indecent curiosity or impure Fancy is a deflowering of the mind…she that listens to wanton discourse has violated her ears.’

Those words bring to mind II Corinthians 10:4-6, "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled."

Wise words if you ask me.

People actually think stuff like this is okay. This is horrifying!

Not such a Pretty Woman: Mother dresses girl aged THREE as prostitute in Toddlers and Tiaras pageant

Why do people think things like this are okay? How could someone’s mother put them in an outfit like this and think it was appropriate. Are we as a society this bent?

Yes, yes we are.

I couldn’t help think of a quote out of Wendy Shalit’s book Return to Modesty (pg. 131).

“As one 27 year-old Orthodox woman put it to me, with a toss of her long black hair, “there is a saying that goes Einb’not yisrael hefker. It means that the daughters of Israel are not available for public use.”

Why don’t we protect our children anymore? Why as a soceity do we allow our daughters to be viewed for public consumption?

If I am blessed with children, one of my first priorities would be to protect and teach them. Makes me wonder what this mother is trying to teach her daughter.

Uggg.

Oreo and Peanut Butter Mini Pies

This yummy recipe will make me the coolest aunty EVER!!! Just when I thought Mod Cloth was all about the fabulous clothes!!!

Oreo and Peanut Butter Mini Pies

Tongues Trained

I have been on a hiatus for a bit. Okay, really I wanted to take the time to learn to bridal my tongue. I came across Psalms 64:3 and had an epiphany about not wanting this description to be me. Haven't we all seen and done enough of that?

"They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows."

So many lessons learned, so much forgiveness prayed for.