Biblical Womanhood and Christian Living
Dedicated Daughters Series

Encouragement for the home-focused young woman in an unsupportive environment. The purpose of these posts is to encourage and support those young women with passion for family, home, and femininity; women who desire with all their hearts to dedicate their single years to studying the arts of homemaking - but can't hope to receive understanding and support from those who surround them.

Written by one of the funniest, most intelligent men ever born, this book contains insightful and humorous ideas of what a woman's role is.

For us as young women, I believe it is especially critical that we fill ourselves with the wisdom of godly women. In a culture where so often a girl's main social contacts are her peers and in which her primary source of advice and sympathy come from a girl who is similarly lacking in discretion and experience, it is time to remember the God-instituted methods of training.

As a young woman, I want to urge my sisters to never underestimate the value of an older sister mentoring and encouraging you in your Christian walk. To the older women, I hope that you are reaching out to girls in your life. We respect you so much, and desperately need your wisdom and influence in our lives!

Today's culture has become obsessed with self-satisfation. We are bombarded with messages that tell us that pleasure is the only thing worth seeking, that happiness is only found when we satisfy our desires. While some God-honoring enjoyment is fine, the constant search for self-gratification is far from the Christian's calling.

I am trying to avoid making "resolutions" this year, because I don't wish to fall into a cycle of thinking of all the things I didn't do, didn't finish, or should have done this year. I wish, instead, to make goals for the next year, the most important one being the decision to live an excellent life. What does it mean to live excellently?

I do pretty well with most of my New Year's goals, but in thinking about why I tend to fail in some, I realized it’s because, after the excitement of a new year has died away and I’ve failed for a few days, I then have no gumption to try to do better. Thinking on that and trying to determine a remedy, the Lord impressed upon my mind that every month is a new beginning, every week is a new start, every day is fresh with no mistakes (as Anne of Green Gables would say), and every hour is a chance to do better.

Young ladies must know that oftentimes they mistake discontentment over unmet needs for longing after the nearness of the Savior. Because we were created to serve and honor those in authority over us, we desire to. However, there are times when those whom we seek to love, respect, and honor may not give us room to serve them. The resulting pang will cause even the most devout daughter to chastise herself again and again, as she feels she must have erred and driven away those whom she loves.

Please, Ladies, pray hard before you approach someone about their children’s behavior. I know sometimes it has to be done, but it can be accomplished in a loving way that makes it clear you care about the child and you care about the parent. [This one applies to us all--not just those who are homeschooling!]