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Consider this section of the site a special "room" where regular LAF readers share their all-time favorite articles with newcomers. After letting readers vote for a month, we tallied the votes and have placed the most popular articles here. From now on, the voting booth is permanently open! When you find an article that especially touches you, please take a moment to Send Feedback. Every few months, we'll tally the votes again and post the most recent winning favorites in this section. Thanks so much for your input! [Note: Articles aren't listed in order of their popularity. They are in date order according to when they were originally posted.]

Real-life women share pictures and inspiration for living beautifully in feminine clothing all week long! (Newly updated 11/22/06!)

I am not a homemaker because I had too little ambition or education to make anything else of myself. No—I am a homemaker because God has given me the infinite honour of being a wife, and I delight in employing every ability that He has equipped me with in this glad career.

Mrs. Sherman interviews Mrs. Cartwright about her family's approach to life and their desire to pass along a godly vision to the next generation.

You may wonder why it is necessary to find purpose in life when you are young, but a young person who drifts along letting things happen to him, with no plan or purpose, will become an old person with the same failures. A person without a plan will be prey to destructive influences, but one who follows a time-worn path of success will avoid many pitfalls that are common to youth. Decide early if you want to have victory in your life, and begin the steps to success.

I knew there were responsibilities that go with every household. However, somehow in that distant, lovely future, difficulties did not appear, and the discharge of duties just seemed to occur naturally. I longed for the day when “the one” would ask for my hand, my father would give his blessing, and “life” would begin. Life would then be exciting and full of new experiences. [This is the first in a series of articles Miss Hollinger has written on contentment. We'll feature one new article a week for several weeks.]

What has happened to the concept of "growing old gracefully?" Mrs. Sherman explores the beauties of femininity for older women.

I’ve received strange looks when saying I felt custom dressmaking was not only my business, but also a God-given ministry. Sewing is not usually included in the list of “callings.” However, as young women striving toward Biblical womanhood, benevolence, “giving to others’ basic needs without having as my motive personal reward,” takes many forms.

Mrs. Davis shares tips for how to dress little girls modestly after size 6 with many resources.

I used to think that summers were the best time for hospitality, since everything is so well lit and beautiful, but I have come to see that winter is the season for hospitality. People need this diversion during cold winter months. It is a perfect time for a Winter Tea.

Who would have thought that a woman in a dress would be such an unusual sight that people would stop and stare? How far we haven't come!!

A talk given by Mrs. Chancey at a recent mother-daughter tea in her community.

Not all hospitality has to be strictly extended within the confines of your home.... You've already read articles that give you ideas about hospitality at home, but there will be times when you cannot do this.