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Christian Girls Retrained To See Beauty and Seductiveness As The Same

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[Christian girls today need courage to stand for true beauty and not slip into some worldly, counterfeit version of it. I share this guest post by Kristen Clark at Girl Defined (with her permission) to embolden and inspire young women (and women of all ages) to do just that.]

Several months ago I wrote a controversial blog post that went viral and picked up a lot of positive and negative attention. It currently has over 730 comments and has reached over a million people. It’s called “Why Christian Girls Post Seductive Selfies.” If you’re interested, you can read it here.

My main point was to bring up the question of why so many Christian girls post provocative, sensual and seductive selfies online. I challenged Christian girls to reevaluate their online images and ask themselves if what they’re posting is honoring to God.

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30 Identifying Marks Of A Modern Lady

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My mother raised me to be a lady by modeling lady-likeness herself. Most of it was communicated without words by watching her kindness and courtesy to others. There was also the ebb and flow of mother/daughter conversation on how to do things beautifully (even on a shoestring budget) and with an eye to excellence.

[If this post makes you feel guilty, ashamed or inferior, please say ‘No’ to that feeling! Those feelings are not from God. The goal is to call us into greater focus to all God has for us within the context of our unique Heaven-sent gifting and personality and for us each to figure out with the help of the Holy Spirit. We are all at different places in our walk and in our parenting.]

Mom started young teaching me how to eat, talk, walk, dress, and respond to adults with respect and poise. I needed to work on my posture and to say thank you and please. Later I learned phone and table manners, how to set the table properly for any occasion, how to introduce someone and make them feel included. My sister and I also got routine lessons on personal grooming, hygiene and nutrition.

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25 Classic Ladylike Looks: Spring Heading Into Summer

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Quite a provocative question this: What does it mean to be ladylike?

As you stepped into your clothes this morning, did you embrace the love of God who longs for you to be appreciated for who you are – not just what you look like?

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Whether pint-sized, average, or plus-sized, when we choose ladylike beauty over the sensual, we are choosing the Lord’s ways over the world’s ways. It is living by design, not by default. 

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Modiste Originals: Fabulous Clothing for Little Ladies

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I am delighted to introduce Rebecca Hickman, dressmaker extraordinaire for little ladies:

Modiste Originals began in 2010 when I decided I wanted to make traditional little girl’s clothing – pinafores, bloomers – clothing that let little girls look like and be little girls. The lack of sweet, innocent, and feminine clothing for little girls is something that greets me every time I go shopping, and I wanted to do what I could to change that. Hence, Modiste Originals was born.

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It Wasn’t Fair How I Was Treating My Husband

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It Wasn’t Fair How I Was Treating My Husband

It’s often hard to admit you have a problem – or that you were wrong. MissFranJanSan wrote down a recent eureka moment she had in hopes that it might help other’s marriages. This is her story:

My “Aha Moment” happened because of a package of hamburger meat. I asked my husband to stop by the store to pick up a few things for dinner, and when he got home, he plopped the bag on the counter. I started pulling things out of the bag, and realized he’d gotten the 70/30 hamburger meat – which means it’s 70% lean and 30% fat.

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