Maidens of Virtue Christmas Tea 2009

This weekend my daughters and I were very pleased to attend a memorable Maidens of Virtue Christmas Tea. Mothers, daughters and grandmothers alike joined together to hear Mary Miller, mother of the Eden String Quartet, teach about what she had learned about raising her daughters. It was a sweet sight to see three generations taking part in the festivities. Above is one of the many tables set up beautifully adorned with miniature
Christmas trees and handcrafted ornaments displayed as keepsakes for the guests.

The beautiful home of the hostess--last year Stacy McDonald was the speaker and there were over 100 in attendance in spite of a bad ice storm. While us ladies were attending the tea, my husband and sons were at a nearby church meeting with the Men of Valor group. They enjoyed a pancake breakfast and listening to Chris Miller (father of the Eden String Quartet) encouraging dads to raise godly sons and not 'molly-coddled pansified-boys' among many other things. I love that--definitely what we need to hear in this day and age!

Sandy Grutzius, of Christian Heritage Church, warmly welcomed the ladies.

Mary Miller shared with us her wisdom and warnings of her experiences as a mother and wife. I was very encouraged by her humility and honesty. She did not want anyone going away feeling discouraged and she did her best to encourage us mothers to do our best raising our families.

Janai and Therese Miller

Ladies enjoying fellowship

Me and the little maiden-Anika

Isn't she soooo cute?

Little cousin maidens learning to be feminine
Virginia, Joy and Lena

Mothers of the Maidens

Older maidens were encouraged to have strong authentic walks with the Lord, to follow their parents guidance and learn domestic skills. I think it is so important to pour our lives into doing our best to raise godly daughters for the Lord and a tea such as this is a wonderful time to celebrate womanhood and femininity with them.

Wouldn't you agree?




Hope you enjoyed our pictures of the Maidens of Virtue Christmas Tea!