Discouraging Younger Women

Ladies Against Feminism has a great article called

Discouraging Younger Women

that every women should read. 

Enjoy!

Family Reformation Ladies Tea of 2010

This past weekend my daughters and I were blessed to be a part of the Reformation Ladies Tea hosted by Stacy McDonald (author of Raising Maidens of Virtue and co-author of Passionate Housewives Desperate for God). The lovely speakers were Jasmine Baucham, Stacy McDonald, Sandy Grutzius and Hope Ware. I have plenty of pictures to share for those of you who couldn't make it:

Tables were beautifully, creatively and lovingly decorated by mothers and daughters of Providence church.

I liked this ship theme, it makes me think about the Titanic for some reason and therefore conjures up romantic thoughts of the ocean. There were so many themes--from porcelain doll tables to horses theme, you can click here to view more of the tables.

Mallory Grutzius plays her gorgeous harp as background music, we tried to capture it on video but it was drowned out by all those talking in the background. Trust me though, it was heavenly as she is quite skilled. Her sisters also played violin and flute.



We were served a gourmet lunch, chicken salad on croissant, strawberry salad and strawberry soup---my youngest daughter was in heaven because she just LOVES strawberries. Above is a picture of the dessert table, everything was delectable! They had everything from chocolate covered strawberries, fruit bouquets, truffles, cupcakes and tea cookies and more. Gluten free dainties were also available.



This had to be my favorite table of all--I like to think of it as the 'Blessed Mother' table. It reminds me of my blog- look closely and see the crystals hanging off the cake stand? I love it! The candle holder on the left (not all pictured) gave it a beautiful aura as it glistened through the room.

This is Jesi Ryken (15) on the left with Emilee Degenhart---I have these two special daughters in this post because I want you to take a close look at their gorgeous dresses. Jesi made these dresses out of sheets--yes! I said sheets (that she picked out for free at the 'free room' of her church)! She made her dress in one day then added hand made crocheted sleeves and embroidered red and blue stars to match their flag themed table at the tea! Talk about resourcefully repurposing something old into something new and beautiful!




Stacy encouraged us and our daughters to live godly lives. She shared a clip about flirting and showed pictures contrasting the hollywood 'come hither' look of women and the 'pure eyes' of a woman who represents Christ. It was very good! My daughters especially enjoyed that part since two of their friends were featured in the 'pure eyes' collage.



Here I am with Jasmine--we both write for Ladies Against Feminism and Raising Homemakers. Did you notice how un-photogenic I am? I know I look tired but the night before we were out until 2am at my husband's 20th high school reunion---I have an excuse! {ahem} Jasmine Baucham was indeed our heroine--she had gone through quite an ordeal to arrive at the tea on time--canceled plane flights, torrential rains, unspeakable traffic and so forth. She is currently working on a book entitled after her blog, Joyfully at Home, that promises to be an excellent addition to our daughter's collections.



Here I am with my sweet friend Jaime Gibbs of Like a Bubbling Brook--if you click on her link you will find her perspective of the tea. She is a sweetie pie, has two adorable children and is in the midst of planting a church with her husband. Jaime, it was wonderful visiting with you and I hope to have you over to my house soon for some tea!



My daughter captured the room as the ladies sang a lovely hymn in unison lifting up praises to God.
(Be sure to turn off the music in the sidebar before you play the video!)



My daughters with their friends-- the Grutzius daughters and Kelle Merry (she also made her dress, isn't it too cute?) These gals all know eachother from the Maidens of Virtue group we attend.

Here are a few quick tidbits shared at the tea:

• Wives, mothers and daughters have an irrevocable calling
• We can get too busy with good things, not God things
• Statistics show moms spend way too much time on the internet and are distracted with that, blogging, emailing and texting (we are not 'safe' in our own houses)
  
• We need to examine ourselves to see if we are really living godly lives or just having 'the appearance of godliness'
  
• We need to model biblical womanhood for our daughters, to help them embrace it (and not force it). We need to model it with our heart allowing God to transform us.

There's so much more but cannot possibly include it all in one post...I also cannot forget our wonderful visit to Providence church the next day and staying the night with the loving and hospitable Bandy family! They so blessed our hearts with their warm welcome and godly Christian example. I learned alot from my visit there--but that is a whole other post! And if you are ever in town, I highly recommend that you visit Providence church-- Pastor James McDonald is an excellent preacher, full of zeal and a passionate heart for his Lord and congregation--their church family is loving and warm. We are very much looking forward to visiting again soon.

Hope you enjoyed my pictures of the tea!

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Have a tea with your daughter(s) and make special memories,
I love this tea set collection 
and it is perfect for their hope chest!

Ladies Against Feminism Launch and Giveaway

The much awaited launch of Ladies Against Feminism is here! Click on the above button to visit the new beautiful site.

There will be several giveaways to celebrate:


1. A free download of "The Wise Woman's Guide to Blessing Her Husband's Vision" in MP3 format from BlueBehemoth.com

2. Jennifer McBride of NobleWomanhood will be giving away a copy of Passionate Housewives Desperate for God to a LAF reader.

3. The Brookshire girls are giving away two sets of their beautiful "Daughters of History" paper dolls.

4. Jennie Chancey will be giving away copies of the DVD, "Return of the Daughters"

These giveaways will be spread out over time, and the first giveaway is from the Brookshires. You may read about it how to participate at the LAF site.

While you are there be sure to check out my new article that I specifically wrote for the launch:

Rise Up, Daughters!

And make sure you check out the updates I made of the contributing writers in my earlier post:

Exciting News: LAF

Happy reading!

Exciting News! Ladies Against Feminism

I am happy to announce that Mrs. Jennie Chancey is relaunching her ever popular site Ladies Against Feminism with a fresh new look and new team of contributing writers! And... I am so thrilled and humbled to share with you that she has asked me to be a part of this exciting new team!

If you are not acquainted with LAF then I highly encourage you to visit. It is abundantly overflowing with Titus 2 and Proverbs 31 instruction that strongly refutes feminism while promoting a strong, intelligent biblical view of womanhood, offers sound biblical parental guidance, practical homemaking, teaches biblical roles and much, much more. As a matter of fact, it is at the top of my list of recommended sites for godly womanhood.

Some of the other contributing writers will also include:

Anna Sofia and Elizabeth Botkin of Visionary Daughters,
Lydia Sherman (aka Lady Lydia) of Home Living,

Jasmine Baucham of Joyfully at Home

Kelly Crawford of Generation Cedar
Jennifer McBride of Noble Womanhood
Andrea and Kelly Reins of Ah! The Life
Jess Cornell of Making Home
and more...


The targeted date is set around April 2nd and if you would like to keep abreast of this site there is now a new Facebook page set up too.

Mrs. Chancey is also known for her book Passionate Housewives Desperate for God that she co-authored with Stacy McDonald. I highly recommend this book as well:






I know this site has been life changing and eye opening to many women all around the world and I am praying that it will continue to do so and that the Lord will be glorified as women are drawn to His truths. May He be glorified as this new team of women have the honor to shameless and courageously celebrate and defend biblical womanhood in the face of a lost and deceived culture.

LAF is definitely a treasure trove of knowledge and encouragement--don't miss it and be sure to check them out, there will have giveaways galore on the launch day. I have learned so much from this site that I cannot recommend it highly enough and looking forward to learning much in the future.

May the battle cry be Semper Reformanda (always reforming)

and to God be the glory!




(Here is a sneak peek at the new look)

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