"May the Lord grant you wisdom and grace as you pass through the merry gates of childhood into the breathtaking garden of godly womanhood. Remember that your faithfulness to your family now as sisters and daughters is a clear reflection of the devotion you will have in serving your future families as wives and mothers. Though there may be moments when you feel like a stranger in a strange land, though you may walk alone at times in godly wholesomeness, be encouraged - you are doing a good work. You are worshipping our Lord through your godly deportment; you are obeying His Word by your steadfast purity; and you are honoring your parents by your winsome femininity." Stacy McDonald, Raising Maidens of Virtue.
I love this intro! It is such a pep talk, not only for my daughters but for me. A very, very conservative book about rearing girls but such a breath of fresh air in today's crazy world. If done right, girls never leave their sweetness as they enter womanhood. They become sweeter and more beautiful. I am right there with my oldest, we are making the turn. I give her over in prayer every day to the One who is in control.
My sweet girls.
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