Meant to be Modest-A Book Review & Giveaway

I recently received the book, Meant to be Modest by Nicole Crone to review. Nicole blogs at Children Are a Blessing.

I heard about her upcoming book while perusing her blog. Since I liked what I saw on the blog, I subscribed to receive updates and also sent her a message to see if she was looking for people to review her book. Modesty is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. Since we have so many daughters, it is something that we have studied for a long time and I'm always interested in what others have to say on the topic.

I have to say that I truly enjoyed reading this book. It is short so it was an easy read. Even in my busy schedule, I was able to finish it in just a few days. I liked that there were thought provoking questions at the end of each chapter. She doesn't state her opinion and say that it is the only way. She stresses that modesty is going to look slightly different to each woman based on her convictions from the Lord.

She had me right from the beginning when she states in the introduction, "Our worth is found in Christ alone, and not in our outward appearance, like the world would like for us to so desperately believe."

This is the importance of modesty! Not only does a woman's lack of modesty mean that she doesn't have worth, but it also shows that we need to seek our approval from God and not man.

While most of what I read was not new to me (remember, I have been studying the issue of modesty for many years), she did introduce me to an thought that I hadn't thought before. Chapter 4 is on an "aha" moment she had herself while studying scripture and it is very thought provoking.

She also has insight on other scripture that I hadn't related to the issue of modesty before, but it all makes sense. I like how she digs deep into scripture and even into the original Greek words and their meanings. This all shows that she takes the issue of modesty seriously and hasn't just followed a crowd and its beliefs.

I will be having each of my girls read this for sure when they become teenagers. I may even choose to have my son read it some day.

Now, something exciting for you! She gave me a copy to give away!

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Happy Birthday!

My oldest is celebrating her birthday today! She has grown into a wonderful young lady.

Usually I make (sometimes buy) a new church outfit for each of my children for their birthdays. This year, Dara was given a new shirt by a new friend and she had asked me to make a skirt to match it for her "birthday outfit". Before I had a chance to start on a skirt, another friend gave her a skirt that matched nicely with the top so I didn't need to make a skirt anymore. Instead, she asked me to make her a skirt out of some material she had picked out over a year ago but we never made into anything. Before I even started on the skirt, I found a top that matched it perfectly at the local consignment shop. A bonus was the top was 1/2 off and it only cost $1.75!

She chose the pattern/length for the skirt. She plans on using this for an everyday outfit.

My youngest celebrated his birthday just a week and a half ago! I still have a ways to go when sewing clothes for boys, but I wanted to make him something. Last year I made him a bow tie so the girls thought I should make him a tie this year and I wanted to try making suspenders. I found tutorials on Pinterest for both the tie and suspenders. I found the shirt and hat at the local consignment shop and the pants we already had.

Huge Giveaway!

One of my favorite blogs, The Modest Mom, has renamed her store (because it is so much more than just for mothers!) and created a new website to go along with the "new" store. The new site is much easier to navigate and still has all the same, great products!

Head over to The Modest Mom and enter to win the huge giveaway she is doing to promote the "new" website.

You can also take a look around the site and see other great giveaways she is doing as well.