tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post4111804481710259437..comments2023-11-03T03:53:55.052-06:00Comments on unfolding: Back to School Tool #3: A Paddle (for rowing upstream)Leslie @ top of the pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003880675646742286noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-32531857550204724182012-08-26T09:44:13.318-06:002012-08-26T09:44:13.318-06:00Great post, we all need to pray for a spiritual an...Great post, we all need to pray for a spiritual and moral revival in this country. God bless you.Floricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10018761768008373254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-46753901680717943042012-08-23T22:43:11.257-06:002012-08-23T22:43:11.257-06:00*bearing* with me... in case you thought there was...*bearing* with me... in case you thought there was pun intended there. there isn't.Aly Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773351985152791752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-67308686518435798932012-08-23T22:42:04.725-06:002012-08-23T22:42:04.725-06:00i've got my paddle ready :) my mom was always ...i've got my paddle ready :) my mom was always ready with her paddle too. and you know my issues with modesty. so much that it's hard for me to wear shorts, or skirts above me knee. i'm getting better about all that, but still within modest limits. i hope my mom is "to blame" for that, meaning it'll work with my own girls :) i just want to be sure that i don't create extremes on either side, you know? and i think you nailed it- making sure that i gush more about their insides than their outsides. i think that's the key! along with modeling it myself. cringing over that girl who's reading the book because her mom is. it's totally justified and so sad and definitely makes me think about my example.<br /><br />well, this was a very scatterbrained comment. thanks for baring with me!Aly Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773351985152791752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-29775147423756237562012-08-23T12:58:28.675-06:002012-08-23T12:58:28.675-06:00don't get me started on the clothes!! it's...don't get me started on the clothes!! it's relentless. RELENTLESS!!!<br />good thoughts too on what I am doing...how i am setting an example. <br />ugh.<br />convicting.<br />being a mom is so hard.<br />it's great but dang it's hard!!meg duerksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02772677232952864171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-13366651741179045412012-08-22T14:03:03.797-06:002012-08-22T14:03:03.797-06:00I woulda bought that skirt ;) being a mama too and...I woulda bought that skirt ;) being a mama too and desiring to be modest and to teach my daughter the same things as she gets older it is so disheartening to see the decline of morals and principles.I want to raise my kids the learn that modesty starts in the heart, the desire to live a modest life for the Lord,and from that the choices they make whether it is clothing , music..ect.. comes from a heart choosing to be modest for HIM. Also raising a little guy, who is just 6, to respect women whether they are modest or not and to learn to be careful with his eyes and to guard his heart! As I always say..maybe the Lord will come back before they get to "that age" ;). Thank you for your post..as always it was so encourging!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02057855727091415405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-46705286600348592932012-08-22T08:56:19.352-06:002012-08-22T08:56:19.352-06:00Hi! I am your newest follower. :)
Can not agree ...Hi! I am your newest follower. :) <br /><br />Can not agree with you more. I have a 14 month old little girl and I worry about our "culture" getting to her as she gets older. But this Momma will do all (and then some) to protect her heart!!! <br /><br />OH and as for the 17 year old reading 50 Shades of Grey it honestly makes me a little nauseous. I have wanted nothing to do with that book ever since I heard it referred to as "Mommy P---", definitely not what a 17 year old should be filling her mind with; or anyone for that matter. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing! Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388736705385838521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-55142160219163404562012-08-21T07:49:36.104-06:002012-08-21T07:49:36.104-06:00this is excellent.
i am with you 110%!
we have bee...this is excellent.<br />i am with you 110%!<br />we have been digging in deeper about biblical modesty and purity around here.<br />we have a 13 year old down to a 6 year old, and it's never to early to start.<br />i'm thanking the Lord for the maxi skirt trend, because we are wearing a LOT of them these days.<br />xoxo great post.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480672396257936931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-19298629078344182382012-08-20T21:15:48.927-06:002012-08-20T21:15:48.927-06:00I totally would have bought the skirt! I have a 6 ...I totally would have bought the skirt! I have a 6 year old girl and talk about modest dress is a regular occurrence around here. She is very interested in clothes already and asks me why some girls wear certain things and why she can't. I just pray the lessons stick and she one day appreciates it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-33704763386524265862012-08-20T14:51:09.672-06:002012-08-20T14:51:09.672-06:00as a mother of three girls... i loved this post.
t...as a mother of three girls... i loved this post.<br />thanks!<br />xostephanie joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351148769765004283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-54182613628630903382012-08-20T14:28:01.844-06:002012-08-20T14:28:01.844-06:00Absolutely loved this post. This is one reason tha...Absolutely loved this post. This is one reason that I love having a boy to dress, so easy! But I may have a daughter someday and this is a battle that is so important to fight on behalf of our little girls! I distinctly remember being old enough to get dropped off at the mall to shop and buying a skirt I knew in my heart was not appropriate. When my mom saw it she drove me right back to the mall and made me take it back. Lesson learned, although at the time I was SO mad! Thanks for writing this. karamuranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942525796511596365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-3802491016594351802012-08-20T14:26:33.709-06:002012-08-20T14:26:33.709-06:00I appreciate that we are in an uphill battle for o...I appreciate that we are in an uphill battle for our children. it's incredible the things we're encountering and at the same time not at all. a couple places i've found more modest clothes are crew cuts and garnett hill. they are pricey, but if you buy on sale and just a couple staple pieces it might be worth it.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486556902687283508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-74831507657025545412012-08-20T09:23:09.451-06:002012-08-20T09:23:09.451-06:00Thank you for sharing...and challenging your reade...Thank you for sharing...and challenging your readers! I'm 23 and don't have kids {yet}. My mom taught me the importance of modesty, and I'm so thankful she did. I look around at the girls and young women and see what they're wearing and am appalled at the fashions. I pray that my daughter {if I have one} will truly want to dress modestly. Thanks for teaching your daughter modesty...I'm glad to know that there are parents out there who still care.Beth Branstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13876631771401704113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-70962009914306976882012-08-20T08:27:23.945-06:002012-08-20T08:27:23.945-06:00A couple summer's ago, we were at a popular wa...A couple summer's ago, we were at a popular water park here in our area and I was shocked at some of the bathing suits young girls were wearing. I said out loud, "I'm so glad I have all boys and won't have to fight with a daughter over wearing something like that!" but as soon as I said it I realized I have all boys who will have to fight looking at and thinking about girls wearing something like that! That's just as frightening! So on behalf of my boys, thank you for teaching your daughter the importance of modesty from the beginning! <br /><br />P.S. Have you heard of an extender slip? I saw it on Pinterest awhile back and made one for a couple skirts I had that were a little too short and I love it! That might be a solution for your tall girl! Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192972998727462569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-33674751196162706102012-08-20T07:45:44.370-06:002012-08-20T07:45:44.370-06:00This is such a valuable post in a culture where &q...This is such a valuable post in a culture where "modest" has become an ugly word to so many people.kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603932749975316654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671303250243641170.post-85446034362295218912012-08-20T06:27:01.855-06:002012-08-20T06:27:01.855-06:00I like that you are working with her (adding leggi...I like that you are working with her (adding leggings, ect) its something I wish my parents would have done (I'm 29 now!) Know I know how easy it is to add an extra tanktop, layer, ect. Thanks for sharing your heart :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16084336410751402577noreply@blogger.com