The Only Good Wife is the Trophy Wife

I’m sure there are many wives out there that believed, before they were married, that the only way they could get a man was to look “hot”.  Why else would you have young ladies going to great lengths to get or keep in shape, to be able to show off their bodies, and look at [...]

Do We Need to Reclaim Sexy?

In a recent article, JaniceDoty expresses what we all know, modesty in our culture is lacking.  She pines for the days of yore when the starlets did not have to expose their skin in order to exude attractiveness, but it’s the following quote that got me thinking: We need to claim back what is considered [...]

Authentic Beauty: The Shaping of a Set-Apart Young Woman

The book Authentic Beauty: The Shaping of a Set-Apart Young Woman is an interesting and challenging read for teens. This book not only tackles the issue of modesty in every day clothing choices, but also challenges the reader to look inside herself and find modesty as a whole. Leslie challenges today’s culture by recommending going [...]

Blog Carnival for December 25th 2010

Welcome to the Carnival of Modesty for December 25th 2010: A Healthy Relationship and How to Have One « Ruby-Eyed Okapi – I want to paint a picture of what a healthy relationship is. The truth is you’ll never find any person who is going to fulfill all your desires. Do you want someone who [...]

Off The Shoulder

darrah-084 Originally uploaded by Michelle – Central Fl Photographer/Designer Is This Modest? MInTheGap: It’s true that wearing something off the shoulder does show more skin, but it’s also more feminine. I’m going mostly modest here. Foy: Move the shoulder up an inch, and its very modest. Clothes that “slope” off induce the mind to wonder [...]

Don’t Read This Post

Women want it both ways.  They want to look good.  They want attention.  They just don’t want attention from certain people! The prime example is the bride.  She goes all out for her wedding day: She may spend weeks on a diet or working out to get in shape. She may visit a beach or [...]

Really Long Hair

Hair. Whenever I think of hair length I think of teaching my kids “he and she” and the difference between a guy and a girl.  When they were younger, everyone was a “he”, and we trying to figure out how they could tell the difference, and we settled on hair. As a rule of thumb, [...]

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