Keeping the Inside Clean as the Outside

When we were first married, we had a dusty old vacuum cleaner—nothing like the modern HEPA filter vacuum cleaners you can get today.  With that cleaner, every time you vacuumed the house you’d find that you could hardly breathe.  And taking in that much dust—it can’t be good for you. It reminds me a lot [...]

Who’s Looking At You?

A lot is said in modesty circles about how one dresses effects others.  We talk a lot about hem lines, neck lines and clinginess, but there’s a bigger issue at stake than simply whether or not you cause a brother or sister to stumble—mainly, are you setting a good example? From the moment your first [...]

Maternity Modesty and Mishaps – Part 2

Last week we tackled the issue of dressing your lower half throughout pregnancy, this week we will try and sort out the top half. Before you can start thinking about tops, blouses or baggy sweatshirts we have to hit the underneath layer. For the sake of comfort and modesty it is important to have a [...]

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 [...]

Maternity Modesty and Mishaps – Part 1

This week my mind has been increasingly filled with ideas about trying to dress my ever-growing body modestly, while trying not to lose my personal style among the larger sizes and awkward fitting items. My husband and I are extremely excited to be expecting our first child mid/end of June but it means that as [...]

One Woman’s Struggle to Fit In

A large part of why we wear what we wear is influenced by the culture around us… and that culture is unrelenting.  Many of us have memories of going through high school, especially, where what we wore, carried to school, or talked like was dissected by people that were constantly attempting to determine some kind [...]

A Meek and Quiet Spirit

Exploring humility, along with the blessings it can bring.

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