Finding joy in the everyday

Feminine and pretty . . . here are some recent photos of Australian born Princess Mary (in the long blue skirt and white blouse) and her family (including the Queen of Denmark and her husband). Each year the Royal family gather together to celebrate summer and have photos taken, this is they 2015 photos.  Princess Mary is looks so feminine and beautiful in her navy and white outfit. Whilst we aren't princesses, we can still dress like this and look modest, modern and beautiful. Her white blouse isn't see-through and the lace makes it look lovely and pretty. The jewellery really does add something to her outfit without being over-the-top or too showy. Her hair is beautiful done, simple and neat. This is the look we can all achieve and it looks great. Even her young daughters (Princesses Isabella and Josephine) are dressed in pretty dresses that are age suitable.  And I love the little dogs as well!!! ****

After 100's of visits to my " Why I wear skirts and dresses " I thought I would gather together some of my favourite quotes about being feminine. I wear skirts and dresses because I want to be feminine and look like a woman. I have no interest in dressing like a man or even behaving like a man and I am not alone on this one.  God gave us a special gift and that gift was femininity and we need to embrace it 100% and not be ashamed of being feminine in a very unfeminine world. We need to be proud of the word "feminine", even if the world is no longer proud of women being "feminine".  We should be as proud of the word "feminine" as feminists are about the word "feminism". Femininity isn't just about the way we dress or the jewellery we wear, it is about the way we behave, the way we nurture our children, how we interact with others, the way we speak, the way God is in our lives. Being pure, calm, gentle, peaceful, dignif...

One of the most popular topics  among women Christian bloggers is the issue of whether  women and girls should only wear skirts and dresses or is it ok to wear slacks/jeans. Some say Christian women should only wear skirts/dresses, others say it isn't a sin issue therefore it doesn't matter as long as the outfit remains modest. Others say skirts should be to the ground, others are happy at knee length. When you look across the blogs the responses are a mixed bag and it must be confusing to those women trying to decide which way to turn.  So what do I think? This is my own personal convictions on the topic and I am not telling anyone else what to wear.  I grew up wearing skirts/dresses almost exclusively .  All the women in my family - young and old  - wore skirts and dresses. I simply  wasn't allow to wear anything different.  I  accepted  this quite  happierly  as a child but as I got older (into my teens) ...

1910 fashions - source Even 100 years ago fashion was causing grief, being considered immodest and not ladylike. This is what the editor of the 1912 edition of Girls Own Annual thought of "modern" fashion. From time to time in the past, women's dress has had "mad" periods when good taste has been thrown to the winds and eccentricity put in its place. But surely there has never been such an orgy or vulgarity combined with sheer hideousness in the matter of dress, as has run riot during the past year or so.  And this condition of things has been all the more emphasised owing to the prevalence of illustrate papers, the less reputable of which have been only too pleased to give every prominence to photos and snapshots of any women who dress showed a sufficiently suggestive outline of limbs. . . . That is just the curious part about present dressfever; so many women seem quite unconcerned as to how they themselves look in a garment or a hat or a mode of...