Womanhood

On headcoverings

To begin with, the Scripture (1 Corinthians 11:2-16, HCSB): Now I praise you because you always remember me and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of Christ.…

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Homemaking

How-To: Sew Children’s Pilgrim Costumes for less than $5

Julie / October 25, 2013

Please excuse the unironed costumes.  I didn’t want to wait until Halloween to take the pictures for my quasi-tutorial here, but today turned out to be very, very chaotic.  You can still totally get the point, I think. ;)  I should also add that I can’t tie bows for anything, and someone else will have to tie them on Halloween…

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Mothering, Old Wisdom, Wifehood

Duty of Parents to Children

Julie / November 26, 2012

Part Two of Julie attempting to make the Puritans more accessible to other sleepy mommies. (See Duty to Wives for a much wordier prelude.)  This is another piece from John Bunyan’s Christian Behavior. If you are a parent—a father, or a mother—then you must consider your calling as a believer in light of that fact.  Your children have souls, and…

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