The Hope Chest- A Legacy of Love

The Hope Chest……
Oh, what treasures, love and beauty it can hold inside.
A small wooden box served as my hope chest when I was younger and an old vintage trunk from my Grandma is what I use now.
No matter the style, color or size~ the hope chest is an essential for any homemaker-in training.I take great delight in filling my hope chest with beloved heirlooms…special pieces not only for myself, but for future generations.

A hope chest legacy is vast and far reaching.
Some of the items in a hope chest may include
practical things such as treasured table cloths, china
pillowcases, blankets, quilts, aprons, cookbooks, dish towels.
It also may include~ worthy books, letters of wisdom,
Bibles and even beloved hand written journals.

The beautiful act of preparing a Hope chest for future generations
is also more than preserving heirlooms in a box, but it includes~ learning useful homemaking skills that will bless your family & friends such as cooking, baking, sewing, decorating,
housecleaning, gardening, frugality and so much more.

When buying or making a gift for a young maiden, it might be worthy to consider
if this “gift” will be something that she could put in her hope chest
or use on a practical bases to improve her homemaking endeavors.

Mrs. Jennie Chancey so beautifully states…
“We must impress beautiful thoughts and high ideals upon our girls
if we hope to see their lives blossom into rewarding womanhood.
A hope chest is a wonderful way to bring to life an old tradition or begin a new one.
As we place treasures into hope chests for our daughters, may we also invest time and love into
their hearts so that they enter life with a storehouse of love, womanly skills, able minds, and contentment.“

How can we encourage and inspire this generation to value the homemaking arts?
Well, put simply, to read, study and delight in the words of Titus 2, to look
to the Proverbs 31 woman as a role model and view preparing for
that goal as a worthy, noble & sacred one.

The hope chest is a beautiful reminder of what we are preparing for~
contented productive singleness, mission driven marriage,
& godly fruitful motherhood.
More beautiful than a resume listing various occupations
and positions… that treasured box holds within it hope, beauty,
joy & tells of a woman’s heart which is turned towards home.

Be inspired to bless your family today and future generations by preserving
heirlooms and learning skills that are far more precious than rubies.

“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”
-Proverbs 31:10

*Giveaway is now closed, winners are listed at the bottom.*

And….. now for some Giveaway Fun.

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We will be giving away 3 copies of…. ”More Than A Hopechest”
written by my friend Miss Amber Moeller!

“More Than A Hopechest” is a delightful read and covers such
worthy topics as~ preparing to be a homemaker, honoring your father,
cultivating a Christian spirit, learning valuable homekeeping skills,
frugality, hospitality, the importance of ministering to others,
and wonderful ideas for building your hope chest collection.

To Enter~ Simply leave a comment below….. Anyone who tweets,
facebooks, emails or posts about it will receive separate entries
(please leave an extra comment for each thing you do
Giveaway ends on July 31st.

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*drum roll please!!!*

~The Winners Are~

CJ

Noel Giger- from [ReDeemed] unique art

&

Katie

….Congratulations!!

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For those of you who didn’t win,

but would love to purchase a copy of ”More Than A Hope Chest“….

head over to~ Being Virtuous Women.

-Blessings-