(Young Shepherdess - William-Adolphe Bouguereau) Just a few days ago, I was in the grocery store carrying a 5 pound bag of flour. A little boy wandered past me and patted his mother on her arm. “Mommy, do ladies have muscles?” She smiled as she looked down at her son. “Ladies do actually have muscles, just not as [...]
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There is a myth, within our own churches and homeschooling circles, It spans denominations and generations. It has the potential to be more destructive than feminism as it threatens to destroy from the inside out, and it goes something like this: “A girl should be raised to be a Christian. A girl should not be [...]
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Today we have a guest post by Bambi of In the Nursery of the Nation… It’s sobering to behold many young ladies today. Despite claims to be “different” the great majority are desperately seeking to be exactly alike in dress, speech, attitudes and actions. Satan has sold the world a cruel lie–evolutionary teaching that [...]
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“When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, You knew my path…” Psalm 142:3 When I was a fairly new Christian and a young Mama, I had no idea that raising children would require me to walk by faith – I mean, completely trusting the Lord for their futures, especially when life was confusing. Difficult circumstances [...]
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Perhaps the most notable thing about the virtuous woman is how she wakes up. Have you noticed it? Proverbs 31 tells us the virtuous woman gets up early and “dresses herself with strength.” Some women are naturally “strong” women. The Proverbs 31 woman would seem to be one of them if we met her during the course of [...]
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We have a guest post today by Jenny of A Mother’s Heritage: She was so eager to be with me. “Can we do a project or something?” She just wanted a piece of mommy, to be a part of the home in her own soon to be 6 year old way. That is when I [...]
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The name of my blog is Raising Arrows, but there is something I always like to clarify… I am also raising adults. If there is one thing our society is lacking these days, it is Responsibility. Responsibility for our own actions. Responsibility for our own consequences. Responsibility for our behaviors, emotions, and reactions. All too [...]
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Have you ever been perplexed about your friendships with boys? Have you ever wondered how to handle a crush or unrequited love as you try to wait for God’s best? Should guys and girls even be friends? As girls desiring to become godly women, we want our interaction with young men to be God-honoring and [...]
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