Virtuous Girlhood

What I’ve Been Up To

I suppose you’ve all been wondering what I have been up to for the last three months. Mom was on Craigslist and she saw this ad for barn work, and she replied to it. We had an interview and were hired! It was a barter agreement - barn work in exchange for private riding lessons. It was quite fun! We had started out doing evenings but switched to mornings. We learned alot. We learned how to take care of horses, feeding, haltering, taking them out, grooming, but best of all riding! Oh, and learning how to get up in the morning when I don’t usually like to!

Then the barn manager started having trouble with the owner, so they moved and we had to leave the barn too. Oh well! It was a good experience. I rode the most wonderful horse! She was the best mare! She was a 5 year old lesson horse. Her name was Lacy. I enjoyed learning to ride. I miss working at the barn.

Working at the barn took about 2 hours out of our mornings, 4 days a week plus lesson day. So it kept me busy. That is why this blog has been so quiet.

Enjoy your day!

Book Review: A Young Woman After God’s Own Heart: By Elizabeth George

This past week I have been reading: A Young Woman After God’s Own Heart: By Elizabeth George. It is very good, and I have been enjoying it very much! Mrs. George talks about:

• Devoted To God
• A Heart That Loves God’s Word
• Prayer
• Obedience
• Submitting
• Loving
• Caring
• Choosing Friends
• Loyalty
• Servant Hood
• Purity

And much more! She lists many bible verses, and many things that will help you grow in Godliness. She is such a good author and uses the bible for examples. If you have not read this book then you need to! So get your pen and paper, your bible, and a heart that is willing to learn and get ready for going on a adventure of a lifetime!

You can order Mrs. Georges Book at the following places:

Christian Book.com: Here

Elizabeth George.com: Here

Harvest House Publishers: Here

All three of her books were really good! I have not read A Young Woman Guide To Making Right Choices yet.

Happy reading!

Recipe Of The Week #17

Spinach Salad

1 bag of spinach washed dried and broken up.

1-2 containers of strawberries washed and cut up

Sesame seeds

Add spinach, strawberries and sesame seeds. Toss. Top with your choice of dressings or yogurt. Here is our favorite recipes for dressings.

Balsamic Vinegar Dressing

1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar dressing

1 TBSP of canola oil

1 TBSP of cane sugar or honey (or more depending on how you like it)

Put in a bottle and shake.

And Lemon Dressing

1/2 cup of lemon juice

1 TBSP of canola oil

1 TBSP of honey or cane sugar (or more depending on how you like it)

Put in a bottle and shake.

Enjoy! Either dressing is great!

Tagged!

 ( Sorry this is so late Kathryn)

I was tagged by Kathryn Yen at Maidens of Virtue. Here are 6 random things I do every day.

1. I cook.

2.  I try to read my Bible every morning.

3. I do at least 3-4 loads of laundry, fold,  switch, and put it away.

4. Try to check my e-mail and go on the Internet.

5. Read at least a book a day (in my spare moments!)

6.  I play piano.

 Here are the rules:

1. Post six to ten things that you do every day.

2. Link to the person who tagged you.

3. Tag five other people.

4.  Leave a comment on the blog of the person who tagged you to let them know that your post is up.

I tag:

Miss Victoria (at: Searching For my Savior’s Perfect Will)

Tara Y.

Miss Dawn B.

Miss Mia (At An Aspiring Homemaker)

Miss Wendy H.

and  Miss Jessica E.

Thanks Kathryn for tagging me! And I am sorry I have been this late in getting it done!

R.J.

Life

Life around here has been pretty busy since spring and summer have come around! So, I just thought that I would let you know that I just might be posting a little more now that we are not so very busy! I apologize for the delay in posting and hope to keep up to date with this blog!

Website Of The Month!

February’s Website Of The Month is: Drum roll please!

Sense and Sensibility!  Owned by Mrs. Jennie Chancey! Co- Authoress of: Passionate Housewives Desperate For God

Highlights Of Her Website:

• She offers modest, period correct costume patterns from early 1800’s to the 1940’s.
• The things she offers are doll dresses, little girl dresses and laides dresses.
• She sells the patterns in: Regular pattern and E-patterns.
• She also offers sewing tips, classes, and even a downloadable paper doll!
• Also, take the time to read about her pattern designing contest! HERE

Take the time to look at her site and enjoy your day!

Blessings,

R.J.

UPDATE!

Hello Everyone!

I am very sorry, that this blog has been dead for well, the past three months. :O But, I hope you all will understand that our family is very busy, with life!

Anyhow, I hope that soon I will get back in the habit of updating this blog!

Blessings,

Miss R.J.G.

Little Siblings

Today A looked kind of sad because the 3 “musketeers” were not letting her play; so I went into our room and brought out our AG paper dolls! She just brightened right up!

Here are some ideas for playing and taking care of your siblings, and / or children that you might take care of or babysit:

• Play games, such as Duck, Duck, Goose; Hide and Seek; Tag (if outside); Red Light, Green Light; and Simon Says; card games, such as: Go, Fish and Memory. Board games I suggest include Life (I know my siblings like it and it is easy for them; they just need help with the money part),  Right Turn, Left Turn, and any other games that they might like. Just think about their ability to follow the game when making a selection as the point is to make it fun for them.
• Read to them. See my post HERE about good books for younger and older children.
• Paper dolls. They are fun and easy to play with; check out some , here at Dover Publicatons (they are relatively cheap and beautiful, though there are a few that have low-cut ladies’ gowns). Here are two other sources, at Rainbow Resources  Barnes And Nobel (they might be more expensive) and here at Miller Pads and Paper, which are cheaper. You can also use old Vision Fourm catologs, American Girl catalogs, A Life of Faith catalogs, and any other catalogs and flyers that can be used to make paper dolls! Oh, and if you want to use your imagination, crayons,  paper, and/ or markers and colored pencils, scissors, and glue - you can make your own!

I hope that gives you some creative ides for taking caring of your siblings or other children!

Blessings,

R.J.

Please ask your parents permission BEFORE cutting out any of the catalogs and have a garbage bag handy!

Movie Review- The Hiding Place

 Please note that this is a little late! As ”This Sunday” was back in October :O

This Sunday we watched the The Hiding Place. We were not able to go to church, due to coughs Here is a little bit about it-

The Hiding Place is a wonderful story of God’s love, care, and mercy. Miss Corrie Ten Boom is a wonderful example of Christ’s love. So, is her sister Betsy. But one day their life is shattered when World War Two begins. And the Nazis begin to persecute the Jews. A Jewish baby is brought to them; it is sent away, too. Then an elderly man is brought to them and they safely get him sent away, too.  Then they build the… Hiding Place! And bring in more Jews to hide. Then one day, Germans come and take the Ten Booms away to the concentration camp. Corrie and Betsy are separated. But they find each other again - only by the grace of God.  Follow them as they work  in the camp and tell the other women about the grace of God. Our little ones watched this movie, but I would advise you parents out there to preview it first before showing it to your little ones. My younger siblings enjoyed it very, much! It  showed them just how wicked the heart can be!  Mom and Dad also liked it. I would give it 4 1/2 stars out of 5. A very good movie!

Well, enjoy your day!

Blessings,

R.J.

Book Review: Tampering With Temptation

Tampering with Temptation by Various Authors (a Grace And Truth Book)

The first story in this wonderful little book is called “Young Martin and the Silver Sixpence.” It is about Martin, a young boy, who learns that “the finder’s keepers” rule may work for some things, but not for all; and that stealing and cheating in  little things leads to stealing and cheating in bigger things.

The second story is called “Farmer Goodwin’s Rule.” It is about bad friendships and how they can start to ruin even the most carefully trained child. You will follow young  Randy as he makes friends with Larry and Scott. Larry is the kind of friend that you want and urges Randy not to follow Scott, but Scott urges and name-calls till Randy agrees and follows Scott into sin.

The third and final story is called “Albert and Herbert.” It is about two boys from strict religious families who go to a boarding school and  become friends with one another. At that good christian school there are boys who mock the teachers, swear and do wicked things behind the teachers’ backs. Herbert falls into their clutches and is very sorry to have listened to them. One day, Albert finds out about it and urges him to get away from them.  Herbert wants to but does not, for the boys are already teasing him and calling him a coward. Albert, however, is very sad about his friend’s choices. He grows up to be successful young man and blesses his godly parents. But poor Herbert, the fool,  grows up to be a drunkard, swearing, ungodly gambler and young man. This story also deals with peer pressure. It is a must read for any struggling young man or woman, boy or girl, and any struggling family! I give this book 5 out of 5.

Have a great day!

Blessings,

R.J.