Do you have a hope chest? A hope chest can be something as simple as a Rubbermaid container or box. Or it can be as fancy as a beautiful carved REAL hope chest! Either way, you can have a hopechest. At the moment, I do not have a real hope chest! Here are some things that will make wonderful additions to your hope chest:
- Dishcloths
- Oven mitts
- Your family’s (and your own) favorite recipes
- Used books you might find at sales at the library and elsewhere – for books you could use for your homeschool library for your children.
- Tips that could be useful for your future home.
- (note: this idea was taken from Miss Amber Moeller’s book More Than a Hope Chest) Notebooks: One for Homemaking resources. Such as: Gardening, cooking, child care, cooking and baking, finances, health and nutrition, crafts, organization, and much more! You can get these things from websites, magazines and books. The second one is a wedding notebook. You can fill it with different wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, wedding invitation styles you like, decorating ideas, wedding cakes, bouquets and music, money saving tips, and different ring styles. You can use these later on when deciding with your fiance on how to plan your wedding! And the third one is: Home decorating styles. With a section for each room. With tips and ideas for making your future home beautiful inside and outside.
- Journals that you have written over the years – your children and grandchildren may find theses interesting, along with things from your child and young adulthood.
Tip from Miss Amber Moeller: “do not start collecting items such as kitchen ware and so on because your tastes as a girl might change when you are married!”
Here are some interesting websites and books about preparing yourself for marriage and even a couple about hope chests:
More Than A Hope Chest by Amber Moeller
Being Virtuous Women Amber Moeller’s website
Before You Meet Prince Charming By Sara Mally (one on my wish list!)
Vision Fourm’s Beautiful Girlhood Collection
Biblical Womanhood.com
I hope these help you build your hope chest!
Blessings,
His Handmaiden,
R.J.
16 Responses to Hope Chest
Emma
Replied on: August 6, 2010, 12:51 am
Could you post more about your hopechest?
Greta
Replied on: July 24, 2010, 4:06 pm
Nice post!
Phoebe Mayer
Replied on: July 21, 2010, 4:33 am
Great article!
Maybell
Replied on: July 18, 2010, 6:08 am
Love the article!
Penny
Replied on: April 10, 2010, 12:40 pm
I rarly comment on blogs but I really like yours.Its hard to find good bloggers these days … everyone seems to be doing it for the $$:(
Donna
Replied on: March 21, 2010, 5:07 am
Good morning,
I was wondering if you had any recipes for cheesecake?
Blessings,
Donna
Paula
Replied on: March 6, 2010, 5:42 am
Interesting!
virtuous
Replied on: January 15, 2010, 3:48 pm
Lola: Have fun!
Glavin: Glad you love it!
Virtuous
Glavin C.
Replied on: January 14, 2010, 7:04 pm
Love it!
Lola
Replied on: January 13, 2010, 3:15 pm
I love it! I’ll have to “make” one!
Blessings,
Lola
virtuous
Replied on: January 8, 2010, 2:37 am
Lola: Glad you liked my post, and my site!
Blessings,
R.J.
Lola
Replied on: January 7, 2010, 4:14 pm
Liked the post. Great site!
virtuous
Replied on: September 13, 2008, 1:55 pm
Thank you Miss Rachel! I am glad they gave you some ideas! And from the woodworking Mom has shown me from your blog that Mr. DeCorcey has done, I know he will make beautiful hopechests for your daughters!
Blessings,
His Handmaiden,
R.J.
Rachel D.
Replied on: September 13, 2008, 3:00 am
I really enjoy reading your posts as they give me some insight into what I will need to know when my daughters start to get older
I’m going to book marking many of these books for future reference and Mr. DeCourcey is already thinking about building future hope chests for the girls 
Keep up the great work on your blog!
virtuous
Replied on: September 12, 2008, 11:26 pm
Thanks Rachel for telling me it was good! I hope to read it soon!
Have a great day!
His Handmaiden,
R.J.
Rachel
Replied on: September 12, 2008, 3:38 pm
Oh! I just loved “before you meet your prince charming” I think all girls from all ages should read it
Rachel