Virtuous Girlhood

Coming Soon!

Just a update to let you know to look for the following things in the coming weeks!

Reviews:

Barista Bath And Body

Udder Nature

Rose Of Sharon Acres

Franklin Springs Family Media

Natures Basin

Little Crew Studios

Giveaways:

Eco Jot

Franklin Springs Media

In the mean time do be sure to check out our giveaways from Blue Ridge Gypsy Studio and from Skin MD.

Miss RJ

Protected: Family Friday #2 (and 3)

Change

This week I am going to start a new system for my blog. I would like to show you what I am going to do:

Mondays: Beauty Tips,

Tuesdays: Cooking & Baking,

Wednesday: Book Reviews, and Product Reviews,

Thursday: Articles,

Friday: Sewing Tips,

Saturday: Movie Review,

Sunday: Bible Study,

I have been doing this stuff before but never had it organized if you have anything that you would like to submit or that you would like to write please take a look here:

Enjoy your day!

Blessings,

Miss RJ

Recipe Of The Week #24

Our Favorite Smoothies

1 container of plain yogurt

3 Tbsp. orange or apple juice

1/2 cup of sugar or honey

Your choice of cut up or whole fruit such as: strawberries, mandarin oranges, bananas, apples, raspberries, blueberries, grapes, or blackberries.

Put all the ingredients inside a blender and puree until rich and creamy!

This recipe is soooooo easy to double!

Enjoy!

Blessings,

~RJ

Writing Hints

Do you struggle with writing? Or do you need some great writing ideas? Maybe you need some help! Well, I have compiled a list of really great articles, tips, hints, and websites that can help you out!

10 Things To Avoid When Writing by Sarah H.

Things Every Writer Should Have by Sarah H.

Finishing A Book by Sarah H.

Writing Hints by Film Script Writing (This is meant for movie writing but I figured it might be helpful!)

Hints For Writers

Literary Pursuits

Writing Prompts Websites:

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com/

http://www.creativity-portal.com/becreative/activities/writingprompts.html

http://fictionwriting.about.com/od/writingexercises/tp/writingprompts.htm

http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts/

Some Tips:

http://www.writing.com/main/handler/item_id/1008914-Writing-Hints–Tips

I hope these help you!

 (Please note that I do not agree with or endorse everything on these websites.)

Blessings,

~RJ

I’m Back!

Well, I am officially back from staying at my grandmother’s house so you should see a lot more posts! And to all my verrry patient pen-pals, you will be receiving a letter from me this month, Lord willing!

Oh, and by the way to any of you who have e-mailed me, I have been having some major issues with my accounts. So that is why you have not received a reply! (I am going to try to fix that!)

My grandmother is doing somewhat better; she still needs some help so I will go over once a week to help her clean but I am finally able to be home for good! Please pray for both my grandmothers!

Thanks and blessings,

~RJ

Leaving……

I will be leaving for my grandmother’s house for about a week so please bear with me as this blog will be inactive. My apologies. I would have put posts on time stamp if I had the time…………..

Please pray for my grandmother as she is recovering from another foot surgery!

Thanks so much!

Blessings,

~RJ

Double Movie Review: The Widows Might and The Lost and Found Family

A few days ago we watched the Widows Might and The Lost and Found Family. I would give them both 10 out of 10 stars.

The Widows Might was about 3 young men who are filmmakers and their friend who is a widow, who is losing her house due to unfair taxes. The boys set about to help her along with their friends and family. They end up making a great western movie, battling untruthful but hurtful news reports about them, helping a friend with his election campaign and still helping the widow! A really great film! Here are some other reviews of it here.

The Lost and Found Family is about a family with 5 foster children, who are renting a home from a once wealthy widow. She comes to visit the house and is going to sell it to have some money but after she meets the family, she starts to think of ways to help them. The 2 older children hid some drugs in the house but that was resolved. There was no bad language and really no questionable clothing except that the widow could have worn a more modest dress and the girl could have dressed more like a girl than a punk! But I guess that that was just her character! All in all, it was a great movie!

I hope that you and your family will check out these great movies!

Blessings,

~RJ

Liberty Day!

I know, I do this every year but this year Liberty Day is being hosted on March 20th, so register soon! If you don’t know what Liberty Day is, then you should check this out! It will be hosted in Medinah Baptist Church, Medinah, IL.

It is a very exciting event celebrating our nation’s history! Learn a lot and be inspired to learn more about our nation’s great history as Herb Titus and Paul Jehle share with us about history, Christianity, and government principles. Come, sit back and enjoy but be sure to stay for the evening festivities and have fun watching singing, stories, poetry, skits, speeches, and dialogs! Following these activities will be dancing and refreshments!

See you there!?

Blessings,

RJ

Nail Polish Recipe

Nail polish comes in thousands of different shades and colors, but sometimes the one you’re looking for just isn’t there! Or maybe you don’t want to pay a ton of money for something you’ll only use a few times. So why don’t you get crafty and make your own nail polish!

I know it sounds a little extreme, but if you like to get creative, this is the project for you. Make sheer pink glitter, sparkly sunshine yellow, or anything that strikes your fancy. Here are the ingredients you will need:

1 paper envelope

1 bottle white or clear nail polish

1/2 to 1 teaspoon finely crushed powder eyeshadow or as needed ( you choose the color!)

1/3 teaspoon fine glitter (optional)

Start by making a tiny funnel by snipping off a corner of the envelope. Open the bottle of nail polish and position the funnel over the top.

Pour the eyeshadow and the glitter together into the nail polish bottle (use the funnel). Mix well with a small wooden stick. You can also close the bottle and shake well.

That’s it! Enjoy your nail polish!

Blessings,

~RJ

Challenge

I am sure some of you have heard about this but others may not have. It is called the Feelin Feminine Challenge.  The purpose of the challenge is to equip young women to be modest but yet stylish. You must wear only skirts or dresses for 7 days! Be modest, but let your creativity shine!

Please check out the link here.

Enjoy!

Blessings,

~RJ

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Hope you all have a great day!

Blessings,

~RJ

Recipe Of The Week #21

 (One winter day my mom came up with this recipe; it’s so good!)

Recipe Of The Week #21

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

1 pound broccoli florets, cooked

1 cup dry stuffing mix

1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup

1 cup cheddar cheese

Some mayonnaise

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)

Boil chicken until tender and shred or cut into bite size pieces. Meanwhile, steam broccoli until crisp but tender.

In a small bowl mix, together the soup and mayonnaise. Set aside. In a 9×13 inch baking dish, layer the chicken, broccoli, soup mixture, and cheese. Sprinkle dry stuffing mix over the top and bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.

Enjoy!

Blessings,

~RJ

Giveaways?

Do any of you know of any great giveaways that are for girls or young women?

If so, could you please leave me a comment letting me know the name of the giveaway, hosting site, etc, etc.

Thanks,

RJ

Ambassador of… What?

(I found this on The Destiny of One. Thanks, Sarah, for letting me share this!)
By Sarah H.
“Have you met Tracy?” Rachel asked one of the five girls standing in a little huddle in the fellowship hall.
“Tracy who?” Karen asked
“Tracy Smith,” Rachel replied.
“I think I have,” Hannah responded. “Isn’t she the one that is always wearing the really low-cut dresses?” “That’s the one,” Rachel responded.
“Oh, so she was the girl sitting in front of me who couldn’t keep her hands off her boyfriend. Didn’t that girl hear the pastor’s sermon on purity last week?” Karen asked, shaking her head.
“Well, she does go to public school,” Emily said with a knowing tone. Emily looked over at Bethany, who remained silent with her arms crossed.
“Public school is ruining that girl,” Karen agreed. “Did you see her this morning? She had on so much make-up I don’t think you could see her face.” This brought giggling from all the girls; all that is, except Bethany, who sat just listening.
“I sat behind her two weeks ago, and she kept talking through the whole service. She has a horrible mouth. Well, she didn’t say that many bad words, but she was disrespectful to her mom and she was criticizing every one,” Hannah said.
“Oh, I know it,” Rachel said with a nod. “My mom says that she is a manipulator and can get her mom to do anything.”
“Maybe her mom needs to learn who is in control,” Emily interjected. “Why, if Tracy were my child she would be learning a few of life’s hard lessons right now.”
“That girl needs to be out of the public school system and in her home or she will end up getting herself in jail or something,” Karen remarked.
“I don’t think Tracy would …” Bethany started to say but was interrupted.
“And to think that she signed that pledge of abstinence a year ago,” Rachel said shaking her head.
“It is sad, but she is ruining her life,” Hannah said. All the other girls agreed, and there was a pause for a moment.
“Excuse me, girls, but whose ambassadors are we?” Bethany asked, and four sets of eyes turned to her with questioning looks. “I mean, listen to yourselves! You are all going on and on about how bad Tracy is and what she needs to do, but not one of you is even close to fixing the problem.”
Hannah, Rachel, Emily and Karen looked blankly at Bethany. Bethany sighed.
“It would seem from this conversation that Tracy’s crime is that her parents have not chosen to home school her and that her greatest issue in life is that she has chosen to date. But is that her real issue? The four of you are so busy looking at her make-up, low-cut dresses, and her boy friend that not one of you sees the real problem.
“Rachel, whose ambassador are you? Or for what? Homeschooling? What about you, Hannah? Are you now the official advocate for modesty? How about you, Emily? Are you now part of the purity police force? And you, Karen, when did you begin to listen to what was going on behind you instead of the sermon?
“Really, you girls you ought to be ashamed. Whose ambassador are we supposed to be? Homeschooling’s? Courtship’s? “Respect’s? Well, I don’t know about you, but I am not an ambassador for homeschooling, courtship, honoring your parents, or even the pastor. I am not even the advocate of abstinence, prayer in schools, modesty, or any of the other things that you have mentioned. I am an ambassador for my lord Jesus Christ, and nothing else, I hope.”
“You guys, Tracy has issues, I know. But you are talking about masking symptoms of a disease, not finding a way to cure it. Tracy’s problem is not that she is going to public school, or that she is dating, nor even that she is wearing revealing clothes. Tracy’s problem, Tracy’s disease is that she doesn’t have God.
“Which one of you has tried to be her friend? Which one of you has tried to love her and show her the way to God? Until you lead her to the point were she is broken at the feet of the cross, nothing will change Tracy. It isn’t that homeschooling isn’t a good thing. It’s not even that I wouldn’t like to see her stop dating and start having godly relationships. Rather, it’s that until you give her God it won’t make any difference.
“We have been sent to this earth to bring salt and light to a world that desperately needs it. We have been called to live radically different lives to be a witness to a country that is going downhill. But if we start preaching step sixteen before we have even said anything about step one, they are going to be confused and not listen to us any more.
“Have we forgotten that we are the privileged few? Not many kids are raised in radical churches and radical homes. We have been given much but we must remember that to whom much is given, much is expected. God did bless us with believing, homeschooling parents, not so that we would walk around with a holier-then-thou attitude. He gave it to us so that we could be his lights in a dark room.
“Tracy does not need to hear a sermon from you on how to dress; she needs to know that there is a white robe waiting for her in heaven if she will believe in Jesus. She doesn’t need us to tell her about how she is being brainwashed in school; she needs us to tell her that there is a God willing to wash her sins away and make them white as snow. She doesn’t need to be told that her love life is wrong; she needs to be told that there is a God that loves her and will fill the emptiness that is obviously in her heart.
“We will have many Tracy’s in our lives, girls, and they need us to be ambassadors from God to them. In order for us to do that, though, we have to decide whose ambassadors we are. I am my Lord and Savior’s, for even though I have never been ‘as bad as most,’ I killed Jesus with my sins, and he spilled his blood for me as much as he did for the murderer and the adulteress. It will be hard, I know. I don’t like Tracy and girls like her, but Christ spilled his blood for them, and he wants her to know that. Can I despise one to whom God extends his love?
“Let us decide today, girls, for whom or for what we are ambassadors.”
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Blessings,

~RJ