Homeschooling Is Life! - ~Girls writing, and writing about Girlhood~

• May. 26, 2007 - ~Girls writing, and writing about Girlhood~

What is this thing called "Girlhood?" It is a precious time in our daughter's lives, a time that they are learning about life and all it has to offer them. It is also a time when they learn what they have to offer life! God has given our girls a special opportunity during this time. He is showing them how they fit into this life they lead, and just where they need to be going. For the most part, though, He has put them in our family and in our hearts in a HUGE way. Much has been penned about the relationship between a girl and her mother. A wonderful magazine called "The Girlhood Home Companion" is about the relationships between a girl, her Mother, her family, her friends, her gifts, her talents, her thoughts and her wishes. But most of all, the "Girlhood Home Companion" is about her faith, and the object of her faith and affection--- the Lord Jesus Christ.

By Nancy Baetz

Thank you for your interest in writing encouraging and morally sound stories for the betterment of young ladies! We are a young writer's project for the Girlhood Home Companion, a magazine and keepsake treasure for girls ages 8-18.

Girlhood is that special time of life when a daughter is learning about her heritage, her home, the Lord and her purpose. It is a time to explore her faith and abilities. It is a time when she will be walking closely with her Mother, and they will be walking close to God and learning together along the way.

The Little Women's Gazette is a place for young ladies to share their writing. They can have poetry, fiction, true stories,or plays published just for the fun of it! This is a wonderful way for girls to use their imaginations, their writing skills, and their ideas to brighten someone's day, and to lead them closer to the Lord. Would you like to pretend to be a reporter? Would you like to invent a wonderful escapade? How about researching and writing your own historical fiction?

The sky is the limit!

We are looking for articles of fiction, true-life stories, narratives, and newsworthy items by and for girls written in the spirit of the Pickwick Portfolio found in Louisa Mae Alcott's "Little Women."

Do you or someone you know like to write? We are searching for willing participants to share their gift of writing with us! We do have a Christian, conservative standard for our gazette, and would welcome works that encourage virtuous living for girls. We trust that the Lord will bring us just the right authors!

Submit all entries to NancyBaetz@msn.com and JillNovak@dls.net.

The Little Women Gazette reserves the right to edit all submissions.

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How nice of you to drop in. What is this all about you say? Well, take a look and see.

Just like the plants springing forth we are following the Son, soaking up the living water and pulling the weeds. We can't wait to see what will bloom THIS growing season!

Oh, and just for fun, I will tell you a little about me, since that is what this space is for. :)

I am a mother of four lovely kids who are perfectly human in every way. They are sinful, selfish, loving, happy, grumpy, excited, capable, frustratable, (I know, that isn't a word but sometimes I make up my own) and sometimes contrite, and just like their parents. But they are ours and we think they are all keepers!

We have homeschooled them all since birth with the trial and error method. I think they all have "made the grade" and they are now 17, 14, 12 and 10 years old.

We're not experts, except in the area of making mistakes and living to tell about them and hopefully learn from them! We hope you will find some encouragement here as you read about the seasons of our life as a homeschooling family.