Girls of Noble Character

• Dec. 6, 2009
A Young Maiden's Daybook

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Today is sunny and cold.

Outside my window is *gasps* snow!!!

I am thinking that I lllloooovvvveeee CHRISTmas.

I am thankful for fireplaces.

I am wearing a jean skirt and a blue t-shirt.

I am reading the state's driver's guide.

I am creating a gift (I will not tell you what it is so don't ask :-)

One of my favorite things is advent services.

For education this week I will be finishing math hopefully.

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning is home management.

A spiritual lesson I’m learning

A godly character trait I plan to work on is selflessness

Scripture I am memorizing - Hebrews 13:5. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."

I am praying for my sibling.

For the rest of the week I'll be hopefully playing in the snow.

A picture I’d like to share -

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• Dec. 6, 2009
Reason for the season...

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Before I start writing, I want to apoligize for not posting more often. I have been busy with home school and a new sibling, so please don't be mad with me :-)

I don't know about you, but CHRISTmas is my favorite time of year. The lights, the songs, the weather - and let's not forget the food - always make me feel thankful for what I have.

Some people get really busy this time of year and so caught up in the stuff that doesn't matter that they forget what the season is really about. They need to remember that this time is a time to thank God for what He has done for us.

And there is the opposite - they become like Mr. Scrooge, thinking CHRISTmas is just a waste of time or a way to waste money. They are the ones who need our help the most. They need to learn the reason for the season.

How do we as Christian women share the reason for our joy to others who don't know about Him? In a world that doesn't allow freedom of religion and speech together in a public place, it can be very hard.

Try making cookies for a neighbor and put a piece of paper in with the CHRISTmas story on it. Or you can sing Christian CHRISTmas carols at a local nursing home and end by asking if the mind if you read the CHRISTmas story. If you play a instrment, go busking and play CHRISTmas hymns while someone else tells the Christmas story (busking is completly legal if you stay off of private property-it falls under freedom of speech). If you are friends with a non-christian, invite them to an advent service or the CHRISTmas pagent at your church. If you think about it, there are several ways you can make a difference. One thing to remember though is that "Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ." (Romans 10:17) If someone doesn't hear the word, faith can't happen without divine intervention. So remember whatever you do, back it up with Bible!

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• Oct. 26, 2009
A Young Maiden's Daybook

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Today is dark, cold, and wet.

Outside my window is our colorful backyard.

I am thinking that being healthy is one of the best blessings in life!

I am thankful for herbs that make you feel better.

I am wearing a black skirt, and a brown sweater.

I am reading "The Duggars: Twenty and Counting" by Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar

I am creating a website.

One of my favorite things is really soft things, such as a soft sweater.

For education this week I will be doing Algebra, Biology, and F.A.R.

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning is helping.

A spiritual lesson I’m learning - ........

A godly character trait I plan to work on is peace.

Scripture I am memorizing -

I am praying for the home church we are planning on starting.

For the rest of the week I hope to do school, clean, eat, and sleep.

A picture I’d like to share -

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• Oct. 5, 2009
A Young Maiden's Daybook

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Today is October 5, 2009. :-)

Outside my window is the sun!

I am thinking that it is actually nice to do homeschool again.

I am thankful for music.

I am wearing *blushes* my pjs....

I am reading "The Vanishing Sculptor" by Donita K. Paul

I am creating a story.

One of my favorite things is brownies!

For education this week I am taking a course on web designing.

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning is - does trying to get on a schedule count?

A spiritual lesson I’m learning - ........

A godly character trait I plan to work on is joy.

Scripture I am memorizing -

I am praying for sibling #4

For the rest of the week I will be busy.

A picture I’d like to share - guess what it is!

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• Sep. 21, 2009
A Young Maiden's Daybook

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Today is so beautiful!

Outside my window is a big, colorful butterfly bush.

I am thinking our house needs a through cleaning

I am thankful for the fact that my braces are coming off tommorrow!!!

I am wearing a jean skirt, blue tank top, and a white shirt.

I am reading "What he must be... if he wants to marry my daughter" by Voddie Bacham.

I am creating nothing.

One of my favorite things is dinner.

For education this week - The Misplaced Modifier.

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning is leadership.

A spiritual lesson I’m learning - ........

A godly character trait I plan to work on is faith.

Scripture I am memorizing is Psalm 90:14-end

I am praying for Squishy.

For the rest of the week I will be working on homeschool, cleaning the house, making the meals, and babysitting full-time. Fun. Same as last week.

A picture I’d like to share -

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• Sep. 14, 2009
A Young Maiden's Daybook

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Today is a lazy day.

Outside my window are the stormy clouds and my driveway covered with leaves.

I am thinking that babies are so cute.

I am thankful for my Lord, Jesus Christ.

I am wearing jeans, a dark blue tank-top, and a light blue polo.

I am reading the whole book of Matthew.

I am creating something.

One of my favorite things is my zen that my parents got me last Christmas.

For education this week I'm taking a break.

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning is changing diapers!

A spiritual lesson I’m learning - submitting to authority.

A godly character trait I plan to work on is godliness.

Scripture I am memorizing is 1 Timothy 2:11-15.

I am praying for us to get an offer.

For the rest of the week I will be working on homeschool, cleaning the house, making the meals, and babysitting full-time. Fun.

A picture I’d like to share -

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• Sep. 7, 2009
A Young Maiden's Daybook

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Today is close to perfect.

Outside my window is a bird feeder.

I am thinking thorns hurt.

I am thankful for heaven!

I am wearing jeans and a brown sweater.

I am reading right now, nothing.

I am creating another song.

One of my favorite things is my family.

For education this week I'm working on my homeschool.

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning - soon I'll be refreshing my memory on how to take care of a baby :-)

A spiritual lesson I’m learning - it's hard to name just one.

A godly character trait I plan to work on is love.

Scripture I am memorizing is 1 Timothy 2:11-15.

I am praying for a healthy new sibling.

For the rest of the week I will be getting back into "school".

A picture I’d like to share -

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• Sep. 4, 2009
Katherine Von Bora Luther

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Katherine Von Bora
Born: January 29, 1499
Married: June 13, 1525
Died: December 20, 1552

Katherine was born in Lippendorf, Germany on January 29, 1499 to Anne Von Bora and Hans Von Bora. When Katherine's mother died when she was five, her father remarried and then placed her into a convent. She took her vows at age 16. Several years later, she grew discontented with her life at the convent. She heard about Martin Luther and the reform he was bringing about and she contacted him about escaping from the convent. One night, she and several other nuns escaped in a wagon that Martin had sent.

The escaped nuns were then either placed into homes or married. Katherine tried to get married several times, but the marriage always fell through. Finally, Katherine told Luther that she would only marry either him, or his friend Nikolaus von Amsdorf. Luther married Katherine on June 13, 1525.

After they married, they took up residence in the "Black Cloister", that was given to them as a wedding present. In the next several years, Katherine and Martin beget many children and took in several orphans. Katherine also breed and sold cattle, ran a brewery, and in times of widespread illness, ran a hospital. Martin called her the "Morning star of Wittenburg" after her habit of rising at 3 am in the morning.

When Martin died in 1546 after 21 years of marriage, Katherine was left in difficult financial straits without Martin's salary as a pastor and professor. When the Schmalkaldic War broke out she was forced to move to Magdeburg. When she returned, she was forced to move again when another war broke out. When she was finally able to return, she returned to find her home laid waste and torn apart. Thanks to the generosity of a friend, she was able to remain in Wittenburg in a different building. She remained there untill 1552, when the Black Plague and a famine forced her to leave again.

While she was fleeing to Torgau, she was involved in an accident right outside of the city gates. She was thrown from the cart and seriously injured. The Lord called her home three months later on December 20, 1552. It is reported that she said on her deathbed, "I will stick to Christ as a burr [sticks] to cloth."

Katherine was a loving wife and mother, and she definitely was a woman of noble character.

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• Sep. 3, 2009
A Lesson in...

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Courting.

Ever heard of courting? It is not some type of flooring :-) In fact, it's a safer way to date. With the conventional way of dating, you go out, get attached, go too far, then you break up, leaving you heartbroken and scarred. That's why I say courting is safer. With courtship, your parents are involved so you have their approval and you don't go out by yourselves so there is no chance of going too far.

Basically, courtship is in preparation for marriage. Instead of dating just for fun, you court with the intention of only giving your heart if he/she is never going to break it. Face it, dating is just preparation for divorce. New boyfriend/girlfriend every month... It's just not worth giving yourself those scars.

Here is a breakdown of courtship (If you're a guy, this is what you should do):

A. First, the guy asks the dad for permission to court you (even if you date, this is a good step).
1. Dad interviews him and says no or
2. Dad interviews him and says yes.

B. You start courting. You learn more about him/her.
1. You and your parents still think he/she is a good match, so you go on to C.
2. Find out he is the worse person in the world and have your dad stop the process.

C. When the boy thinks he is ready, he pops the question (I could have wrote something else, but I just like that saying :-).
1. Yeah! You are engaged. You keep learning about each other in between planning the wedding.
2. There shouldn't be a 2 at this time, but if there is it's 2. The girl is not ready. Either stop the process, or keep courting until she is.

D. Get married!!!!

If you want to learn more, like how to court, etc. read I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris, Boy Meets Girl by Joshua Harris, When God Writes Your Love Story by Eric and Leslie Ludy, and What He Must Be..If He Wants To Marry My Daughter by Voddie Baucham.

Josh's website address: www.joshharris.com

Eric and Leslie's website address: http://setapartlife.com/SAL_Home.html

Voddie Baucham's Website: http://www.voddiebaucham.org/vbm/home.html

P.S. Mom, did I forget to mention anything?

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• Aug. 31, 2009
A Young Maiden's Daybook

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Today is rainy and cold.

Outside my window is our beautiful backyard.

I am thinking How can anyone think that a baby (fetus) isn't it's own person?

I am thankful for my family.

I am wearing Jeans, a blue tank top, and a greenish tunic looking thing.

I am reading right now, nothing.

I am creating a song.

One of my favorite things is my brother!

For education this week I am going to start working on a new mini-unit in my home school.

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning - can't think of any right now.

A spiritual lesson I’m learning is how selfish I am compared to my loving God.

A godly character trait I plan to work on is self-control.

Scripture I am memorizing is the whole chapter of Proverbs 31 (still again....).

I am praying for my sibling on-the-way.

For the rest of the week I will be busy, busy, busy.

A picture I’d like to share -

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• Aug. 20, 2009
Questions, anyone?

Ever wonder what in the world courting is? It's not some type of flooring:-) If you have a question about faith, modesty, hopechests, God, creation, evolution, purity, dating vs. courting, etc, or if you want to know what movies, music, or books I recommend, or anything else, I'd love to answer your questions. Just pm me with you question and I'll answer it. If it's okay with you I'll post questions I've received with their answers on one page, so others can read the answers too.

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• Aug. 10, 2009
A Young Maiden's Daybook

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Today is finally rainy!

Outside my window is the goofy cat attacking a chipmunk.

I am thinking that credit cards are annoying.

I am thankful for people who care about me.

I am wearing a ankle-length black skirt and a pink shirt.

I am reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

I am creating a new song.

One of my favorite things is dessert!

For education this week I am dissecting a earthworm and a frog .

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning is cooking.

A spiritual lesson I’m learning is all things work for good.

A godly character trait I plan to work on is self-lessness

Scripture I am memorizing is the whole chapter of Proverbs 31 (still....).

I am praying for patience with my siblings.

For the rest of the week I will be finishing a baby blanket.

A picture I’d like to share - From Eden Pictures

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• Jul. 31, 2009
Proverbs 31:18

Posted in Biblical Verses

She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp goes does not go out at night. (Proverbs 31:18, NIV)

Her lamp does not go out at night doesn't mean literally, it means that she has enough oil to make it through any trouble. It's hard to be ready for anything though, isn't it? My parents have a savings account that is for emergencies only. Unfortunetly, things happen and that account gets used, and they have to rebuild it. My parents had to use it when our van broke down in the middle of nowhere. My parents had to use it when I twisted my ankle. My parents had to use it recently when we had multiple visits to the hospital. In our world, there are a million different things that could happen.

Cancer, Heart Disease, car accidents, plane accidents, drowning , drive-by shootings, abuse, rapings, etc. The world is so sinful that just by stepping out of your house could hurt you. How do you be prepared for that?

First, don't worry. God says, "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" You can't go around wearing bullet-proof vests all the time. God said that the world would come to this. Remember?

" Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. ⁵For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,^[a]' and will deceive many. ⁶You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. ⁷Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸All these are the beginning of birth pains.

⁹"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. ¹⁰At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, ¹¹and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. ¹²Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, ¹³but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. ¹⁴And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

¹⁵"So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,'^[b] spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— ¹⁶then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ¹⁷Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house. ¹⁸Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. ¹⁹How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! ²⁰Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. ²¹For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again. ²²If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. ²³At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. ²⁴For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect—if that were possible. ²⁵See, I have told you ahead of time." Matthew 24.

It's going to get much worse.

Second, trust in God! We know that we are only visiting this place (not that I would have chosen here :-) We know that on the other side, there will be no pain, sorrow, worry, or death. All we need to do is believe in God!

Third and last, saving money is a very good thing. In fact, I have a savings account. But if you let gaining more money become a god in your life, or you don't trust that God will provide for you, what is that going to do for you? Nothing. Trusting in God is the most important thing you can do. I'm not saying it's easy. I personally have doubted Him several times, especially during the rough times. But now I've come to look at those times as a test instead. It really helps to be challenged.

What ever happens, if you are prepared or not, remember this simple bible verse: "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matthew 28:20)

What do we have to fear?

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• Jul. 31, 2009
Update on my sister

My sister is doing fine now. She has epilepsy, so they put her on some meds. It seems to be working, but please keep praying.

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• Jul. 25, 2009
Proverbs 31:17

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She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks. (Proverbs 31:17, NIV)

If I could attach a poll to this entry, I'd ask questions like this:

1. When you think of a mother, do you think

a. Stupid Job

b. Wonder Woman

c. Sluggard

2. Have you seen a commercial on tv that portraits women that work as strong?

a. No

b. Don't remember

c. Yes

3. What do you think our culture says that women should be?

a. Corprate, High Salary, Worker

b. Homemaker

c. Something to look at

Ou culture says that women should go to school, go to college, get a high paying job, marry, never spend time at home, hate being with your kids for more than a day, spend alot of money on pampering yourself, etc. It's about ME, ME, ME!

But is that biblical?

Titus 2:5 says "(teach the younger women) to be self-controled, to be busy at home...."

Did you catch that? "To be busy AT HOME". God wants us women (and girls) to work at home! Sadly so many people - even pastors - encourage women to get jobs. Older women should teach younger women and girls to work at home instead of telling them to go to college. Don't get me wrong. College in and of itself is really good. I love to learn new things. But what you do after college and even during college sometimes will affect the rest of your life. I was lucky enough to have parents that taught me that being a mother is a very good occupation.

If you would like to learn more from Titus, there is a bible study called God's Priceless Women that I found very thought provoking.

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• Jul. 21, 2009
A Young Maiden's Daybook

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Today I am playing with friends!

Outside my window is my garden.

I am thinking that we are so blessed.

I am thankful for the sun.

I am wearing a knee-length skirt, a white tank top, and a pink/green blouse.

I am reading the Darwin Awards (not what it seems).

I am creating another blog.

One of my favorite things is listening to music.

For education this week I am going to finish my math (hopefully).

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning is knitting.

A spiritual lesson I’m learning is hard to explain.

A godly character trait I plan to work on is diligence.

Scripture I am memorizing is the whole chapter of Proverbs 31 (still....).

I am praying for lots of things.

For the rest of the week I don't know what I'll do.

A picture I’d like to share - Vacation Pict:

This is the link to the beginning of the young maidens daybook.

http://hskubesgal.blogspot.com/2009/01/young-maidens-daybook-beginnings.html

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• Jul. 13, 2009
A Young Maidens Daybook

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Today I am going to catch up on math.

Outside my window is my family's van.

I am thinking that I should work on my siblings blanket too.

I am thankful for computers.

I am wearing capris and a brown sweater.

I am reading a book by Lori Wick.

I am creating a blanket for my sibling.

One of my favorite things is reading.

For education this week I am going to finish my math, and start another blog.

A keeper at home skill I am using/learning is cleaning.

A spiritual lesson I’m learning is that God is with us always.

A godly character trait I plan to work on is love.

Scripture I am memorizing is the whole chapter of Proverbs 31 (still).

I am praying for lots of things.

For the rest of the week I don't know what I'll do.

A picture I’d like to share - Don't have one this week.

This is the link to the beginning of the young maidens daybook.

http://hskubesgal.blogspot.com/2009/01/young-maidens-daybook-beginnings.html

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• Jul. 8, 2009
I'm Sorry

I apologize for not writing. Last weekend I was on vacation, and the week before we took a trip to the hospital. My sister had a seizure. Please pray for her as we try to figure out what caused it.

There is a bible study course called God's Priceless Woman. I haven't started it yet but I glanced through it and liked what I saw. If anyone has gone through it could you pm me and tell me what you thought?

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• Jun. 22, 2009
I have been awarded again!

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Both of these are from Hannah: