Preparing To Be a Help Meet {Book Review}

Hello everyone! I hope you are having a beautiful day! God has been so good, I hope all of you are enjoying His blessings as much as I am.  

                                                                                                                                   

When trying to decide on what to blog about today, I realized no one had done a review on a wonderful book, Preparing To Be A Help Meet yet. So I decided to write about it for you all. It's been a while since I read this, but hopefully my memory will do it justice.           

                   

 This book is written for girls and women who have not been married yet. I'm sure it would be interesting for married women to read, but most of the information inside is targeted at younger girls.

 Debi Pearl truly did a wonderful job with this book. She started with her own beautiful story, how God told her she would marry her husband when she was just thirteen years old, and he was twenty-one, and how about seven years later, it really happened. She includes several love stories, about girls who waited, and trusted the Lord for the man He meant for them. Some of the girls had to trust the Lord even if they didn't really know the boy that well. 

 But she also talked about girls who had such sad stories- girls who had a nice guy interested in them, but didn't trust God, and lost everything. 

 Besides the initial relationship stories, she also writes on health, and how that can affect your family. Because this book is called Preparing To Be a Help Meet, it is about preparing for your future as a wife and mother. Preparation is so important. She includes lots of great tips and advice. She also writes how many of the girls who had guys interested in them were noticed by the guys for their working in the church- doing things for the Lord. This is really important. God blesses those who serve Him.

 She put girls into three different categories, and guys as well, and talks about how they match up. Are you a dreamer, a servant, or a queen? You'll find out in this book! (I'm a dreamer... :D)

 At the end of each chapter, there is a section for you to write. There is an assignment at the top of these places. You could be writing a letter to your future husband, making a list of qualities you want in a husband, or analyzing a scripture.

There is so much to this book, that you could go on and on, but I don't want to ruin it for you. Just get it so you can read it. :) It is worth everything you would spend on it. 

 This is one of the books that opened my eyes personally about courting. I had always assumed I would, since it was what my family wanted, but this really laid it out, and explained how wonderful waiting for God's plan really is.

    

 Here is the link to the Amazon page, but you can get it just about anywhere online. I highly recommend it! 

 I hope you have enjoyed this review. See you next week!

                                                               

Lilla Rose Hair Clips! {Product Review}

Howdy y'alls!

A couple weeks ago, I was sent a beautiful flexi-clip from Lilla Rose!

 Lilla Rose is one of my favorite hair jewelry/hair piece companies, and a couple years ago I was first introduced to them by winning a giveaway hosted by the lovely ladies at Urban Homestead. 

Amanda Smith was the sweet consultant I worked with this time. She is also the one donating a $16 gift certificate to Lilla Rose on our our big group giveaway (ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT TO ENTER!!).

So, a big shout-out thank you to Amanda for contributing to the giveaway and providing this product for review today! (Y'all, she would love it if you could go and like her Facebook page, and also check out her Lilla Rose online store.)

Nowwww, on to the review!

I was given a choice of which flexi-clip I'd like to review and I chose the Dreamcatcher in size medium. 

(Photo from Lilla Rose website, since my icky photos don't really do this clip justice!)

The first thing which caught my eye with this particular clip, was the color combinations.

The turquoise. 

If y'all didn't know already, I adore turquoise...it's just about my favorite color.

So naturally, when I was skimming the flexi-clip page, I saw this one and instantly knew it was "the one."

  

I really like the little sparkly jewel in the middle. (Once again, this photo doesn't do it justice at all.)

I chose the size medium clip because I wanted something big enough to hold a good section of my thick hair, but small enough to do half-up/half-down hairstyles and such without some giant clip to fuss with.

 The clip I won a while back was a size small flexi-clip, but I think the medium works a ton better for my hair type now that I have the two to compare.

I've only had this clip for a few weeks and already, numerous people have given me compliments on it. 

It's really easy to use, (literally, it takes mere seconds for me to pin my hair back with it) and adds a touch of whimsy and elegance to any hairstyle.

Overall, I give the flexi-clips two thumbs up! Even the packaging this clip arrived in was professional and elegant. 

Amanda has been a pleasure to work with and I would definitely refer you to her if you are interested in making a purchase from Lilla Rose. (Once again, visit her shop here)

Are you unsure of what size clip you'd wear? Click this link for details on  flexi-clip sizing. 

I hope y'all enjoyed this review! I do apologize for the quality of the photos I took. I'm no professional photographer(as is evident!)...even though that would be a nice aspiration one day!

 If you could pick one Lilla Rose item, what would it be? 

Have a blessed Monday,

 Note: I was given this item from Lilla Rose in exchange for my honest opinion.

Modest Resources

I love making my own clothes.  More like I love the idea of making my own clothes, seeing as I'm not especially talented when it comes to sewing, nor do I have the time to sew; a bad combo.  I've compiled a list of sorts that I've either had good experience with or have heard good reviews about; and hopefully you too can find useful.

Ready-Made

~Maurices~

I love Maurices' skirts!  They tend to be on the pricier side (about $40 for their denim skirts), but they last forever.  I bought a denim skirt there last summer and it's my favorite skirt I own.  Their longer skirts tend to be looong.  They hit me around my ankles (I'm 5'6"), so if you're shorter be ready to shorten it.  They offer quite a few knee length skirts also.  Most of the longer skirts I have a harder time finding in store, so the internet might be your best bet.

Maurices also sells blouses, cardigans, tanks, jewelry, etc.  The shirts tend to run a little tight and low for my liking.

~New Creation Apparel~

I won a New Creation Apparel skirt in a giveaway about 2 years ago and it's still going strong.  They're skirts also run a little more expensive than what I like to pay, but the skirts are durable.  They have a sales section for their skirts that would be worth paying attention to.  They also have a good variety of maternity skirts, jackets, vests, and tops.   The skirts tend to run small, so order up a size or two than what you normally wear.

~Ringger Clothing~

I have never ordered clothing from here, but have heard good reviews about them.  They offer a wide variety of modest skirts, dresses, jumpers, and blouses.

~Simply Modest~

Simply Modest is like an online thrift shop with modest clothing.  They sell gently worn or new modest clothing.  They offer clothing for infants, girls, ladies, and pregnant women.

~Princess Modest Swimwear~

I haven't ordered from them before, so I can't say how their stuff fits or if it's durable or not.   I have heard a couple good reviews about them though.  Most of the women's suits have leggings that go down to the knees with a skirt over top.   

Patterns

~Fresh Modesty~

I love the way Olivia Howard is able to take items that might be a little questionable modesty wise and turn them into something new and modest.  She has two e-books out right now: one on denim skirts and the other on how to make your own modest swimsuit.  She also offers a couple tutorials on her sewing blog and modest inspiration on her main blog.

~Modest Handmaidens~

Modest Handmaidens offers a wide variety of patterns, usually lower than the price of what you could find them at their original website.  They offer patterns for everyone in the family ranging from pants to skirts, quilts to home accessories, headcoverings to aprons. 

~Candle on the Hill~

They offer patterns for the whole family.  We've ordered several patterns from them before.  The patterns tend to run small and sometimes the instructions aren't the best, but once you get the sizing right the items turn out great.