Updated from August 2006.
We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,
2 Corinthians 10:5, New American Standard Bible
Recently I ran across a blog discussion of Biblical modesty where the question of the appropriateness of dressing in bright colors was raised. (After pondering the topic overnight, I am unable to find the exact post to link to. I think it was somewhere over here .)
The concept of Biblical modesty as prescribed in 1 Timothy 2:9 and elsewhere is to be orderly and not draw undue attention to oneself.
How does this relate to the colors one chooses to wear?
Color is one of the most notable aspects of any outfit. Any outfit which is markedly different from what people in the culture around us are accustomed to seeing is going to draw attention to itself.
The face should be the focal point of every outfit . Color is a tool to accom...
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Readers I Need Your Help!From: betweenmypeers.com
Post Date: 2007-01-10 09:53:24
MInTheGap needs to hear from you today! Sure, it will benefit me if you comment (please mention that Rebecca sent you), since he is running a contest of sorts , but the main reason I need you to go right now is to protest the ugly avatar he selected for me! Scroll down to comments on this post to see it. The ugly avatar is also on:
Beauty is Only Skin Deep
Who Wears the Pants?
They’re Going to Do It Anyway , which is actually about cell phones. Do you know anyth...
more 3 Easy Steps to Developing a Polished SAHM LookFrom: betweenmypeers.com
Post Date: 2007-01-10 09:12:36
Blooming Lily posted a great picture of a SAHM wearing a variation of that Uniform Template for SAHM we’ve talked about here: Jeans, layered t-shirts, corduroy blazer and really cute boots that looked comfortable.
Tips to developing your own more polished casual look:
Your jeans don’t have to be the latest thing, but do choose jeans that fit, flatter, and relate somehow to the current decade. Just for laughs, here’s a post with a picture of me in my painting j...
more Thinking of Losing Weight This Year?From: betweenmypeers.com
Post Date: 2007-01-09 15:32:19
If you are, you want to check out One Weigh or Another , the Christian weight-loss support-blog, where I have been asked by my friend blestwithsons (yes, the same one who made the necklace I won ) to contribute as a guest blogger.
Initially I sent this link to a previous post, When Losing Weight . Now, while I contemplate writing a real useful post, I just want to announce that for this week’s Friday Fashion Lab I will be modeling the super-slimming technique I posted in ...
more Frugal Jeans Stategy Without Thrifting!From: betweenmypeers.com
Post Date: 2007-01-09 14:20:38
Some of my most glamorous friends are the ones with the fewest pairs of jeans. They may only have one . (Unlike my friends whose children are still in the spit-up stage. Remember How Many Jeans Does One Mom Need? )
On sale for $39.99, if you bought these and wore them 5 days/week for 30 weeks (around a year, if you take out the summer), cost per wear would be around 25 cents.
I can afford that.
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