Raising Maidens of Virtue: A Study of Feminine Loveliness for Mothers and Daughters
10 best books like Raising Maidens of Virtue: A Study of Feminine Loveliness for Mothers and Daughters (Stacy McDonald): Mrs. Mike, Understood Betsy, Beautiful Girlhood, Preparing to Be a Help Meet, Home-Making, Finding Me, One Light Still Shines: My Life Beyond the Shadow of the Amish Schoolhouse Shooting, Joyfully at Home: A Book for Young Ladies on Vision and Hope, The Gospel Comes with a House Key, Corner Booth
Author | Benedict Freedman |
ISBN | 0425183238 |
Mrs. Mike has been a lifelong favorite book. I've got a battered paperback that's been in my personal library for years, and I've been curious to see how well the novel holds now that I'm older and a little more critical of my reading material. The answer is: very well, especially considering that this...
Author | Dorothy Canfield Fisher |
ISBN | 1887840133 |
For all of her nine years, fragile Elizabeth Ann has heard her Aunt Frances refer in whispers to her "horrid Putney cousins." But when her aunt can no longer care for her, Elizabeth Ann must leave her sheltered life to live in the wilds of Vermont with those distant relatives.
In the beginning,...
Author | Karen Andreola |
ISBN | 1883934028 |
While this book provides an interesting study of early 20th Century ideals, I would definitely take its advice with a grain of salt. Beautiful Girlhood, first published in the 1920's and then edited in the 1990's is popular among homeschool and Christian school girls. I've had a copy since about 1999...
Author | Debi Pearl |
ISBN | 1616440090 |
I can think of nothing I want more than someone to truly love me.
You spend your time pining away for your one true love and suddenly...you're married and it is a lot more than you bargained for. Now is the hour you should be preparing to be a wife—to be a help meet.
What does a good guy really...
Author | J.R. Miller |
ISBN | 1929241356 |
Don't let the title fool you. This is not just a book for women who keep home. Home-Making is an uncompromising vision statement for the domestic bliss and cultural dominion of the Christian family. The message of Home-Making is powerful: "Sisters, Brothers, Husbands, Wives -- Home life is meant to...
Author | Kathryn Cushman |
ISBN | 0764212613 |
A Contemporary Drama of Family Lies
and Forgotten Loves After her father and stepmother's accidental death, Kelli Huddleston sorts through their belongings and learns a shocking secret. Years before, her father faked his death during a boat wreck at sea--and faked Kelli's as well. He'd run from...
Author | Marie Monville |
ISBN | 0310336759 |
'My story is not about my past, but about your future.' In the startling tragedy of the Amish schoolhouse shooting at Nickel Mines, one story has never been told. Marie Roberts Monville, the wife of the man who created such horror, tells her story for the very first time. It is a story of sorrow, of madness...
Author | Jasmine Baucham |
ISBN | 1934554502 |
In Joyfully at Home, Jasmine writes with verve and transparency about her own struggles and triumphs as a young woman, encouraging other girls to embrace a vision for the home as a hub of ministry and discipleship and as a training ground for life ahead. With humor, humility, and heart, Jasmine tackles...
The Gospel Comes with a House Key
Author | Rosaria Champagne Butterfield |
The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World
About The Gospel Comes with a House Key
The word hospitality often invokes a scene of a gracious, impeccably fashioned host welcoming guests into a beautifully appointed home...
A rushed lunch and a bold move “introduces” Carlie to a stranger–one who hardly acknowledges her existence as he sits across from her, sharing his booth to save her a wait in a long line.
What began as a random encounter becomes a weekly date in which Carlie chatters about her life to a silent...