I’m currently reading your book “Why isn’t a pretty girl like you married?”. So far I am enjoying it, but I am wondering if I have perhaps not fully understood what you meant in some places. For example, you talk about girls keeping themselves attractive as men will look at the outward appearance. This is logical enough, but I (and I may have misread) get the impression from that chapter that we need to focus a lot on keeping up to date with the latest style – not just clothing but hair etc also, and take more drastic measures such as braces. I did have braces when younger (incidentally I didn’t have a problem with my ever so slightly imperfectly straight teeth, everyone else did so I opted for the painful braces on that basis!) so fortunately that doesn’t apply to me, but surely the media places enough pressure on women to follow latest fashion trends and aspire to having beauty that reaches near perfection. The Bible, however, places much more emphasis on the beauty of the heart and the outworking of that. I suppose my confusion lies here – for so many years I tried to keep up with everything, spent a lot of money on the latest eye makeup/lipstick/foundation, and clothing fashions, and was constantly conscious of what I looked like. Over the years, I have come to realise that who I am as a person is of more importance, and when I read of Ester in the Bible, she is truly beautiful yet I have no idea what she looked like. I wouldn’t say that my dress sense is unfashionable, but for a Godly man to notice me, must I really be keeping up with the worlds perception of what a woman should look like? And how does this fit in with contentment – being content in who we are, with our identity in Christ, rather than appearance? Have I misunderstood your aim with the chapter?
Many thanks

Meaty standouts: All Things for Good by Watson and The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs.

Cheers,
Nancy

I recently watched a video clip on Canon Wired where you mentioned several books (many by Watson) that you had gone through as studies with women in your church. Are there any “meaty” standouts that you recommend for young mothers?

Thanks,
Leah

I think Canon Press offers bulk discounts for as few as 10 copies. Also, according to their website they also have a 40% discount for churches (no minimum quantity); if this is your church’s ministry, I’m sure that would qualify for the discount.

Cheers,

~Melissa

Amanda

I just finished reading “Loving the Little Years.” I so appreciated you sharing your creative ways to handle things with kiddos and have made note of several of your ideas to put in my toolbox for when the time comes that I will need them. Thank you for getting your ideas out there to help all of us who are in the trenches too.

Sharon

Blessings,

Alex Lee