Beautiful Girlhood compiled by Debra Maffett
Beautiful Girlhood by Mabel Hale was written in 1922. Those years forming the transition period between childhood and womanhood are filled with wonderful interest and attractiveness, for there is nothing of more beauty and grace than the budding and blossoming of girlhood. But the young feet that travel this way are often fearful and uncertain, or willful and bold. Each and all have need of guidance; they need a helping hand along the way. This book is sent forth with a sincere desire to be a blessing. In a timeless way, this classic book offers practical, biblical wisdom on the issues every girl faces, from beauty to attitudes to relationships.
Beautiful Girlhood by Mabel Hale was written in 1922. Those years forming the transition period between childhood and womanhood are filled with wonderful interest and attractiveness, for there is nothing of more beauty and grace than the budding and blossoming of girlhood. But the young feet that travel this way are often fearful and uncertain, or willful and bold. Each and all have need of guidance; they need a helping hand along the way. This book is sent forth with a sincere desire to be a blessing. In a timeless way, this classic book offers practical, biblical wisdom on the issues every girl faces, from beauty to attitudes to relationships.
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GETTING READY FOR THE GREAT RESPONSIBILITY<br />
"Many daughters have done virtuously — but you excel them all."<br />
Proverbs 31:29<br />
Most noble girls become wives and mothers. There are some true-hearted<br />
women who do not — but they will very nearly all tell you, as old age creeps<br />
on them, that they feel certain they have missed the best that life could have<br />
given them. One woman who had given her life in noble and uplifting work,<br />
whose name is familiar in every home for her influence in the lives of other<br />
women, said when questioned on this very point (for she had never<br />
married), "I would give it all for the touch of little hands." There is a heartcry<br />
in every woman that cannot be satisfied, except in motherhood.<br />
If a girl knew that she was to be a teacher, an artist, or a musician — she<br />
would not put off all thought and preparation for her lifework until she was<br />
ready to begin it — but instead would fit herself for it <strong>by</strong> study and practice.<br />
There would be years of hard work between her and success in her chosen<br />
calling.<br />
There is no calling higher than that of motherhood, and the place of wife is<br />
nearly as high. The wife, if she is what God means for her to be — is a<br />
helpmeet, a strength and constant blessing to her husband. He is a better<br />
man with a fuller and more useful life — because of her influence. Without<br />
her, his life could not be complete. To be this to one person all through a<br />
lifetime, may mean much to any woman. And <strong>by</strong> making his life fuller, her<br />
own life is enlarged, and others are blessed there<strong>by</strong>. It is a wonderful and a<br />
noble thing to be a good wife, and the mistress of a true home.<br />
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