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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KEEPING UP ACQUAINTANCE WITH YOURSELF<br />
“Acquaint yourself with Him, now, and be at peace.<br />
By it, good will come to you. ~ Job 22:21<br />
Did you ever have a friend with whom it was hard to keep acquainted? You<br />
parted on good terms and thought of her as a friend all the time — but when<br />
again you met, you found that once more you must become acquainted. I<br />
have had such experiences and found them unsatisfactory. I would have a<br />
friend be a friend all the time.<br />
Nellie confesses that she often cries herself to sleep because no one<br />
understands her; while Marie acknowledges that she sometimes gets very<br />
angry with her mother because she cannot make Mother understand what<br />
she wants. It seems that everyone, even your mother, fails to comprehend<br />
the importance of the very things that to you, seem the most momentous. It<br />
is especially grievous to you that your mother does not understand — when<br />
you used to think she knew and understood everything. She appears to be<br />
getting out of touch with young folks!<br />
It may be a strange way of putting it — but your real trouble is<br />
that you have lost acquaintance with almost all that is around you.<br />
First, you are not acquainted with yourself. You change so fast that you are<br />
a stranger to yourself. You cannot keep up with your notions. You want a<br />
certain thing, and before your desire can be fully granted — you want<br />
something else! It seems to you that nobody really tries to please you, and<br />
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