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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slaves to their masters, and which many children give to their parents and<br />
teachers. It is the soil in which rebellion grows, and it is always dangerous!<br />
Its end is always unrestraint, turmoil, and anarchy.<br />
True obedience begins in the heart. The person obeying gives sanction to<br />
the law, acknowledging that it is right, and obeys because he believes it to<br />
be his duty to do so. He needs no law, officer, nor master to compel him —<br />
for he is master of his own soul and demands of himself that which is right.<br />
Such a man is great indeed, who is able to make himself obedient to God<br />
and right. When the lesson of self-government is learned — one of life's<br />
greatest victories is won!<br />
The girl who comes to complete womanhood, must learn to be obedient.<br />
Her whole life must be governed, not <strong>by</strong> whim or pleasure — but<br />
<strong>by</strong> right and duty. Her first lessons of obedience are learned at home. She<br />
becomes aware that all things are not for her personal convenience and<br />
pleasure — but that she must do her part in service, restraint, and sacrifice<br />
— that home may be orderly and happy.<br />
Her parents give her many and various commands. Some of them seem<br />
hard and unnecessary. They interfere with her desires and plans, and the<br />
temptation is great to disregard them as far as possible. She feels hampered<br />
and bound and unable to carry out her selfish designs. But she who is<br />
building good character, takes heed to the commands given her, whether<br />
reasonable to her or not; and receives the admonitions and reproofs which<br />
come her way, governing herself <strong>by</strong> them, because it is right that she do so.<br />
This lesson of obedience, in spite of the rebellion in the heart, is not learned<br />
all at once. But every girl does not have the same hard battle with it. Here is<br />
one point where she who is blessed with a humble and submissive nature,<br />
has the advantage. She can do quite naturally, what her willful and<br />
rebellious sister will have to struggle hard to accomplish.<br />
Many girls are like my little friend Betty. Betty was very willful <strong>by</strong> nature,<br />
and obedience came hard. She had been exceptionally willful in a certain<br />
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