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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HOME LIFE<br />
"She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread<br />
of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and<br />
he praises her: Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all!"<br />
Proverbs 31:27-29<br />
Not every language has a word equivalent to the English word home — but<br />
instead use a word meaning house. How much more, the thought<br />
of home brings to our minds, than merely the thought of the house in which<br />
we live! The beloved ones living there and our associations with each other,<br />
our hopes and fears and joys and sorrows — all mingle together in one place<br />
of love and rest and sweet communion — home!<br />
Home is a little community with authority, laws, and citizens — each having<br />
a part to perform that life there may be perfect. The form of government in<br />
this community is very simple. Father and Mother begin a partnership in<br />
which each has responsibilities and rights. There have to be laws to govern<br />
the conduct of this community as it grows in numbers and responsibilities<br />
— and authority to execute these laws. It is just as impossible for a home to<br />
be safe and happy without its members obeying the rules of right behavior<br />
— as for a nation to be safe without laws and government.<br />
To be able to fit into the home-life and to adjust ourselves to its<br />
requirements, is one of the best traits of beautiful girlhood. This is not<br />
always accomplished without a struggle on the girl's part; for when the<br />
years of fickle, changing youth are with a girl, she finds that something in<br />
her nature rebels against the restraints of home. She finds that in many<br />
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