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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THE QUIET HOUR<br />
"Commune with your own heart and be still." Psalm 4:4<br />
Have you learned the value of a quiet hour? It may not be an hour literally,<br />
of sixty minutes — but it is a season away from the rush and whirl of the<br />
day, when you may get your bearings and know where you are. We live in<br />
an age when everyone is in a hurry, and Christian girls do not escape the<br />
rush. From morning until night, week in and week out, her hands are full of<br />
work and play. If she is an ordinarily energetic girl, practically every<br />
moment will be taken up with something to do, somewhere to go,<br />
or someone to see.<br />
When we work too long or too hard, our bodies become weary. When we<br />
think or study or read too much, our minds become tired; and when things<br />
do not go right, and all our efforts will not pull them straight, our spirits get<br />
worn. From all these wearinesses, the quiet hour is a blessed balm.<br />
If the body is tired, to step aside to a quiet place and find a comfortable<br />
chair or couch to stretch out our weary body and let it relax to the very toes<br />
and finger tips; and there to lie until the tangled nerves straighten, resting,<br />
simply resting — will bring back vigor and strength again. There are<br />
some simple secrets in resting the body that are well to remember. To lie<br />
down a few moments upon the back with every part of the body possible<br />
touching the couch, just as an infant relaxes to rest, and remain but ten<br />
minutes — will refresh the body more than half an hour or more sitting in a<br />
chair, or lying curled up on a couch or bed. Learn to relax if you would rest.<br />
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