Outfit of the day

I have been following a wonderful blog series entitled "She wear's skirts", it has been packed full of great information and insight by both moms who wear skirts and husbands view points as well. This week they have asked us all to take photo's of our outfits, just to give each of us an idea of what wearing skirts everyday looks like, then we are all going to link up later this week. Because I have company this week, I wasn't sure that I would be able to participate, but thankfully, my mom took a few photos of me today. They weren't planned, and aren't perfect. But they truly are me in everyday life, wearing skirts!

To give the run down, I was wearing a light blue denim skirt, with a dark blue tank top, covered with a white mesh jacket. I was sporting a dark blue baseball cap and flip flops. :)While helping my darling daughter learn to ride a bike.

To find the She Wear's Skirts series, please click here.

Another great blog that does a weekly outfit of the day link up is True Femininity. She is a young college aged woman who wears skirts and dresses. It's a lovely blog. Her views on modesty aren't quite to the point of the ladies that are writing the She Wear's Skirts series, but she still does a great job living her faith in the world we are in.

Winter clothes

I have really been struggling lately with my modesty convictions. I really think it's more modest to wear dresses and skirts, than it is for me to wear pants. I realize that not everyone agrees with this, but it is where I am at. I have worn pants a few times this winter... and in all honesty they aren't very warm either. In fact, they not only let the cold penetrate to your legs, but they then hold it there. Where as skirts let the cold get to your legs, but then they trap your body heat as soon as you are somewhere warm. If they are loose skirts you can use them like blankets and warm up quickly :)

One would think that being modest and staying warm wouldn't be too hard to put together... but I am having a bit of a challenge with it. Not my tops, but my bottoms. I have been looking for leggings to wear under my skirts, but to no avail.

However today I came across a blog that had an article called Winter Skirt wearing tips and outfits, how cool is that?! She also has my same views on Santa and I have just been really enjoying her blog today!

So I am going to look for tights in addition to leggings, to get me through the winter. I'm already wearing my longer skirts, so that part isn't an issue. I hope you have a warm, happy winter! :)

Modesty Checklist

A friend of mine shared a post about feminism with me today, that post in and of itself wasn't anything to write about, but it had a link to a Modesty Checklist! How cool! It really made me think. I just thought I would share it with you. It's pretty detailed. More so than I have ever thought about... and I do think some things towards the end are debatable... but still a great list! I loved her idea that her check list should start from the inside and work it's way out. That is so true! Kudos to her!

I think it's interesting to read different peoples opinions on modesty. The Bible doesn't give us a uniform that we must wear, just guidelines. Everyone interprets those differently. Like the woman in this article obviously wears makeup, where as I don't. I don't think it's wrong, but if I believe I am God's perfect creation, why cover up my face with a man made product? It just doesn't make since to me. (Plus, it steals valuable time that I think is better spent doing other things, among other what I consider practical reasons...)

Modesty stumbling blocks

Most of the time when we think about modesty being a stumbling block for someone, we automatically think of someone of the opposite gender. But is that always the case? What about the fact that my body type and build are completely different than that of other woman’s and clothes that look perfectly modest on me, would be 100% immodest on someone else? By wearing clothing like that are we being stumbling blocks to our sisters in Christ? I think the answer is sometimes yes.

For instance, I use to believe that it was okay for me to wear spaghetti strapped tank tops because I have a very small chest. It shows zero cleavage, and my husband agreed that they are very modest on me. However they are not modest on most women. (I have since come to realize that they probably were never really that modest on me either because they still show off tons of skin up top, even if it isn’t cleavage.) I’m sure there are other clothing choices that are along the same lines though.

I know we can’t go around wondering how everyone in the entire world would look in every outfit we put on, that would be absurd, but I think that I personally need to be a bit more sensitive to those who surround me. Modesty isn’t about me, it’s about pleasing God. It would please Him more if I wasn’t only concerned about the opposite gender, but also my fellow sisters in Christ. If I was able to be a good example not just for those with the same figure as me, but for all who share my desire to live modestly.

I would love to hear of any outfit or clothing choice that you know of that would fall into the category of modest for only one body type.

Adam and Eve and Modesty

I have been reading a ton of articles and blogs about modesty lately, and I found one that brought up the question: does God care about what we wear? (You can read the article here) Her thoughts took her back to the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve had just realized they were naked and sewn themselves loin coverings out of leaves, God comes on the scene and says this won’t do, He makes them garments out of animal skin to cover them. Why? Because God does care! That was where she skipped to the next topic. My mind doesn’t move that quickly, and I can’t help but dwell on this situation with Adam and Eve.

In the past I have often said that modesty was relevant to what culture you lived in, but when I think about this event with Adam and Eve that doesn’t make any since. At this time there is one man, and one woman on the face of the earth. If the “culture” was all that mattered, than I’m sure that their leaf outfits would have been perfectly acceptable. Or for that matter, I know cultures that run around ¾ naked and don’t think anything of it. Why didn’t God just tell them that being naked wasn’t an issue? Because to Him, it is. Once we gained the knowledge of good and evil, and sin entered the world, modesty became an issue that God took serious. Which is why, I believe, He went so far as to make clothing for Adam and Eve. He didn’t just instruct them on how to do it, He did it for them! That tells you how important this was to Him.

I have been thinking about it for a while now, little things bring it back to my mind. Once it was while I was down town with my family. My husband runs a Quiznos in the heart of down town Denver. I saw this girl walking down the street and I couldn’t help but wonder if the clothing that Adam and Eve had sewn out of the leaves had looked something similar to the outfit that she had on… That’s the way that our society is headed…that’s what our husbands, sons, and other men have to see every day when they go out of our homes. I am deeply saddened that I use to be part of that problem. The fleshly part of me is grieved by the thought that with everything that my husband sees every day that he has to come home to someone as boring as me, but one quick conversation with him eased my mind. He is very thankful that first and foremost that he doesn’t have to share me with the world’s eyes, and secondly, he doesn’t find me boring in the slightest! I love my husband!

I don’t know what your stand on modesty is, but I know that God is working in my heart. He wants me to make sure that my clothing choices are what He wants them to be. Choices that don’t cause others to stumble in their walk with God.

Lately

I have been thinking a lot lately about modesty… It all started when I read this blog by my dear friend Robin. It made me think about things I never thought about before. God has always had this way of working in me, where He doesn’t always allow me to process what He is doing, before He informs me that we have arrived at our new destination, so less than a week later I was no longer wearing pants. I can’t really explain to you 100% right now why I’m not wearing pants...as I said, God doesn’t always wait for me to catch up to Him before implementing things in my life. But I can assure you that I will be posting a lot more about modesty in the near future.

Since I am not wearing jeans, I was thinking of turning my jeans into really cool denim skirts! An idea I also got from Robins blog. However, my sewing machine isn’t working… I’m hoping I just missed something last time I cleaned it (my mom’s suggestion)? So, I am hoping to look at that sometime soon!

I have also been working on ways to try to reduce our household budget. I am looking at making our own cleaning supplies, and also trying to formulate a meal plan that will allow me to make a shopping list that will cut costs when grocery shopping, but also make my life easier both at home and at the store. However, that will take a ton of work to get it to a finished, working point…

So there you have what’s been going on around my house and in my head. Hopefully I will be back to blogging on a regular basis soon!