Dressing Up For The Lord's Day

 

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It has been our tradition to dress up for the Lord's day. Setting aside Sunday like no other day of the week. Because it is not just an ordinary day. Our children look forward to Sunday morning where Maestro will put on his tie and vest with a nice pair of pants and Freckles looks as cute as can be. Today she wanted to dress up in a 40's style, which represents her love of the period and the Narnia movies with Susan and Lucy. They looked really classy this morn...I just had to take a few pictures of them before we left for church.

 

My son's friends will call him the night before and plan for all the guy's to either be a vest Sunday, a suit with coat day or the day they will all wear fedoras... So when we arrive all the teen boy's look really sharp. It is quite phenomenal really that these boy's really care to look nice for Church.

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Little Freckles  follows suit, with a cute little skirt and blouse or a nice dress.
 Her newest Christmas gift was a sweet hat reminiscent to the 30's~40's.
 How sweet she looked in it this morning with her Bible carrier.
 There are days she will go prairie girl in a sweet calico dress or even Victorian.
 So darling! With that... Dressing up for church is appropriate
 on every special occasion and wouldn't you agree
 that the Lord's day is a special occasion? I am sure the Lord delights in you caring
 about a nice clean appearance. For God is a God of order, surely we would care for ourselves not by vanity but by modesty and cleanliness.. I am not saying that appearance is that important for certainly outward appearance is not what is important...It is what is inside the heart.
 Your faith in Him is more important than anything.
 Reading your Bible daily and praying with your Heavenly Father.
 Yet, God made us in His image and He didn't make junk,
 so why not dress your best for Him? We make it purposeful
 to make that day like no other....We dress our best.
 We have also decided for this year as special family
time that we would set aside Saturday for a fancy dinner
 and games with a special devotion time to prepare our hearts for the Lords day.
 What a perfect way to start the beginning of each week.

Sunday Summer Sundress ...

I finally finished Freckles second sundress last night!

Now I have to finish up our picnic blanket...

and a couple summery tops for my girl. I have been busy sewing away.

As you may have noticed Freckles is my little model in a lot of my pictures. 

I must confess I think my girl is a cutie pie, and 

I just can't help but take her picture.

To be honest there are times she doesn't like me pointing the camera in her face.LOL! Yet, she is always quite a good sport about it. We have had many mother, daughter conversations about vanity..... In which at her very young age, she understands. In person she is actually a quiet, shy girl...Usually latched on my side, peeking from my back. She is not one to make a spectacle of herself or the center of attention. She is also quite conscience of her modesty ( without prompting by me). She is not one to wear or pick out clothing that is (in fashion) by the worlds standards or inappropriate for girls her age. She is becoming the little maiden I have prayed for her to be. She makes this Momma proud!

I pray her innocence will not be lost to the world's vanity. As far as I can see...

Her character shows quite the opposite of this world. 

She is one fun loving little girl, filled with a tender, sweet, childlike imagination.

And she has one of the funniest sense of humors to top.

I'm snapping these shots, telling her to pose and she gives me her goofy little self!

I wish you all knew her like I do!

In the Bible, Paul speaks to Christian women of the “ornament of a meek and quiet spirit.” And the girl who is growing into a perfect woman is noticed for her kindness, sympathy, gentleness, sweetness of spirit, and her willingness to be of service. There is about her a humility that makes you feel that she does not despise you and think you below her, that she is rather thinking of your happiness than her own personal appearance.

These beautiful graces—kindness, sympathy, humility, gentleness, purity—are the real ornaments of beautiful girlhood. But it is in the ornaments that clothe and beautify her soul and mind that make her a lovable and desirable creature who carries happiness and cheer wherever she goes. Seek first the more beautiful inner ornaments and then clothe the body so that those more important ornaments are not hidden.

~Excerpt borrowed from

Beautiful Girlhood

Lord I pray...

Strengthen us to reject vanity and the worldly 

motivations for beauty but rather beautify us 

for the good of our loved ones and your glory.

Have a Blessed Sunday!