Thursday, July 1, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Passover
We observe Passover. Not in the orthodox sense, but in a modern Christian way. WHY? Well, read more HERE.
What we do
- cook a Lamb
- have a discussion/lesson about Passover in the Old Testament
- discuss why Jesus is our Passover
- praise the Lord for the blood of Christ that saves us from our sin
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Inspiration and Motivation
Facing the Giants
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Counting down the days
There are only 12 more days ‘til Christmas and we’re countin’ down the days! This is not to be confused with The 12 Days OF Christmas, which my friend from Europe was explaining to me tonight (total coincidence to the post).
Jackson made this Advent calendar at Grace Lutheran preschool. I took a sharpie and wrote the numbers on it…mainly because I’m lazy and didn’t want to have to count the rings everyday, but also to teach him to look at the date and match the numbers.
The days are flying by. I couldn’t believe it when I saw the little candy cane in the middle of our Veggie Tale Advent. Where has December gone? Or 2009 for that matter.
The 25th is just around the corner. I remember the magical feeling of Christmas I had as a childand wonder if my own children feel it too.
Let’s be real though…my 4 year old knows that “Santa” is just a story. Pretend as it were. When you ask him what Christmas means he gives a very grown up theological explanation. It’s so rad. “Well Mom, it’s Jesus’ birthday. He was born in Bethlehem in a stinky barn with the animals because there was no room in the hotel. It was tax season and there were too many people in the city. The wise men brought Him presents and worshipped Him.” That’s MY boy!!! 
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
New Mantra
- I will say this at dinner time to the kids
- I will say this (to myself) at 4:30am when my 2 year old is ready to face the day, loudly
- I will say this (to myself) when I am grumpy about work, with husband, with the state of the economy, the elected President of the U.S. etc. etc. etc.
"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have [its] perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." James 1:2-4
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus" Phil 4:6-7
Sunday, October 25, 2009
I pray you enough
I pray you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.
I pray you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I pray you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
I pray you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
I pray you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I pray you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I pray you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Rain
You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance, When it was weary. (Psalm 68:9)
Wow, isn't He good? In our times of need He will provide for our weary souls. I need that!
He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, Like showers [that] water the earth.(Psalm 72:6)
I hope you are enjoying the rain!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
God is good...all the time
He put a song of praise in this heart of mine
God is good all the time
Through the darkest night, His light will shine
God is good, God is good all the time
If you're walking through the valley
And there are shadows all around
Do not fear, He will guide you
He will keep you safe and sound
'Cause He's promised to never leave you
Nor forsake you and His Word is true
We were sinners - so unworthy
Still for us He chose to die
Filled us with His Holy Spirit
Now we can stand and testify
That His love is everlasting
And His mercies - they will never end
Lord I may not understand
All the plans He left for me
My life is in your hands
And through the eyes of Him I can clearly see
loving this song this week
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
It's tough being a woman!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
TT: The Duggar Family
1. Duggar Family Top 5 Parenting Tips:
- Teach our children to love God with all of their heart, soul, mind and strength, and memorize God’s word together as a family.
- Teach them to have a servant’s heart, leading by your example. Love your neighbor as yourself.
- Daily read the Proverb of the Day that corresponds with the day of the month and discuss it as a family.
- Diligently keep up with each child’s attitudes and actions and ask what is going on in their heart. Pray with them one on one letting them lead in prayer and then you closing the prayer time together.
- Ask God to help you conquer anger because it can destroy your relationship with your children. Praise them ten times more than you correct them.
3. They are advocates of the Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth and have had only 3 c-sections (due to breach/transverse positions).
What I desire: to be gentle and meek like Michelle, controlling anger and not yelling at my kids. Jesus, give me a miracle!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Good Friday
My old roomie and BFF from Orange County is now living in RB, so I recruited her to come with me. We are old Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa church buddies, so it was fun to reunite at my little Escondido Calvary.
While pondering, studying, and downloading bible studies on the death and resurrection of Jesus this week, I came across this website called Isaiah 53. Check it out.
13 Behold, My servant will prosper, He will be high and lifted up and greatly exalted.
14 Just as many were astonished at you, My people, So His appearance was marred more than any man And His form more than the sons of men.
15 Thus He will sprinkle many nations, Kings will shut their mouths on account of Him; For what had not been told them they will see, And what they had not heard they will understand.
1 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.
3 He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.
6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him.
7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?
9 His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.
10 But the LORD was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
11 As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors.
One of Jackson's favorite stories in his Bible.
Coloring with my boys and teaching them why the death of Jesus was so good, hence the term "Good Friday." We are so thankful He died for us.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Seder meal
Mike got us unleavened bread from Jerusalem, and very yummy kosher Kedem grape juice (instead of wine) from the Jewish section of Vons. Yeah Vons!
Here is my Seder meal: Lamb stew, matzo, and kosher grape juice. MmmmmmI told the kids it was special lamb meat and flat bread just like Jesus ate.
Owen was curious about this new tasting meat...
....and decided, "it's good mommy!"Jackson devoured his so fast I didn't even get a picture.
What is the Seder meal?(answer from www.christianseder.com)
Seder is the traditional Passover Week Dinner celebrated by the Hebrews since the Exodus. It is the Hebrew Thanksgiving, giving thanks to God for deliverance and redemption.
Seder is also called the Passover Dinner, commemorating the protection of God as the Angel of Death passed over every family protected by the Blood of the Paschal Lamb.
Seder is Bible Study. It is in this family setting that Jewish children were first introduced to the Book of Exodus as the adults gained further insight. We refer to this kind of instruction as multimedia, as all five senses are involved to make this study an unforgettable event.
Seder is that famous Dinner called The Last Supper, hosted by Jesus for His disciples. It is probable, based on The Gospels, to assume that Jesus celebrated every Seder of His life in Jerusalem. Seder, as the setting for Jesus' Last Supper, was the event Jesus choose to announce The New Covenant. And it was at this Seder that Jesus asked all of us to do this in remembrance of Him. Many of us have done part of the Seder at our various Communion Services, but the entire ceremony will bring us a profound sense of meaning.
Seder is the Feast of Unleavened Bread mentioned twice in Luke's Acts of the Apostles (12:3 and 20:6). The days of Unleavened Bread were mentioned in connection with Peter in Jerusalem and Paul in Greece, and both citations are followed by great miracles. I think that it is safe to say that both Peter and Paul celebrated Seder and encouraged others, both Jews and Gentiles, to do this also.
Seder was the basis of the early Church's Lord's Day worship service. It was referred to as the Agape Feast and Eucharist. Agape is the Greek word for Christian Love, that Love we have for one another. Eucharist is a transliteration of the Greek word which means to give thanks to God, implying that Thanksgiving is an obligation for the works of God. Our early Church experienced miracles and miraculous movements of the Holy Spirit. Our Christian ancestors were united in One Love, One Christ, and One Mind as they grew from obscurity to a Worldwide Church.
The Seder dinner is as Christian as it is Jewish. It is the focal point where we bring together our common heritage. We, as Christians, are heirs of Abraham through Faith and children of God through Christ.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Passover
The Passover Feast: A prophetic picture of the atoning death of Christ(article from this website)
The coming of the Messiah is the central theme of the Old Testament. From the very beginning, right after the serpent deceived Eve in the Garden of Eden, God speaks of the One who is coming that will bruise the serpents’ head (Genesis 3:15). In the book of Psalms we read where King David prophesies about the death of Christ saying, “They pierced my hands and my feet… And for my clothing they cast lots” (Psalm 22:16-18). The prophet Isaiah foretells the atoning death of the Messiah and compares Him to “a lamb that is led to slaughter” (Isaiah 53:5-7). And John the Baptist, the last of the Old Testaments prophets, when he saw Jesus coming toward him declared, “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29).
The record of the Old Testament makes it clear that the Messiah was born to die. The
Father sent Him from heaven for this purpose. It wasn’t plan B. It wasn’t because something went terribly wrong. At exactly the right time in history, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was born, became a man and in obedience to His heavenly Father’s will; died on a cross to take away the sin of the world (Galatians 4:4-5).
Jesus said, "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill” (Matthew 5:17). Shortly after His resurrection, Jesus appeared to two of His disciples as they were traveling on the road to Emmaus and “beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures” (Luke 24:27). Jesus did indeed fulfill all that was written and prophesied about Him in the Old Testament.The Passover Feast is one of these amazing prophetic pictures that Christ has fulfilled.
The apostle Paul calls these Old Testament events “shadows of things to come.” And goes on to explain that “the reality, the substance, the solid fact of what is foreshadowed, the body of it, belongs to Christ” (Colossians 2:17 Amplified Bible).
Messiah means Christ or the anointed one
Just as the Passover was the first feast that the people of Israel were commanded to
observe; so is Christ‘s atoning death on the cross the first truth we must believe if we are
to be free from slavery to sin, saved from the judgment it deserves and recipients of eternal life (John 3:16-19, Romans 6:23, 10:9-10). It is not enough to just know and understand that Christ has fulfilled all these things; we must believe in our hearts that Christ is truly our Passover Lamb.
Your Lamb Shall Be Unblemished
Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, 'On the tenth of this month they are each one to take a lamb for themselves, according to their fathers' households, a lamb for each household. Now if the household is too small for a lamb, then he and his neighbor nearest to his house are to take one according to the number of persons in them; according to what each man should eat, you are to divide the lamb. Your lamb shall be an unblemished male a year old; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. (Exodus 12:3-5)
At the beginning of Passover week, on the tenth of the month, Jesus entered Jerusalem tothe sound of the multitudes shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David” (Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-10, Luke 19:29-40). Jesus then entered the temple and with authority drove out those who were buying and selling! “My house shall be called a house of prayer,” he proclaimed. These events correspond with taking the Passover lamb into the house on the tenth of the month (Exodus 12:3). The Israelites were to take a year old, male lamb into their households until the fourteenth day of the month in order to inspect it for flaws. It had to be a lamb without blemish (Exodus 12:5). Jesus, the Lamb of God, had come into the house and over the next few days the chief priests, the scribes, the elders, the Pharisees and the Sadducees would all confront and question Him, but they would find no flaw (Luke 20:1-8, 19-26; Matthew 15:22-40, 21:23-27). Even after they arrested Jesus and brought him into the house of the high priest, they could only bring false witnesses against Him (Mark 14:53-59). And finally, when they brought Jesus before Pontius Pilate to have Him condemned to death, Pilate could only state the truth saying,
“I find no guilt in Him” (John 18:38). The Lamb was indeed unblemished (Hebrews 4:15). Atoning or atone means to appease, reconcile or propitiate (1 John 2:2, 4:9-10)
Also during this time, while in the house of Simon the Leper, a woman came to Jesus and
anointed Him with a very costly perfume. This beautiful and extravagant act of worship reveals many truths about Jesus. In the context of this study, it shows us that the Christ, the anointed one, was being prepared for His burial after becoming the sacrificial Lamb (Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9).
A New Covenant
Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. They shall eat the flesh that same night, roasted with fire, and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Do not eat any of it raw or boiled at all with water, but rather roasted with fire, both its head and its legs along with its entrails. And you shall not leave any of it over until morning, but whatever is left of it until morning, you shall burn with fire. (Exodus 12:7-10)
Not long before Jesus and His disciples were gathered for the last meal they would havetogether before His death, Judas Iscariot had already plotted to betray Him (Matthew 26:14-16; Mark 14:10-11; Luke 22:1-6). Knowing that He could not be able partake of the actual Passover meal with His disciples, Jesus shared a meal with them that explained that He was about to become the Passover meal. The New Covenant was about to be instituted and Jesus was expressing this through what we call the Lord's Supper (Matthew 26:26-30; Mark 14:12-26; Luke 22:1-20). Just as the Passover lamb’s blood was shed and put on the doorpost and lintel to save the Israelites from the last plague, so Jesus’ blood was about to be shed and His body broken for the salvation of the whole world.
Kill it at Twilight
You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month, then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to kill it at twilight. (Exodus 12:6) At the very time that the Passover lambs were being killed, Jesus was being crucified (Matthew 27:46-50; Mark 15:34-37; Luke 23:44). While all of Jerusalem was busy preparing the Passover meal with the lambs that were being sacrificed, Jesus was uttering His last words, “It is finished” (John 19:30). What was finished was God’s plan for the salvation of all people through the death of His Son. All that the Passover represents had been fulfilled in Christ (1 Corinthians 5:7).
The Blood of the Lamb For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments—I am the LORD. The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. (Exodus 12:12-13)
Just as the blood of the Passover lamb saved the Israelites from the judgments of God and
redeemed them from slavery, so does the blood of Christ save all who believe from the judgment of God and redeem them from slavery to sin (1 Peter 1:18-20). The blood of the Lamb cleanses us, gives us a brand new start and frees us from a guilty conscience (Hebrews 10:22).
Feast of Unleavened BreadIn the first month you are to eat bread made without yeast, from the evening of the fourteenth day until the evening of the twenty-first day. For seven days no yeast is to be found in your houses. And whoever eats anything with yeast in it must be cut off from the community of Israel, whether he is an alien or native-born. Eat nothing made with yeast. Wherever you live, you must eat unleavened bread. (Exodus 12:18-20)
The Feast of Unleavened Bread began the night of the Passover meal. Leaven representssin. During Passover week the Israelites would search their houses to make sure there was no leaven anywhere in their homes. They would then make bread for the feast without any leaven. The unleavened bread represents how Christ has made us free of sin and how he wants us to continue to live and celebrate our new life, “with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth” (1 Corinthians 5:7-8).
Feast of the FirstfruitsCelebrate the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field. (Exodus 23:16) The day that Jesus was resurrected was actually the day that the Feast of the Firstfruits was celebrated (Exodus 23:16). The Israelites would bring the first fruits of their harvest to the temple as an offering. Jesus fulfills this on that very day by being the first of those to be resurrected from the dead (1Corinthians 15:20-23). Jesus also keeps His own words when he said, “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:40). We can follow the sequence of events described in the New Testament that lead us through these three days. The day after Christ was crucified was the High Sabbath or the Passover Sabbath (Mark 15:42). Being a Sabbath day, the Israelites were commanded to cease from all labor. They would have prepared all the unleavened bread before this day. The following day, being a normal workday, we are told that some of the women who followed Jesus bought spices to take to His tomb to anoint Him (Mark 16:1). The next day they rested on the regular weekly Sabbath, the last day of the week (Luke 23:56). Then the following day, the first day of the week, they came to the tomb and found the stone rolled away from the entrance and when they went in they saw a young man dressed in a white robe who said, “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen!” (Matthew 28:16; Mark 16:2-6; Luke 24:1-2; John 20:12).
Christ indeed had risen from the dead having fulfilled the true meaning of the Passover Feast, the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the Feast of the Firstfruits!
Silly boys havin' a good time reading their Bible stories
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Random
Kids: (talking about Bibles...)
Mike: Sweety, where is MY Bible?
Me: You mean the one I bought you when we first got married - seven years ago? You mean, this brand spankin' new looking one, right here?
Mike: Huh, ya (smiling)
Me: Funny you should ask. I got it out the other day and put it in the reading basket (in the dining room) so I could read it to you guys at dinner time.
Mike: You read it to us?
Me: Ya... it just hasn't happened yet. I wanted to do a chapter a night out loud to the family.
Mike: Oh, OK. Let me see it....
Kids: Daddy, is that YOUR Bible?
Mike: Mmmhhhmmm, mommy gave it to me.
Where does he start? A gospel? A Psalm? An epistle? Nope, not Mike. He starts in Leviticus. And not in chapter one, in chapter 25. Oh my.... who can understand the mind of this man?First day was about the Land Sabbath and the next day was about the Jubilee Year. He closes it and says - "I don't get it." So he reads the study notes but is still not satisfied. I look up a very nice explanation and we further discuss it. Now that's what I'm talkin' about!
{Article from BibleTools.org}
How Do the Land Sabbath and Jubilee Years Work (Leviticus 25)?
God says, "When you come into the land which I give you, then the land shall keep aAfter seven cycles of sabbatical years, a total of 49 years, the fiftieth year was proclaimed a jubilee (Leviticus 25:8-12). Again, the land was to rest from cultivation (verse 11), and all families that had become poor and had mortgaged their land could return to their possession (verse 13).
These were major economic laws given by God, designed to prevent undue wealth acquired through acquisition of farm land from accumulating in the hands of the rich while the poor become further impoverished. God repeatedly emphasizes that people are not to oppress one another (Leviticus 25:14, 17). Deuteronomy 15 says that following these economic laws would bring God's blessing (verses 4, 6, 10). God wants people to learn to be generous and compassionate—to have a "give" attitude rather than one of "get."
Today's world, however, is characterized by materialism and greed. Farmers driven by economics try to milk the last bit of production from their tired soil and livestock. Economies collapse in wrenching depressions—or major recessions—and great hardship affects the world's economy approximately every fifty years. People practice selfishness and oppression of others.
God's land Sabbath and jubilee are intended to prevent this hardhearted attitude and the economic curses that naturally result. Man is to forego his crop willingly in the sabbatical year and the jubilee by letting the land rest. He is to acknowledge God as the true Owner of the land and be thankful for His generosity. In addition, he is to share the good things of the earth with others who are less fortunate. The rest from tilling the land provides opportunities for education, travel, community service, and spiritual reflection.
God promises to perform a miracle by granting abundant crops in the sixth year of the cycle so that the bounty would suffice until a new crop could be harvested two or three years later (Leviticus 25:20-22). This would be a continuing witness of God's power as Provider, just as the manna in the wilderness had been.
The question naturally arises, then, how can a Christian apply these laws of God now? Obviously, an individual cannot observe all the details of these laws, since that would require national legislation. An individual cannot have his own debts released, and there is no divinely appointed inheritance for each family today. But these laws are all for man's good, so we ought to observe them to the extent that this can be done in the present system. Even where a law cannot be practiced in the letter, it should be kept in the spirit.
We must not oppress anyone in our dealings, and we must strive to be generous, kindhearted, patient, and forgiving. A farmer who owes money to banks probably cannot let all his land rest every seven years, since he owes mortgage and other loan payments that must be made each year. In such a case, it is suggested that the land be rested in rotation so that each field receives its rest sometime during a seven-year period. If one is able to rest the whole farm at once, so much the better. He can reckon his seventh year from the time of his baptism or from the time that the knowledge comes to him regarding the land rest. (Observant Jews in the state of Israel count their sabbatical years in the sequence 1993-1994, 2000-2001, 2007-2008, and so on.)
God wants us to take care of the soil and to recognize that we are merely tenants on His land, responsible for maintaining its fertility. Virtually all agricultural colleges know the benefits of crop rotations and of "resting" land by putting it in pasture or cover crops periodically. Good soil conservation measures should also be practiced.
God is concerned with how we use the resources He allows us to manage. He is judging each of us by how we deal with and treat our fellowman (I Peter 4). Thus, His laws and instructions are not archaic or quaint customs but living laws to be observed by God's people.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Book Review: The Mentoring Mom
The Mentoring Mom: 11 Ways to Model Christ for Your Child by Jackie KendallMy review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
A great book. All Christian mothers should have it, read it, and read it again. This is my second time reading it and I feel like I'll read it over and over. There is a great section at the end with a recommended book list of the authors. It's one of those books you want to give to everyone you know.
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Sunday, March 1, 2009
Lent Preschool Celebration
This little man loves his school and he loves Jesus... let's just hope it stays that way for his lifetime. Amen?
He had been trying to practice this song at home, but I don't know the words, so I just listened. Owen would copy him and they'd sing together. It went something like this....
Oh, you can’t keep Jesus’ love in a box,
Love in a box, love in a box.
Oh, you can’t keep Jesus’ love in a box
‘Cause His love –‘ll come a bubblin’ through.
(and then in a bag, jar and one other thing. In then end they say we keep His love in our heart)
Song number 2 I do know from being a teacher in the children's ministry at Calvary Chapel.
"The Lord's Army"
I may never march in the infantry, Ride in the cavalry, Shoot the artillery.
I may never fly o'er the enemy, But I'm in the Lord's army. (yes, sir!)
I'm in the Lord's army, (yes, sir!) I'm in the Lord's army, (yes, sir!)
I may never march in the infantry, Ride in the Calvary, Shoot the artillery.
I may never fly o'er the enemy, But I'm in the Lord's army. (yes, sir!)
Marching for the Lord
So proud of my little buddy!Thursday, February 26, 2009
Bellissima!
Found this online shop called Bellissima that features modest clothing. They sell skirts, dresses, tops and accessories.
Our mission statement is:
To provide affordable clothing that meet high standards of beauty and modesty. While true beauty comes from having a meek and quiet spirit and a joyful heart, our clothing is the first message we give to others. We want to help you to proclaim a message that says, I am a chaste, modest woman/girl who desires Christ's beauty and creativity to shine through me.
Living in a society that says, "if you've got it flaunt it" and "whatever goes", is it a wonder that a popular clothing brand is called "No Boundaries"? After having heard countless complaints about the challenge to find modest clothing that isn't "frumpy", we decided to help make life a little easier by creating one central place where women and girls could go to find discrete clothing, which are both feminine and beautiful. Through quiet time spent with the Lord in prayer, "Bellissima! Modesty Boutique" came into existence.
We work hard to find clothing that meets high standards, yet we are also very intentional in keeping our prices affordable. Having grown up in a home school, one income household, we understand the importance of frugality!