Princesses in Disguise

Kayla: Let Me Be A Woman by Elisabeth Elliot – A wonderful collection of short chapters Mrs. Elliot wrote sharing advice for her daughter who was engaged to be married.  I enjoyed reading the motherly wisdom on being a Godly woman.  Since much of the advice was on being a good wife, I concluded that I will have to read this book again in the future (closer to my actually becoming a wife in order to refresh myself on its encouragements.  But, overall, it was an uplifting book and I was able to glean several insights from it on topics such as growing closer to the Lord and serving Him selflessly.

Social Graces: Manners, Conversation, and Charm for Today by Ann Platz and Susan Wales – This is a very short book about rules of etiquitte and Southern hospitality.  While I enjoyed reading it, I was not impressed to actually follow all of the guidelines put forth by the authors.  Maybe it’s because I come from a large family who tries to be as efficient and practical as possible, but I just don’t see the value in paying attention to every single tiny detail of life.  I believe the only two parts of the book I actually took to heart were the parts on conversing and writing letters properly.

In My Father’s House: A Vision for Daughters, selected and edited by Tamara and Naomi Joy Valine – This is one of the best, most encouraging, and motivating books I have read in a long time!  It is a compilation of articles from publications in young ladies’ magazines and books from the 1800’s.  The wisdom and practical advice for Godly young womanhood was refreshing to say the least!  The chapters (or articles) cover topics such as cooking, orderliness, Godliness, and education.  Whenever I read a portion of this book, I always felt inspired to get up and get to work serving my God and my household.  Although I’ve always been content with being female and never wished I was a boy, I’ve never been this excited about being a girl! 

Stephanie:  I didn’t finish any books this month.

Allison: An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott – I really enjoyed this book. Its about a young girl named Polly who goes to visit her wealthy cousins. Polly’s cousins are embarrassed by her “old-fashioned” ways, but by the end of the first part of the book, they each learn a valuable lesson from Polly. I liked the last page the best.

Red Rock Mysteries books 1-4 by Jerry B. Jenkins and Chris Fabry- This series is about Ashley and Bryce, 13 year old twins who solve mysteries together. The mysteries are really exciting! I love this series.