With having an 8 year old girl in a home with two brothers, I am endevouring to teach her that the ways of the world are not the way to walk. Modesty is a part of this.
This really struck home when we were invited to a friend's house and they had a hottub. One of the members of the family lent my princess as 2 piece bathing suit. I let her wear it...with an oversize dark tshirt over it, not much help when she was soaking wet, but at least flesh was not hanging out all over.
I recall sitting in church and a woman who was there regularly, barely had any fabric covering her body, my husband tried not to look but I could tell he found her lack of clothing a distraction from worship. I looked a the little boys next to me, and thought of the verse in which we are instructed not to cause our brothers to stumble. Doesn't this woman realize that she causes men to look at her not the Lord? I felt sorry for my sweet husband and other men in the church who struggled not to look but found the temptation right in their face! I wondered about her two teenage sons and what example she has set in selecting their future wives, and was overwhelmed with sadness for them. (I still pray that God will guard their hearts and show them what God desires for them).
I find this harder and harder with each passing year. The "fashions" and clothing available for little girls becomes racier all the time. I don't know how to sew well and oftentimes the places that carry "modest" clothing are way out of my budget. I don't have a lot of time to teach myself how to sew, and I suspect that the patterns available now will reflect the fashion of the day. (what does God care of fashion?)
As I was looking for frugal ideas, I ran across the blog above, what a wonderful blog jam packed with information to aid in a woman's walk with our Lord. The link above is a checklist for modesty...I think I will print it out and post it where my princess and I can see it. I will share this with my husband as well, to help me guide this little girl as God would want her to be.
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