Modesty-What it means to me

I have started this journey on modesty beginning with my head-cover. But in doing so, I have wondered what did Paul mean when he said that women should not adorn themselves with jewels or braided hair?
Are Christian women to look plain and not enhance our outer beauty? What if our husband prefers it or even likes it when we wear makeup or jewelry?


First Timothy 2:9-10 tells us, “I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.”

Does that mean we are to wear potato sacks and never wear anything of beauty and no make up? (Oh boy am I in trouble! I love my perfectly filled in eyebrows and wild makeup styles!)

I don't believe that is what he was talking about. I believe he was talking about reminding ourselves the REASONS we do these things. Do we do them to entice men (not our husband of course..we want to entice him!) or draw too much attention to ourselves?Do we have low self esteem and so we dress up to make ourselves feel better (not entirely bad, but if your image is all you have..welllll)

Peter reminds us (1 Peter 3:3-5) that our INNER beauty should be at the forefront.

Today, I am making a promise to myself to nurture and pamper that inner me :)

Pinterest! I am loving it!

So a couple months ago I joined a little website called pinterest.com I love the ideas for recipes, crafts and DIY and beauty ideas I get off there. I have even attempted some of them. I found this little idea on there:

Mix your favorite broken eyeshadow with a clear polish. Here is how mine turned out:

I also got this neat little idea to make something to put over mine and my husband's bed. I bought wood letters, some acrylic paint and ribbon. It didn't quite turn out like I had hoped, but I still like it. I will probably shorten and take out the bulk of the ribbon to finish it off, but here it is:

So check out the site! You may find some great inspiration there too!

My favorite comfort food

I make this for my family and they love it. I have fine tuned it and I think this is the best way, but you can add whatever ingredients that your family enjoys as it is incredibly versatile. It is also my "go-to" dish when money is tight because it can generally be made for under 12-13 dollars and feeds a LOT! You will need: A large package of Velveeta style cheese, A large box of noodles, any style besides long (spaghetti type), One ham-steak, 1 box frozen Asparagus, About a 1/2 cup milk, White pepper to taste, A cup of shredded cheese (Sharp cheddar), A 1/2 cup Parmesan

How to: 1. Start noodles to boil 2. While noodles are boiling, start cubing the ham steak and Velveeta 3. About half heat (thaw) the asparagus 4. When noodles are cooked and drained, Add them back to the pot. Add milk and Velveeta and stir consistently on medium heat until cheese is melted. Add ham steak, continue stirring. 5. Add asparagus, keep stirring and incorporating ingredients. Sprinkle with White pepper to taste and add other cheeses and melt. 6. Serve with topped with a bit of shredded cheese :) ENJOY!

Stuffed Shells

Tonight, I made stuffed shells for dinner. They are easy and very very good! They are stuffed with cheese, spinach and chicken breast. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups shredded Parmesan cheese 1 cup Mozzarella/ asiogo blend, shredded 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese Approx. 2 Cups Julienne cut fresh spinach 2 chicken breasts, poached and shredded About 18-20 jumbo shells, par-cooked 16 oz cream cheese

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and stuff shells. Place in a dish, bake at 375 degrees for approx 15 mins. Turn on broil for 3-5 mins. Done.:)

What's that thing on your head for?

I have been asked that a few times haha
Mostly online, but I thought I would explain anyway :)

I wear a headcover for spiritual reasons. I am a Christian.

HUH?!

Yes, I am a Christian who headcovers.

There are a few reasons I do this. First and foremost, I do it to please God and be obidient to his desires for me.

I am a submissive wife, or as some refer to it, a "Biblical Submissive". The wearing of the head-cover symbolizes my submission to my Husband and to God.

I came across doing this because I had been struggling with staying submissive the way I was desiring to do so. I was making snappy comments towards my husband, nagging, protesting and being nasty towards him. I was not showing him reverence, I was being a hard to deal with person all in the name of protest. I feel my behavior was unwarranted as my husband treats me well and I believe God calls me to submit to my husband and let him be the leader in our home.
So I started praying.I prayed that God would show me a way to keep a reminder to be submissive. He led me to 1 Corinthians 11:2 where it talks about women covering.







"On Covering the Head in Worship
2 I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you. 3 But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man,[a] and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved. 6 For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head.

7 A man ought not to cover his head,[b] since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. 8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; 9 neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. 10 It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own[c] head, because of the angels. 11 Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. 12 For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.

13 Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14 Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, 15 but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering. 16 If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God. "










Since the bible also says "Pray without ceasing" and I do pray during the day often, I figure I should be prepared ;)

Now, I do not think every woman should cover. I do not think I am better than another because I do. What I do know is this: Each of us has a personal relationship with our Father in Heaven and in my relationship, he asked me to cover, to teach me obedience and to have a physical reminder to be submissive to my Husband.

You may be wondering, "But that verse talks about hair, not a physical cloth, doesn't it?"
For some women, yes, but again, for me, I do believe God has asked me to cover.

If you have any questions,feel free to leave them in the comments, but I ask that you be respectful :)
Here are some pictures of me with "that thing" on my head ;)

Makeup makes a difference!

I saw this on pinterest and decided to try it out. I am being brave, so (eep!) don't judge me too harshly! hehe :)

The first in no makeup

The second is half and half

The third is full coverage :)

Christian on facebook?

If you are a Christian woman on facebook, I have made a facebook page that is a spin-off of this blog!

Please "Like" the page :)

Click HERE instead of on picture :)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Saved-By-Grace/235752136509046

A nifty trick to save some cash :)

I take a lot of meds, so I often have pill bottles I was tossing in the trash. I thought to myself, "This is so wasteful!"

I also love to buy spices in bulk-so much cheaper and so many more varieties!

I started cleaning and air drying my pill bottles. I take them, soak them in hot water, peel the labels off and air dry them.

I then store my spices in them!

I have had a craving for...

Mac n' Cheese!

So I made some.

It's very simple!

*1 box rotini noodles, cooked and drained
* about 5 oz Velveeta
* A cup of shredded sharp cheddar
* 1/2 cup asiago/Parmesan blend, shredded
* 1/2 cup milk
*1 tsp white pepper

Add milk and stir over med heat.
Add Velveeta, stir until melted.
Add other cheeses, stir to melt
Sprinkle pepper on top

eat!

I am officailly 30

I just had my 30th birthday yesterday and it was wonderful. I started my day with lunch and shopping with my mom and then I came home and my husband brought me flowers and took me to dinner. Later that night, he got me cupcakes and sang "Happy Birthday" to me :) I am so blessed to have a wonderful family, husband and friends.