tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post5819780026717619529..comments2024-03-02T22:12:31.609-06:00Comments on The Cotton Apron: Hard Questions – Modesty: What Does Our Clothing Say About Jesus?Mary E. Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-76443730223253546502012-12-04T11:08:00.487-06:002012-12-04T11:08:00.487-06:00Glad to be of help. I agree with what you said her...Glad to be of help. I agree with what you said here too. I do believe each family/individual needs to address the issue for themselves before the Lord and not just follow someone's prescribed legal code. For one thing, I've seen people following legal codes who thought they were dressed modestly, and yet certain aspects of their clothing were very revealing/immodest. They didn't realize it at all in some cases, I think, because they never stopped to consider how they actually looked, they just followed the "accepted" code. :-( My desire is to challenge people to think for themselves *before the Lord*, not just follow the orders of some perceived "boss".Mary E. Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-9431969563231779682012-12-04T04:42:55.127-06:002012-12-04T04:42:55.127-06:00Oh, thank you! :) (The links were active when yo...Oh, thank you! :) (The links were active when your reply was emailed to me, by the way, so no worries!)<br />I agree that we don't need to look like we stepped out of the 1800s... There are so many different opinions on WHAT modesty actually means, and I do think we need to address that personally (or between ourselves as husbands/wives or fathers/mothers) with the LORD rather than making it yet another form of legalism. Some people in different climates or personal/medical issues also have different NEEDS and I believe the Lord knows and understands. :) It is most definitely a heart issue (am I dressing to please myself/my fleshly desires or the Lord?), and something we need to consider very carefully when we raise daughters... and sons. A very sober reminder - thank you for posting about it.Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304537325454972400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-2383341578198505352012-12-02T21:13:49.420-06:002012-12-02T21:13:49.420-06:00Sorry the links aren't active - you'll hav...Sorry the links aren't active - you'll have to copy and paste.Mary E. Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-64846236225765040652012-12-02T21:13:11.138-06:002012-12-02T21:13:11.138-06:00It is a hard question. It is something that each f...It is a hard question. It is something that each family has to determine before the Lord for themselves. My purpose was to challenge Christians to think about how their dress reflects upon Christ because there are many who sadly don't seem to do so at all. I know you do think about it.<br /><br />I probably ought not to have used an illustration for this article at all since it could tempt people to use that as a measure. I like that picture because the kids were dressed decently, but not old fashioned. I don't believe we need to look like we stepped out of the 1800s to look modest and decent.<br /><br />I have a friend who has also had to deal with the heat issue. She gets heat sickness so easily that she's had to make adjustments in her clothing in order to deal with that. It's something that you'll have to figure out for your situation. I'm sure you know that cotton clothing is cooler than blends and synthetics. It also holds up better to wear and tear than rayon and challis.<br /><br />Regarding modest play clothes, have you ever considered girls' rompers for Dolly? Here are some links. (Sorry they're so long.)<br /><br />http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/familystitchery/3110268/girls_jumpsuit_and_dress_sewing_pattern_7185_size_7_8_10/supplies/craft_supplies/patterns/children_s<br /><br />http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/rosesgardenofpatterns/3104343/girls_dress_romper_jumpsuit_sew_pattern_size12-14-16_simplicity_8163/supplies/craft_supplies/patterns/children_s<br /><br />http://www.anniesshoppe.com/catalog.php?category=36<br /><br />Mary E. Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-56756020297899697242012-12-02T04:25:25.626-06:002012-12-02T04:25:25.626-06:00This is something that isn't easy in a place w...This is something that isn't easy in a place where the weather is SO hot and humid at the moment - Dolly struggles with overheating and sweating an awful lot, and is finding long clothing and sleeves (ie. covered shoulders) very difficult to cope with. We've always preferred that she wear clothes that go mid-calf or longer, but I'm having to take some of her clothes up to just below her knees for the sake of not overheating (and also because her cousins have scooters she's been riding that have been catching on her long skirts and ripping holes in them!). <br />However, she does know what is modest and what is not in ways other girls her age don't even consider or think of, and for that I am very thankful. That is one battle I won't have to fight another day. :)Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304537325454972400noreply@blogger.com