Female Role Models...

The whole concept of this blog had two catalysts.

1. A friend wrote about her opinions on women's dress. And it made me wonder why Christian women always have to be so self-conscious about our clothing. So slaved to fashion (whether it's secular fashion or "Christian" fashion). I want to explore this concept a bit more... later.
2. Another friend asked me who my female role models, or heroines were... I didn't really have an answer at the time... but it got me thinking... why didn't I have more women that I respected and looked to for personal growth and guidance?

Turns out... I do have female role models, I just didn't think about them overtly. I want to spend some time on this blog talking about women who are worth admiring. Here are some of mine:

• Biblical: Esther. But you knew I was going to say that. She was beautiful, strong, daring, godly, prayerful, bold, and must have been a good wife. I think she probably became a good mother too.
• Fictional: Anne of Green Gables. She's pert, audacious, daring, smart, well-read, assertive, a bit blundering at times, and a hopeless romantic.
• Real-life/Current: My mother. I know, how cliche. But it's true. While my mother and I are different in many ways, I really look up to her character. She is kind, prayerful, godly, energetic, crafty, outdoorsy, and loving.

Do you have strong female role models? Share them and tell me why! I love meeting new women to admire!

What We're Not ...

I say "we're" as if this blog is written by a group. Right now it's not. But I have a vision that one day, many women will contribute to this piece of online writing. So... "we're."

Here's a few things we're not:

• focused on the negative (except right now of course...!)
• telling you what to do
• the fashion police (but we will talk about fashion)
• going to pretend we all share the same opinions 100% of the time
• only going to talk about Esther (but I do want to study her a bit)
• sure where this writing will lead... 

What questions do you have about this blog?

Why Esther?

Why Esther? And why does she need to be revived?

This is not just a blog for me. It is for all women who were ever told they "couldn't be" the person they were born to be, created to be.

God has a beautiful purpose for each of us. He wants us to be gloriously successful in the world He placed us into. He wants women to be the beautiful creations He intended us to be.

Unfortunately, we live in a fallen world. In a fallen state.

In life, we are faced with limitations. Of the body, the mind, the spirit. And of society.

Society tells women they have to be a certain way. Act a certain way. Acquiesce and follow certain norms.

Even our Christian faith, when misapplied, causes women to feel "less than" at times. Like they can't achieve. Can't be beautiful, powerful, successful in their own right.

And so to survive, women sleep. They die inside. They need to be revived.

Esther was such a woman, I believe.

She did not seek fame. She did not seek fortune. She just followed her faith, and her beliefs led her to become one of the most sought-after, most influential, most successful women in her time.

She was both beauty queen and politician. She was fearless and faithful. She was savvy and yet submissive.

She is a Biblical hero. A role model.

I believe we can awaken our inner Esther... and become the women God truly created us to be...