Fridays with Ella: Week 1

*side note from Jo: These are my daughter's thoughts and opinions. Keep in mind, she is only 8, and for an 8 year old, it's kind of a big deal to talk about modesty. Please keep unkind opinions to yourself. Again, she is only 8.*

My name is Ella, and I'm 8.

This has been on my mind a lot lately.

I think that little girls should dress modestly because the Bible says that's what they should do. Dressing modestly makes Jesus proud of what you wear.

I don't think that a girl needs to show her entire body to prove that she is pretty. It's important to keep your body covered because you don't want someone to see you naked. Sometimes, people wear things that are almost exactly like being naked.

Today, I wore a pink shirt that's sheer, but I wore an undershirt under it, because otherwise I would feel pretty naked.  

I hope that whoever reads this gets something out of it, and I hope it makes them think about dressing more modestly.

 

 

 

What Ella wore:

Pink ruffle shirt: Thrifted, Faded Glory Brand
White undershirt: Thrifted
Blue Jeans: Wrangler Brand, bought at Rose's (or Maxway, in some parts of the country)
Shoes: Gift from Grandmother, Skechers Brand

Tidbits from this Week

I kind of feel like we are getting back into the swing of things! The house is (slowwwly) getting to where I want it. I even found my mosquito screen while cleaning up around the kitchen, whoot!

Here's what else happened at our house this week.

Accomplished: This week, I mastered, the fishtail braid. Yes, it's a small little thing. Yes, I'm very impressed with myself.

A promise: I just realized that the "Gabe and Jo" folder on the laptop has very few pictures in it. Whoops. I'm going to have to remedy that. And so, I'm promising myself that I will take at least one new picture of us every week.

Pen Pal: Ella will be writing to my friend's daughter, K. When I was a young girl, I wrote to a friend of mine in a notebook that we mailed back and forth.

All by myself: Due to the high stress level in my life, I've decided to take half an hour a day to just be by myself, with my camera.

Proud of my girl: Ella asked me the other day, "Mom, is it ok if I say something on your blog? About modesty?" She is only 8 years old. So, every Friday, in addition to Tidbits I will be featuring some words from Ella, as well as an outfit she feels is modest and pretty.