Beautiful Homemakers

Hello, Beautiful Homemakers!  Today's chapter in the original 1922 Fascinating Womanhood pamphlets number 6 is all about arousing and maintaining a man's interest in you.    We cover the first half of Chapter 13:  Method of Arousing Interest,  What Topic Interests a Man Most,  Before a Man Confides, and Two Tendencies in Every Man's Courtship  "When a man seems to be interested in a certain girl, for example, he is not actually interested in the girl so much as he is interested in the pleasure, the comfort, and the feeling of strength and manliness that her society gives to himself." I didn't think to put this in the video, but in typing out that sentence I realized that this also exemplifies why so many marriages fall apart.  Most men and women aren't in it for the long haul, the ups and downs, the learning to love sacrificially and become more like Jesus.  This is actually one of God's purposes in marriage relationships!  But if you or...

 1)  Happy Resurrection Weekend!   I hope you are keeping Sunday simple, lovely, and full of joy!  Consider inviting someone who might be alone that day home with you to share your meal.  Look through your directory and invite someone!  You will probably make their day. Jennifer Flanders has wonderful ideas for you to do with children and adults, along with links and printables:   Our Family's Favorite Easter Traditions                                                      How true is this sign - No BUNNY loves you like JESUS! 2)  I went on a walk and passed by a neighbor's house in my old neighborhood, noticed it was for sale, and learned that the owner had died.  He was only 78; a reti...

 Hello, Beautiful Homemakers!   In today's video we continue discussing scenes from William Makepeace Thackeray's story Vanity Fair.   The subsections of Chapter 12 of the 1922 original Fascinating Womanhood pamphlet #6 is called "More of Becky Sharp's Stratagems," "How She Applied the Principles," and "Joseph is Enthralled."   I read you 4 vignettes from Vanity Fair and also cover a few points Mary Rizza brings out in her article Sharp at Heart: Why We Should Resist the Appeal of Becky Sharp .  Becky is adept at using FW principles; however, she is manipulative and insincere, and does not possess the worthy character that a true Fascinating Woman nurtures and develops with her acquaintances, and in her relationships. Becky is also adept in portraying "Beauty in Distress."  The most important sentence is "Could anything be better calculated to emphasize her tenderness, her feminine frailty, her helplessness in a cruel world, and...