“As I attended various homeschooling conferences, the women who spoke there also had soft voices and were quiet and reserved. Knowing that I was not like those women made me feel as though I would never measure up in God’s eyes.” Listen here for the podcast entitled The Mighty Moms of Valor.

[…] In both circles, appealing to a man’s standard of womanhood is central. Scripture, on the other hand, tells us that women are to concentrate on their inner beauty rather than on their outward adornment. Women are also to be meek and quiet in spirit, coming to an acceptance of the unique personality and gifts that God has given to them and not fighting against God’s perfect creation of them. (1 Peter 3) (Listen here for a more detailed discussion of this topic.) […]