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Erin Davis

Raising True Women (And a Freebie!)

Posted on 11.06.12 by Erin Davis | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti

As the title of this post implies, we’re serious about true womanhood around here. We’re passionate about showing women God’s vision for who they are and highlighting all that is possible when they live according to their God-given design.

Unfortunately, many young women don’t seem to share that passion. Social indicators such as decreased interest in marriage and motherhood as well as increased interest in choices and ideologies outside of God’s design among teens and tweens are sending a clear message—“Houston, we have a problem.”

Many young women don’t understand God’s design. As you mull that over, I’d like you to consider your daughters, granddaughters, nieces, and neighbors. Freeze-frame those precious faces in your mind because they need us to fight for God’s Truth on their behalf. They need to know what the Bible says about their identity and why it matters.

That’s why I’m pumped about a new book by Susan Hunt and Mary Kassian. It’s titled Becoming God’s True Woman While I Still Have a Curfew, and it’s chock-full of relevant Bible teaching about what it means to be a godly girl.

I picked Mary’s brain recently about the book and what’s at stake in the lives of young women. I hope her answers will inspire you to reach out to a young woman in your world with God’s Truth.

Erin: Who are the girls in your own world who inspired you to write this book?
Mary: I speak to thousands of women each year at conferences and one of the comments I often hear from them is, “I wish someone would have told me this when I was young.”
Last year, I met three girls, eighteen to twenty years old, who were attending a Girls Gone Wise Bible study at a live-in recovery center in Indiana. As we talked, one girl said, “I wish I would have known what the Bible says about how to make good decisions years ago.” The second girl agreed. With tears in her eyes she asked, “Why didn’t anyone tell us?” The third girl said, “I’m talking to my little sister about all this stuff. I hope you’re going to write a book for girls like her, to help them learn about how to be wise before they mess up like we did.”

So when Susan Hunt called me and asked me to write some devotions geared at young teens based on my Girls Gone Wise book, I jumped at the opportunity.      

Erin: In your experience, what are the major misunderstandings young women have about gender and design?
Mary: One misunderstanding is that womanhood is a topic that they don’t need to think about until they’re older. They think that it’s only important for women who are engaged or thinking about getting married. They don’t see that it’s something that’s relevant to their lives right now—It impacts the way they think about their identity, guy-girl relationships, what they wear, how they talk and think, what they watch on TV, the books they read, their habits, their focus, and all sorts of other things. God’s design for womanhood has profound implications for their everyday lives, even as teens.

A second misunderstanding is that biblical womanhood means getting married and having kids, or that it insists that women only clean and cook, or that they can’t have a career, or that they have to forego their personality and fit into a stereotyped mold. There are so many misunderstandings about what it does and does not mean. Biblical womanhood isn’t about squeezing you into a cookie cutter pattern. It’s not about following a stereotyped checklist. Rather, it has to do with shining light on the Gospel story through who God created you to be as female. We all have different gifts and personalities. Our lives won’t all look the same. Biblical womanhood looks different in different women’s lives.

A third misunderstanding is that God’s plan for womanhood is boring. It’s not! It’s one of the most beautiful, exciting, and fulfilling things a girl can discover. Finding out who God created you to be helps you grow into who you are. You get comfortable in your own skin and become everything He created you to be.  

Erin: What is the best way for moms and grandmas to address the issue of gender with the girls in their world?
Mary: It’s important that you’re intentional about teaching them the difference between the Bible’s and the world’s ideal for women. In this day and age, true womanhood has to be “taught”—it won’t just be “caught.” The best way to help your daughter or granddaughter is to start talking about biblical womanhood when they’re young. Help them evaluate the messages they hear on TV, in magazines, in music, and from friends. Read a book or do a Bible study on womanhood together. Take them to a True Woman conference. Encourage them to read blogs like LiesYoungWomenBelieve.com and PureFreedom.org. Ask questions. Listen. At a recent conference, Susan was so excited to see grandmas buying armfuls of Becoming God’s True Woman While You Still Have a Curfew books for their granddaughters. Passing on God’s truth from one generation to the next is critical, so it’s important for you to engage in the topic with her.   

Erin: What will happen if the current generation of girls misses God's Truth about their design?
Mary: Many of the problems we see in our culture—like immodesty, promiscuity, revolving door relationships, STDs, teen pregnancy, marital breakdown, depression, addictions, eating disorders, hyper-sexualization and gender confusion—are happening because the current generation of girls have missed God’s truth about their design. If we don’t start to capture the hearts of our young girls with a vision for God’s amazing plan, things are only going to get worse.

Erin: What are some specific ways we can pray for the teens and tweens we know?
Mary: We can pray that God may open their eyes to see the need for wisdom, that the Holy Spirit may give them a love for truth and the ability to discern truth, that they may be able to filter out all of the lies that they hear every day about who they are and how they should live, that they may be able to resist peer pressure, that they may be wise in their choice of friends, that they may love Jesus and treasure the things of Christ more than things of this world, and that they may stake their identity firmly on Him and who God created them to be.

Do you have a young woman in your life who needs your prayers and encouragement? Leave us a comment and tell us about her. We will choose five of you at random next Monday morning, November 12, to receive a free copy of Becoming God’s True Woman While I Still Have a Curfew for the girl in your world.

Also, listen to Nancy’s conversation with Susan Hunt and Mary Kassian today on Revive Our Hearts about Teaching Biblical Womanhood to Teens.

Comments

  1. I would love to win this book for my lil sister who is almost 17. She does not live in the same city where I live, so we can only talk ont he phone. I have been concerned about her spiritual growth or lack thereof seeing that my dad is not saved yet.It would be a blessing to win this for her so she will learn from other godly women that God should come first in her heart instead of the things of this world. I want her to avoid the promiscuous pattern I fell into growing up myself. Thanks so much for your ministry. And truly, there will always be a lil girl inside of all of us, no matter our age, who longs to be and feel loved by her Father and believe that she is fearfully and wonderfully made.
    Amen.
    posted by Doris
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 9:55 am
  2. Hi! So thankful to have this kind of support and encouragement as I work to raise my second daughter. I face a struggle that I am sure many other Christian women do, I became saved after marriage and my spouse has not yet come to the cross. Raising my first daughter (now 21) without yet being in the faith shows me now just how much she/I missed. We are working what seems to be backward, but together we are learning and growing. My youngest daughter is now 14, accepted Christ as her Savior and Lord just this year. She is learning more about being pure in body, mind and spirit but there is oh, so much more to learn and apply to life! I am so glad to learn about this book, but such godly women! Thank you Revive Our Hearts! for the encouragement you have given me over the years- Just the right message and just the right time- Praise You Lord!
    posted by Amy Eid
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:00 am
  3. I have 2 precious daughters whom I pray for and try to encourage each day!
    posted by Andrea
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:05 am
  4. There are a number of girls at my church whom I would like to come alongside. I have been thinking about starting a group for them so this would be a very welcome gift and hopefully an impetus for more to come. Thank you!!
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    posted by Adrienne
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:06 am
  5. I have two daughters (a pre-teen and a teen). I am very concerned about them and have a strong desire that they live as God wants them too. My older daughter ahs big ambitions but she is easily swayed by her peers and we want her to understand that she needs to not allow herself to be influenced by the world. She has been raised to know what is right in the eyes of God. We want to make sure she lives that way out in the world.
    posted by Stephanie
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:06 am
  6. I have several teen neices and two young daughters that I would love to share my heart for true womanhood through this book. Life choices seem more difficult than when I was younger.
    posted by Stephanie Edwards
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:11 am
  7. I have 2 daughters. My 13 year old asked my last night why she has yet to have a boyfriend. It breaks my heart, I so remember that struggle.
    posted by Leah
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:15 am
  8. I would love this book for my daugther, Teira. She's an awesome, beautiful young lady living out her faith and I love to give her things that can encourage her to be on fire for God and to not be ashamed of the HOPE that is in her! God Bless!!
    posted by Kelly Green
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:28 am
  9. Susanna is my 6th daughter and 10th child. She will be 17 next week. Sharing a room with 5 older sisters has made Susanna "grow up" real fast! I would love to give her this book to encourage her to start being a True Woman now. She is a lovely young lady and I pray that she stays pure and faithful to her Savior.
    posted by Vicki Bennett
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:31 am
  10. I have a daughter and I see the way the world is headed and it scares me. I want to make sure that I can teach her all the things that no one else will. I want her to know her true value and not the value that the world puts on her.
    posted by Bethany
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:32 am
  11. I had the priviledge and the blessing to discover so much about this beautiful plan while studying 'True Woman 101'. The Lord has used it to change who I was and who I thought I should be.
    I pray that my sisters will be able to experience the same relief, amazement and freedom that comes from understanding and accepting God's purpose for their lives. They are 21, 23 and 25.
    Thank you for being a blessing!
    posted by AbigaiL
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:32 am
  12. I would love to give this book to my 2 younger teenage cousins(sisters). I wish I had had this book when I was a teen.
    posted by Amy
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:42 am
  13. I led a small group summer study of True Woman last summer and several of the young moms said that it transformed their thinking about biblical womanhood. I have 7 grand daughters and we partner in prayer with their parents as they raise them in this difficult culture. I'm excited to share this book with the oldest teen grands.
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    posted by Sharon
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:50 am
  14. My younger daughter is eighteen, and will soon be leaving for college. She's seeking to be a godly young woman on her own, and we're seeking ways to help her. I recommend this site to her with regularity, and my prayer is that this book would be an encouragement and an exhortation to her.
    posted by Vickie
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:54 am
  15. I have the honor of being mom to two girls. 11 & 13. So we are just starting to tread into the waters of the teen years. I am fortunate that my girls both claim to love the Lord and follow Him. However, their eyes are being opened to the temptations of being teens. How hard it is be a teenager in these days. Being a Christian teen is even harder.
    posted by Blythe Anthony
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:12 am
  16. I had the privilege of teaching a class of teen girls in our church for 3 years. And we had the blessing of working through Lies Young Women Believe and the Truth that Sets them Free! I can't recommend resources from True Woman highly enough. While I'm no longer teaching the class I know that several of the girls would benefit from this new book!
    posted by Meg
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:16 am
  17. I would LOVE to have this for my daughter who is about to be 13. She is such a sweet girl with a heart for Christ. I'm just finishing up the Divine Design study, and was realizing the impact this has on the generations to come. I want my daughter to have a healthy understanding of God's design for us, so that her marriage can be a blessing and one with true peace and freedom in Christ. I am so thankful there's now a book for these young girls! Just might use this for their 7th grade girls Bible study!!!
    posted by Marci Dighton
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:16 am
  18. I have many young women iny life who would benefit from this book, including a 13year old daughter.
    posted by Jody
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:23 am
  19. I have two daughters, 12 & 14, who I'm trying to teach about what it means to be a godly woman. It's hard with the messages they get from the world.
    I have been going through Nancy and Mary's study on true womanhood and it has opened my eyes. I had been thinking about going through the study with my girls when they are older, but this book would be great to go through together now.
    posted by Sherry
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:29 am
  20. This book looks great! Of course I would love to win it!
    posted by Kathy Ambro
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:31 am
  21. My granddaughter Kayla is doing the Lies Young Women Believe daily devotionals online, she lives far away from me and I try to encourage her to stay in the word. She is in the 8th grade, rough home life, gentle and kind spirit and an reader. I would love to send her this book. Thank you so much for these books and devotionals for young woman. They need to know this and then the remarks from the girls at the end of the devotionals are encouraging for her to read. Thank You!!!
    posted by Tina Carruth
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:32 am
  22. I love the passion displayed here!

    I mentor several teen girls who would benefit greatly from this book. In fact, I'd love to get a book study going with it.....

    Thanks for providing godly resources for teen girls!
    posted by Rhoda
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:33 am
  23. I am involved with the youth ministry at our church and I am raising three girls myself. I would love to have this resource to aid me in my effort to challenge these girls to live for Christ. Our young girls are under attack and it's my desire to be their biggest and loudest cheerleader and coach - pointing them to Jesus and His desire for their lives!
    posted by Danielle
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:34 am
  24. Sounds like another great book!!! I have a 15 and 16 year old daughters looking to find a book to do a study with some of their friend from school. After going to Revive Our Hearts conference in IN, they are so long for their friends to really see the need for personal revival. :o)
    posted by Gretchen Spooner
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:36 am
  25. What a blessing! There is a young 15 year old girl with whom I shared the gospel with. She is open to the word of God but confused. I think would greatly benefit from this.
    posted by Wendy Cleavenger
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:36 am
  26. I would love this for my oldest daughter now 12 that will go down to my youngest 11 months. I see a need for my 12 year old to read and learn more about the true Christian womanhood. I am first generation Christian in my family and so I'm struggling to figure it out myself. We do believe children are a blessing and are expecting our sixth and this would be a great time for her to read while I'm working with the new baby!
    posted by Christina Nicolle
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:39 am
  27. I have a granddaughter that is going to need this book. I also work with young girls and this could be an excellent book for each one of them.
    posted by Margaret
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:40 am
  28. I have two daughters and love resources like this to help me where I didn't have help. Many thanks and blessings to Mary Kassian and True Woman.
    posted by Emily R
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:42 am
  29. I would love to win this for my 13 year old daughter. Her faith and security in Christ is encouraging to me and I would love to give her tools that enhance her spiritual walk. She signs her texts Jesus is my BFF! I love that.
    posted by Angie L.
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:43 am
  30. I would live to win a copy of this book. I am a youth leader at my church...but feel that God has called me to minister to tweens and teen-aged girls. There are so many girls who need to know that they were created for so much more! I'm one of those girls that wish someone would have told me. But so thankful now as an adult the Lord blessed me with wonderful Godly women who have poured into my life now. I want to pour into young girls lives the way these women have in mine.
    posted by Christina Anguiano
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:44 am
  31. God has blessed me with two boys, but I have many nieces who could benefit from this book. I would love to have this become something that gets passed from one mom to the next, just like the highchairs and playpens and hand-me-down clothes.
    posted by Tonya Prim
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:45 am
  32. Have a precious preteen who is struggling this year and last year with some bullying issues and who wonders often why she isn't "popular" etc. I pray that she will understand that true beauty is not skin deep and that the negativity around her won't impact her making "good choices"
    posted by sharon
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:58 am
  33. I have 2 daughters and 1 is old enough where we have started those hard conversations. My dream for all my kids is the have them secure in their identity in Christ. This book could be so helpful in aiding my conversations with her.
    posted by Megan Peetronella
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 12:02 pm
  34. I have one daughter that is 4 year old. I want to teach her how to be a godly women. I think this book sounds perfect.
    posted by georgette lambert
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 12:09 pm
  35. I don't have any daughters-- four sons instead, but I am a pastor's wife who has a deep burden for a number of the youth girls at our church. You have described them perfectly here-- not interested in motherhood, feeling the pressure to conform to the world, and lost in the wave of popularity and sexuality. Would love to have this to work through with them and to be informed myself on a sound biblical way to walk them through these challenges. Love Mary Kassian!
    posted by Betsy Durand
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 12:13 pm
  36. I would love for my 14 yr old daughter to read this! She has a lot of tomboy tendencies, which is ok, but she's also very anti boy, thinks girls are better, etc. I pray that she will come to a place where she desires to glorify God in her womanhood. Thanks for this opportunity
    Glowininthedark.blogspot.com
    posted by Ann Dunlap
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 12:30 pm
  37. I am so excited about young ladies learning how to be a biblical woman. That is something I am still learning about. My daughter is 11 and this book sounds like it would be great to read and work through. Teaching and Training my daughter is first but I have girls at church that would benefit from this book. Not forgetting my American Heritage Girls (ones that are old enough) could go through this book. This is so great!!! Praise God! Thank You Mary Kassian and Susan Hunt for being Biblical Women with a passion to help others become God's true Woman.
    posted by Lisa Jones
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 1:05 pm
  38. I have a daughter who will be 1 in December- I would love to read this book to help me learn to teach her about true womanhood!
    www.Bluecakesblog.com
    posted by Lisa
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 1:27 pm
  39. I lead an 8th grade girls Bible study at my church, (there are currently 10 girls in my group), and I am so eager to teach these girls about true womanhood!!
    posted by Stephanie Hall
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 1:47 pm
  40. My niece, I'm so concerned and burdened for her. My brother divorced, and remarried quickly to a very liberal woman, who supports openly all things against God. She's always being taught socialism, abortion, being gay is good, do whatever makes you happy. I would love to be able to know how to encourage her and speak life into her little life. Lord willing He will bless me with a girl, I have 4 boys!
    posted by Heather
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 1:50 pm
  41. I have been working with our Jr High girls at church, both on Sunday and Wednesday! God has really laid on my heart to teach them what I wish I had known at their age.

    These young ladies are so precious! I am looking forward to reading this book and incorporating it into their lives.
    posted by Julie Parker
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 2:00 pm
  42. I have an eight year old daughter. I recently completed the Divine Design curriculum in my bible study, which I have been highly recommending to sisters. As I read the lessons each day there were so many times I wanted to call my daughter over and share what I had just read. There are so many truths of such seriousness and encouragement that I felt powerfully to teach it right then and there to her. However, much of it was too deep for her age and I have been searching for resources to share with her as well as with her peers either now or in later seasons. I am all aboard this Woman's Movement and I pray that my precious daughter will jump on with me.
    posted by Amanda D Munro
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 2:28 pm
  43. As a mom to two daughters and a pastor's wife, teaching biblical womanhood to young girls is something I strive to be intentional about. I highly respect these two authors and look forward to reading the book.
    posted by Debbie
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 2:56 pm
  44. I work with teen girls at our church. I am thrilled about this book, can't wait to read it. I have desired to start a Bible study and this book looks like a good start!
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    posted by Dawn Robins
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 3:09 pm
  45. Hi. I'm a Mom of 5 wonderful daughters. Their ages are 17,13,9,9 &7. My hearts desire is that they will grow into Godly women who love the Lord with their whole heart, soul, and mind. This book sounds like just the resource to add to our family library!
    posted by Ellyn Krusza
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 3:28 pm
  46. Would love to pass this on to our Pastor's teen daughter.
    posted by ELAINE
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 3:37 pm
  47. As I read today's blog a young lady who serves as a helper in the nursery came to mind. She was raised by her father and grandmother who have both come to know the Lord in the past 5 years. Just a few months ago, her mother has also come to know the Lord, along with her husband. It has been a beautiful thing to watch as this family has all come together in the unity of Christ. As I serve with her every Sunday, I am often reminded of myself as I was raised without my mother.

    I think this book would be a huge blessing as this young lady's birthday is coming up.
    posted by Rochelle
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 4:28 pm
  48. I have a friend who really needs prayer and encouragement. She lives about an hour away from me, so we don't get to talk much. I am concerned about her spiritual walk with God. She is at a very stressful time of life with college applications and school crazyness, and I have seen that affect her walk with God. Her time with Jesus becomes less and less of a priority in her life, and she seems uncomfortable whenever I bring up spiritual subjects to talk about or discuss. This book would be a huge blessing, encouragement, and inspiration to her. :)
    posted by Becca
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 4:31 pm
  49. Hi! So thankful to have this kind of support and encouragement as I work to raise my second daughter. I face a struggle that I am sure many other Christian women do, I became saved after marriage and my spouse has not yet come to the cross. Raising my first daughter (now 21) without yet being in the faith shows me now just how much she/I missed. We are working what seems to be backward, but together we are learning and growing. My youngest daughter is now 14, accepted Christ as her Savior and Lord just this year. She is learning more about being pure in body, mind and spirit but there is oh, so much more to learn and apply to life! I am so glad to learn about this book, but such godly women! Thank you Revive Our Hearts! for the encouragement you have given me over the years- Just the right message and just the right time- Praise You Lord!
    posted by Amy Eid
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 4:45 pm
  50. Thank you for the wisdom and encouragement in this article!
    As a woman and mother it IS so difficult to really know if the way and words we speak to our children are truly being understood and heard, not only with their ears, but with their hearts!
    Our eldest daughter is 11 years young, and is definitely in tween mode. Last spring and summer we had many conversations about dressing with modesty in mind, Gods design for her, and our desire for her to feel confident without taking part in the booty shorts and skimpy bikini trend.
    Our most recent challenge is make-up and issues with her friends that are allowed to date - as these are 2 topics that are nonnegotiable in our home! She simply is not allowed.
    Thank you revive our hearts for encouraging and sending out this message at one of the most challenging times!
    www.beauty-well.ca
    posted by Erin
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 6:04 pm
  51. It's so difficult to see beautiful young women, raised in the church, fighting against being what God wants them to be. Our 16-year old is a prime example of having the head knowledge, but not always wanting to apply it to her heart & actions. Our constant prayer is that God will give her the desire to fully cling to Him, to desire after Him with all her heart and soul.
    Thank you for your desire to see this actualized in all of our "have a curfew" girls.
    posted by Karin D.
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 6:40 pm
  52. I'm looking forward to reading the combined wisdom of Susan Hunt & Mary Kassian! I know my 2 younger sisters need encouragement and would benefit from a book like this.
    posted by Leanna
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 6:58 pm
  53. OH I LOVE THIS!!! I'm so glad this resource is now available for young girls. I've followed ROH and True Woman for a few years now, and I've led the True Woman study for our church this summer. I took my daughter (now 10) to Tampa in 2010 for the Pure in Heart conference and we both loved it. She still wears her necklace...in fact, she had it on yesterday and today. The tween years I'm finding are a time when she's wanting to do the right thing but is hearing other ideas and feeling some pressure already from other girls...friends even...to listen to certain music or act certain ways that are rude toward friends, family, and authority or not to tell us about things they've talked about, etc. It will only progress from there, I know. She's a wonderful girl with a heart of gold...loves to serve and do for others...has a real spiritual sensitivity. BUT she's at the age where these things are hitting and life has us busy enough with good things, home tasks, and other children where we don't always have the time to discuss each item she faces daily. I'd love to get her into this resource and use it on dates with her once a week in the afternoon or so. And of course, I'd do the same for our other daughter coming behind her 5 years later. God bless your ministry. Thank you for the opportunity to obtain this resource.
    posted by Marlo
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 7:22 pm
  54. I know my daughter would benifit from a book like this. We also do some ministry with some young girls in a youth ministry. This would be very helpful in ministry. Blessings to you for putting out a book like this.
    www.ourjoyfulliving.com
    posted by Angie
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 8:02 pm
  55. I have 2 teen daughters who I want to teach biblical principals on true womanhood. Oh, how I wish someone had taught me when I was younger.
    posted by Christy
    on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 8:43 pm
  56. I am a mom to boys only I would love to share it with my nieces.
    posted by Myriam
    on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 8:28 am
  57. I would love to have this book to share with my granddaughthers. Their families are not believers and I think they need guidance at this young age.
    posted by Cathy
    on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 10:54 am
  58. I am so excited about this new book. I learned so much through the True Woman study I want to share with the young women in my life.
    posted by Chris
    on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 11:01 am
  59. I have 3 wonderful Godly daughters who I think would benefit from this book!
    posted by Theresa
    on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 12:36 pm
  60. God has blessed me with the amazing opportunity to befriend, counsel, and work with a young lady in our church. She has hit a rough stage in her life. My desire is to stay faithful and right by her side through this rough patch to show her how to become Godly even though she's still young (Godliness isn't just for older people) I think she would benefit greatly from this book and the lessons taught in it. I think every young lady needs an older woman to come along side of her and say.. hey you can make it this rough stuff in your teen years will pass hang in there.. keep following God.
    posted by Jolene
    on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 1:18 pm
  61. My oldest daughter is just becoming a teenager. She has many questions and struggles, especially since her dad has quite worldly views and I struggle often to teach her the biblical path. I am sure this book would be great to help her understand her role as a woman of God.
    posted by Constance
    on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 11:35 am
  62. I am so excited to read this book! I'm a young pastor's wife so I have a lot of girls whom I encourage and pray for.
    posted by MJ
    on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 3:25 pm
  63. Would love to have this for my 13 year-old. Thank you for offering the giveaway.
    posted by Kellie
    on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 6:45 pm
  64. I would love to give this book to all of my teen girls whom I minister to every Wednesday night at youth. I am a youth leader of Jr. High girls. I know without a shadow of doubt that theses are issues that every girl needs to be taught and encouraged in. They often don't have time or don't make time to spend in the word and so they unless they have someone who is willing to show them how and where to find their answers to life they only know to seek the world and then they are trapped in believing the evil lies. Thank you for writing a book like this. I look forward to reading it myself!!!
    posted by Jodi Wisler
    on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 10:02 am
  65. My youngest daughter is 15, and although she submitted her life to Christ over a year ago, she could use the encouragement to stay strong when some of her friends are only interested in teenage drama and guys. I enjoy anything by Mary Kassian. :)
    posted by Margaret
    on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 10:41 am
  66. I'm thinking of a very special little girl right now. At the moment, she is being "knit together" in my daughter-in-law's womb! I am expecting my very first grandchild around Valentine's Day. I pray for this little one every day. May she grow to love the Lord with all her heart, and may God give her the heart of a True Woman. Thank you, Mary and Susan, for writing this book, and for having a heart for all women,both young and not so young!

    In Him,
    Arlene
    posted by Arlene
    on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 1:45 pm
  67. My daughter is 14 and she was sexually abused by a close family member which tore our family apart. She is growing as a young woman and has become a Christian and I think this book would be great for her. I try to keep positivity in our family nowadays.
    posted by Sherri
    on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 1:59 pm
  68. My sister just turned 16 and I would love to have a copy for her. My husband and I were taking her to our church and I was able to spend time with her to help guide her, but we moved away about a year ago. I still look for every opportunity to help her, but it is harder since moving away. I now have a 3 month old daughter and my eyes are being opened to just how much of a battle Godly parents face.
    posted by Tara Scheets
    on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 10:55 am
  69. I have a young daughter who already struggles with low confidence and insecurity. Ive been trying to help her by studying the Bible with her so that she can get more and more truth in to her mind to replace and discount the lies.
    posted by Monica Hart-Atwood
    on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 10:46 pm
  70. Thanks for your care for the younger generation!

    Congrats to Andrea, Vicki Bennett, Amy, Becca, and Jolene. Check your inbox for details on how to get your signed copy of "Becoming God's True Woman While I Still Have a Curfew."
    posted by Paula Hendricks
    on Monday, November 12, 2012 at 1:13 pm

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