I first found out about Brooke’s Fearlessly Feminine and Female Challenge in a comment on Eyebright’s blog. Since then, I’ve seen several of my friends taking the challenge, and I’m so happy for them.

The goal of the challenge is (quoting Brooke),

“Venturing out for one week to be fearlessly feminine in the way you dress. Experiencing a week of skirts/dresses and comparing it to your regular ways of dress and style. Evaluating yourself at the end of the week and comparing it to your regular way of dress: how was the experience for you? Any particular stories? Did wearing skirts rather than pants affect the way you felt? The way you felt about yourself? The way you acted? The way you carried yourself? Were you able to go about everyday activity as freely as pants? How did people respond? Were you more respected? Did you feel more like a lady? After the challenge do you desire to keep wearing skirts more regularly, or were you desperate to wear pants again? etc. Sharing with other girls your outfits and give ideas of mixing and matching. Showing how beautiful female femininity actually is.”

Over the past couple years, I’ve struggled with whether I should wear skirts or pants. Sometimes I feel like pants are just more suited for the occasion, or I just don’t want to wear a skirt. But usually when I do end up wearing a skirt, I feel so much more feminine and lady-like.

Though wearing pretty skirts and dresses is a wonderful way to be feminine, we mustn’t forget that our attitudes and temperaments add to and take away from our femininity. We are to be “sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands [or in our case fathers], so that the word of God will not be dishonored” (Titus 2:5). Our actions have a lot to do with our femininity.

Femininity is so rare these days. It is so refreshing to see these young ladies in modest, feminine attire. So I am going to join them, and take the challenge.

DAY ONE – Saturday, February 16, 2008
I’m wearing a white blouse with a pink/red floral pattern, and a white, flowy skirt.

Having short hair, there isn’t a whole lot I can do with it in regards to style, but you’ll see a slight variation in my hair throughout the different days.

Here I am standing over our dog Charlie, also you can see a little bit more of our house.

There are seven days to this challenge, and I hope to post each day.

More coming soon!

Categories: Day-to-Day Life | Encouragement