Modestly Yours

A woman who I admire is Wendy Shalit, author and culture revolutionizer. She has written Return to Modesty and Girls Gone Mild. She looks at modesty and chastity from a philosophical viewpoint and how it affects our culture (or basically how not abiding by these virtues affects our culture negatively). Shalit has several blogs, one of which is Modestly Yours, a group blog for women who value modesty. Unfortunately I have not kept up with this blog but I hope to start doing so. The post on October 10th (currently the latest one) is quite interesting. It is disturbing to see what companies do for media and attracting young people. Check it out for yourself. Occassionally I will be reflecting on some of her writings. What is neat is how there is Theology of the Body on one hand and Wendy Shalit on the other, both approaching chastity and modesty but from different angles. I'm sure they can be brought together into a relationship!

Beginning Journey

Theology of the Body, chastity, the true roles of men and women and all things that go along with these topics have been major points of interest for me throughout the last few years. I would like to begin a journey in exploring these areas further and sharing my thoughts and also inspirations from others with you. We'll see where this goes. Eventually I would love to write a book in one of these areas, but first steps first.

I chose the title "Waiting for Pursuit" because as a woman that is exactly what I am doing. I believe (and I hope) that I am called to marriage some day. In the meantime I am waiting for that man to come into my life and to be the one pursuing me. Waiting is certainly difficult, especially when I feel our culture wants us to rush into things. We need to let patience consume our hearts and first let our hearts be set on fire with the love of Christ. If we do not love ourselves and certainly our Lord, then we cannot love another person as we are called to love them.

This will be the journey of love once found, love lost, and love waiting to blossom.