Fashion God’s Way : Part 3 – Prom Dresses
17 Jan 2012 7 Comments
in blog series, fashion, fun, prom
It all starts when you hear those magical words, “Will you go to Prom with me?”. Or for me, it was saying to myself after seeing the announcement of prom, “I’m going to prom!”. Then the thoughts in your head start spinning with dress options, shoes, hair, makeup, etc. One of the hardest parts of prom is… picking a dress. Strapless or straps? halter or wide straps? yellow or black? blue or purple? short or long? 40 dollars or 400 dollars? (hope you go with the lower one!) the list goes on and on. For me, it was harder though. I had to think what dress would be stunning while also modest. It was a hard search and for some girls it goes on for days and days and days. Sometimes the enchantment of prom goes out when you trudge home after another fruitless prom dress shopping trip. Don’t worry! God has the perfect dress out there for you and he has a perfect plan. Trust him!
You also want to find the dress that flatters your figure the best. If you are petite, shorter dresses and the mermaid style dresses look especially good. (At least I think so)
If you are slightly bigger, then the ballroom dress style looks good.
But I always say, ballroom style looks good on everybody! 
A few things to remember while shopping:
1. Price! This is a tough one for some girls! You want that special dress but its just out of your price range!
Look online. Keep watching the store for any special deals or sales. Maybe a better dress will turn up for your price.
2. Style! Like I said, you really want to make sure the style flatters your figure! Don’t get discouraged if a dress looks different on you than on your friend. Find the dress YOU like and that YOU feel fabulous in! Its your night!
3. Modesty! Ouch! For some of you thats a pain in the rear. Its not bad if you want to look stunning but lets remember that stunning doesn’t always mean immodest! Make sure the dress is high enough and that when you lean over, nothing shows! Also be sure that the dress length is ok. Always check with your parents to make sure what length they are comfortable with you wearing. Then obey and respect them! Obviously if the dress is floor length, length is not a issue 
But if the dress is knee length or below the knee, make sure when you jump or sit down, nothing shows! We as women want to honor men by wearing things that don’t cause them to stumble!
All that being said, here’s some fabulous dresses!!
1. Ballroom style, my favorite This is a gorgeous color and a beautiful dress! One thing, I would add straps.
2. Just below the knee style! Love this dress! (Also would add straps)
3. Straight and sleek style! ( I would add straps )
:Bonus:
:Bonus: You have to have a great clutch and some great heels! Here are my favorites!
Clutch
Heels
Just one more thing, This post marks the halfway point of the series! 3 posts down, 3 to go!
Love all the feedback! Feel free to comment or if it is too personal email me at: godwardblog@gmail.com
Okay all that being said, my apologies on this long post, Whenever it is, have a rockin’ time at your prom! Happy Dress Shopping!
1 Year Ago…
09 Jan 2012 1 Comment
in Photography, pictures
1 Year Ago… I liked photography.
1 Year Ago… I had a cheap digital camera that sometimes surprised with decent photos.
1 Year Ago… I wanted a better camera.
1 Year Ago… I received my wonderful Nikon L110 from my wonderful parents.
1 Year Ago… I found out that instead of just liking photography, I LOVED photography.
Christmas 2011 marked the 1 Year Anniversary of having my camera. Its been an incredible year of finding out new things, getting excellent tips from other photographers and being able to travel with my camera. This last year I started a facebook page, a photography blog and was able to do my first photography session with a adorable wonderful family from my church!
God has blessed me with friends who constantly encourage me as well as give me great tips on how to take a better photo.
I am blessed.
Fashion God’s Way : Part 2 – Jeans and Sweatpants
22 Dec 2011 2 Comments
in blog series, family & friends, fashion, fun, holidays, random
First of all, I would like to say if I was in England, I would not say pants. In European countries, pants means an entirely different item… undergarments. Okay I will leave it at that.
I thought this would be a good time for part two to be about pants. Jeans and Sweatpants to be exact.
As I have covered in the part 1, I’m not a huge girly girl. I really enjoy wearing jeans and sweats much more than dresses and skirts. I like to feel comfy, especially on a rainy day. Sweats haven’t been a huge struggle to buy, as long as they are not tight on the gluteus maximus and fit comfortably without showing off too many curves. But jeans, they have always been harder to find. A perfect fit which flatters the shape of your body.
A few things to remember when shopping for jeans -
1. Figure out the style that you like and that looks best on you. You want jeans that flatter your figure.
2. The areas that shouldn’t be too tight is the bottom and hips. Make sure the jeans don’t “hug” too tightly on those areas.
3. If you have a crafty mother like me, then slight problems like if the waist of the jeans are a little too big or the jeans are too long, it can be fixed pretty easily.
4. Lastly, ask the opinion of another person. Mother, sister, aunt, cousin, even brothers or fathers. Sometimes you don’t realize how a item of clothing looks on you from another perspective.
Okay, onto some of my favorite styles of jeans!
1. Dark Flare Jeans – These jeans go great with a tshirt, dressy shirt, tennis shoes or heels! Also dark jeans can have a slimming effect
2. Colorful Skinny Jeans – A word, you have to be careful when wearing these. Officially if you are skinny, then you can pull it off. But if you are a little bit bigger, than make sure they are not too tight. I am not a size 2 and my legs aren’t super skinny, but I have a pair. And I made sure beforehand, that they looked okay and were not too tight. Skinny jeans are great for wearing with UGGs (fake or real, I have both ), or heels or black boots.
3. Trouser Style Dark Jeans – I have yet to buy a pair of these but I love the look of these with heels or flats.
4. Faded Bootcut Jeans – I’m not a huge fan of faded jeans, but I do like the bootcut style. Also quite nice for wearing with heels and/or boots.
5. A pair of sweatpants I really like My favorite baseball team! Go Twins!
Again, questions or comments? Leave a comment! Too personal? Shoot me an email at godwardblog@gmail.com
I am taking a short break for focusing on family and celebrating Christ’s Birth! So…
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Next time I blog its gonna be 2012!
Apologies In Order
20 Dec 2011 1 Comment
in blog series, holidays, random
Dear Readers,
I am so sorry for not updating my blog in over two months! There have been several times I’ve sat down to write a post but I’ve ended up getting interrupted. Now it is Christmas Week and I am yet again, busy! So sorry!
I do fully intend to continue with my blog series! I am going to have one last post after this one and then its a lovely break for Christmas, New Years, and other things
So watch your emails or feeds for one last post after this!
Also if you haven’t yet, head on over to my new photography blog, Godward Photography!
Interrupting and Together for Adoption
21 Oct 2011 1 Comment
in adoption, blog series, conferences, random, serious thoughts
Interrupting my blog series to bring you some posts about the conference I am at this weekend. Its called Together for Adoption and my mom and I will be blogging about it this weekend. So after this weekend, I will bring you part two of my blog series, Fashion God’s Way. I have been getting such amazing feedback on the blog series, so thank so much!! I hope that the series keeps on encouraging you and others. Please keep passing along word about the series. Thanks again! Now for a short post about the first session of the conference.
The first session was taught by Darrin Patrick and it really highlighted social justice. There were quite a few parts that stood out to me in this session but I like to point out three specific points. Number one would be, We are to love God, and we are to love people. You can’t hear that enough, I believe. So true! Sometimes I have a hard time loving people especially those who are not like me. So I constantly need that reminder.
Number two would be a statement that Darrin said, which is, “If you’re not doing justice in your neighborhood, don’t try to do it in your city.” He wanted to really point out that we need to get to know our neighbors. That is something that I’m not really good at. I live in a neighborhood where there is plenty of crime and its just a hard place to reach out. I constantly ask God for boldness regarding sharing the gospel with people who may even yell at me. Some people are willing to hear, and some are not. But if we want to change something, we should start with our neighbors. I think that is a very important point to understand and to carry out.
The third and final thing is he had four points under the title, “What do we do?” , and here they are.
1. The church is called, first and foremost to proclaim the gospel.
2. You must not use social justice to avoid the offense of the cross.
3. Churches should plant other churches.
4. The “institutional” church must equip individuals who will become the “organic” church.
These points really encouraged me and I hope it will encourage others.
Hopefully more posts to come soon!
For more information, here is a helpful link : http://www.togetherforadoption.org/?cat=428
Fashion God’s Way : part 1 – Skirts & Dresses
10 Oct 2011 8 Comments
in blog series, fashion, fun
This is the first part of my new series, Fashion God’s Way!
I am so excited to see how God works through this series. Before I begin, I would like to mention two important things.
1. You may not agree with everything I post and that’s okay. Many people have different thoughts on modesty and what is appropriate to wear. Also you may have different standards in your home. Whatever the case, if you have a disagreement and/or comment that you would like to be private, feel free to shoot me an email at… Godwardblog@gmail.com.
2. Comment! I want to hear feedback and comments! Share questions, thoughts, and what you like to wear!
This first part is all about skirts and dresses! When I was little, my mom dressed me in a lot of skirts and dresses. As I grew up, I started to ditch the dresses and skirts and started to wear more jeans and sweatpants. About a year or two ago, I read about something called, Week In Feminine Dress. Its a week solely devoted to wearing skirts and/or dresses. I thought that was cool, but I didn’t feel the urge to do it. But as I thought about more and more, I started wanting to wear more skirts and dresses. And then as I got into my teens I started wearing dresses with leggings, which personally is probably my favorite way of wearing dresses. Now, I really enjoy dressing up and wearing more feminine things. Now, I am not saying that women shouldn’t wear jeans and sweatpants, if I was that would be very sad. I love sweatpants. I am merely trying to point out that when women wear skirts or dresses, its really nice. You don’t have to wear them every day but every once in a while is always nice.
As you shop for skirts or dresses, there is always that one question, “What is the right length?”.
And there are others too. Such as, “how short is too short?” or “Does my skirt/dress ride up too much when I sit down?”. And two other key questions that don’t really go along with my topic are, “Does my dress or skirt show too much of my chest either standing up or leaning over?” or “Is my dress see-through?”. Now I am sure that you have heard of these questions. Probably have had to wrestle over the answers in a fitting room too! Well, join the club. These are just some of the questions that I have to ask myself when I try on a great dress or skirt. It is hard to find a good-looking AND modest skirt. My rule of thumb is if the skirt/dress is above my knee standing and sitting, it is not for me. Some skirts/dresses are misleading in that they look shorter when standing, but when you sit down they are actually longer. In the end, no matter how cute the skirt is, modesty must come first. Just think, whenever you or I are dressed immodestly, it could cause a fellow brother to stumble. That is a weighty thing to think about.
Now, I would like to show you some examples of my favorite types of skirts and dresses.
1. The Calf Length Skirt – Modest as well as cute!
2. The Just Below the Knee Skirt – These skirts are best for spring and summer!
3. The Floor Length Skirt – You can never go wrong with a floorlength skirt!
4. Dress with Leggings – This is my favorite way of wearing dresses. Works for all seasons too.
I couldn’t find the right length dress with leggings but this is really close. And its not the style I would wear or the shoes but you get the idea. You can wear flats, heels, and boots with this kind of outfit so that makes it nice.
Okay, a couple of questions.
1. What are your favorite ways to wear dresses and/or skirts?
2. What are your favorite styles?
3. What are your favorite places to shop for dresses and/or skirts?
4. What are some helpful rules of thumb that you remember when shopping?
Thanks for reading!
beginning of something new
01 Oct 2011 5 Comments
in blog series, fashion, random, summer
3 things.
First, I would like to say, sorry its been a while!
Second, It’s been crazy busy for the past months. As you know, I went on a missions trip to Europe in August. I came back and about 5 days later, my parents went to Australia. After they came back, I started school, tenth grade!! So its been busy and that is why I haven’t updated this blog for a while. Again, sorry!
Now finally third, after much thought and prayer, I have decided to start a new series! yay!
Its called….. Fashion God’s Way : Helpful Ways to dress modestly, but fashionably!
I have no idea how many parts there will be to this series. I am really excited for this!
Oh and guys, sorry these next couple of post are mainly for the girls but feel free to read them anyway!
Again, I’m excited to share my suggestions and ideas, and I would love to hear feedback in the comments with some ideas or suggestions of your own.
Are you excited for this new series? love to hear your thoughts!
ps. I changed the theme of my blog. New month, new theme. You like?
leaving and birthdays
02 Aug 2011 4 Comments
in family & friends, fun, random, summer, traveling
Today is a very special day for these two little munchkins! Its their first birthday!
Happy Birthday Whitsun Robert and Cadence Felicity, I Love you sooooooooooooo much!!!!
(they were 10 months in this picture.)
Also today, I am privileged to be going to Europe on a missions trip!!! yeah today…. AHHHHHH!!!
I am linking to my moms blog where she explains the trip a little bit more.
Here.
Please pray and I will see you when I get back!
these are a few of my {new} favorite things
24 Jul 2011 4 Comments
Just from writing the title, I got Sound of Music stuck in my head. haha
Anyway, I discovered that I have some new favorite things. Well I knew I did, but I realized it would be fun to introduce you to some of them… or maybe its, to re-introduce you to some of them. haha
okay, item 1 is food. I love Chinese food. Love is actually an understatement. For years now, i’ve been very loyal to the “american” chinese food from the famous, LeeAnn Chin’s. But now I’ve discovered a new love.
Just a little restaurant called Panda Express. *sigh* i love that place.
Item 2 is music. I LOVE music! I listen to it everyday. Sometimes when something sad happens, a sad song plays in my head. Kinda like a soundtrack. Same happens when something happy happens, only that time, its a happy song.
My new favorite medley/song/artists is….. Alex Goot’s Adele Medley!! This song combines three songs and three artists. Alex Goot (from Youtube) is the main one and then there are two other talented dudes, Justin Robinett and Michael Henry. They have their own channel too. The song is a combination of Rolling in the Deep, Turning Tables, and Someone Like You all originally sung by the the talented, Adele!
I listen to this song every day. I think its the best cover(s) of Adele on youtube right now!!
enjoy.
Item 3 is a drink. I have three empty bottles sitting on my desk right now. haha… but don’t worry, I didn’t drink them all in one day. But i do love this drink.
okay its called Powerade Zero. A zero calorie sports drink. I have found this to be so helpful in many situations. Obviously if you’re playing games outside and you’re sweating a lot , this is great. BUT it also is helpful when you’re sick. Last time I had a bad cold, my mom bought this for me instead of gatorade. And I like it way better than gatorade, AND it is a zero calorie, zero caffeine, sugarless, amazing and tasty drink! I LOVE it!
So let me introduce you to my new favorite drink, EVER.
thats all for today, folks. I just realized I have a lot of smileys throughout this post. Well, the only explanation for that I can think of is that i’m a naturally happy person and yes, i do smile a lot. see?!
its been a while
01 Jul 2011 1 Comment
in family & friends, fun, Photography, pictures, random, summer
It certainly has been a while since my last post. Since then, I have finished school and I’ve been enjoying spending time with good friends, eating summer foods, and just enjoying the relaxation aspect of summer! This weekend my family will be heading to the Wisconsin Dells for some water park fun! I’m looking forward to that! I have been taking some more pictures and wanted to include just a few in this post. And remember, if you want to see more, feel free to check out Godward Photography on Facebook!
Went swimming with some friends. Favorite shot of the night!
Swimming!
Mr Whitsun Piper. What a handsome little man! He’s 11 months tomorrow.
melts my heart.
Miss Cadence Piper. Such a sweet beautiful little lady! She’s 11 months tomorrow too.
again melts my heart.
That’s all right now. I will try to post more summer pics soon!
