"Now that her children are adults, Nancy’s passion for healthy mother-daughter relationships, the fertile soil from which godliness can grow, is directed to others. With her daughters she has written a curriculum designed to guide these lifelong family relationships. Her words and those of her girls open the doors of communication between mothers and daughters and helps build healthy open friendships, the desire of every mom" (Barbara Rainey, Ever Thine Home, Founder).
The Mother's Guide (guidance is provided if someone other than mom will be doing the study) is a companion to the Daughter's 4 Week Study and assists you as you take her through the lessons. Within the guide, helpful information is included so you can provide your daughter with a deeper understanding of the content.
Regardless of what society says, God teaches that real beauty is not skin deep. It goes much deeper than what you can see on the outside. Real beauty comes from inside. It begins when your daughter gives her heart and life to Jesus Christ…and He begins to change her from the inside out. Her real beauty is her inner beauty. The Bible will be used to explain and confirm how God views your daughter.
Week 1 introduces that true beauty shows in her attitudes, her words, and her actions. It is reflected on the outside when she makes right choices in her everyday life. You will discuss how comparing herself to another, or trying to measure up to the images she sees on television or in a magazine, can teach her to hate her own body. It can give her the wrong idea of what real beauty is which God says comes from within It is good for her to be reminded that God created each and every woman uniquely beautiful, with her own God-given features and characteristics, including her.
Week 2 shares that contrary to popular belief, real beauty doesn’t come from having a pretty face, a shapely body, and fashionable clothes. It comes from a heart and life surrendered to God, and is reflected when your daughter allows His love to shine through her. You will discuss how this kind of beauty is far more important, according to God’s Word, than the shallow beauty that the “right look” can give. One of the authors' own struggle with an eating disorder is shared to help your daughter understand the risks of letting other people’s opinions influence her view of herself.
Week 3 teaches that the clothes she wears, how she styles her hair, how she wears her make-up, and how she carries herself in public gives people an impression of who they think she is. All of those things help to shape how people view her. However, God wants her to know that He loves her with an everlasting love and that no amount of dieting, exercise, makeup, plastic surgery, or changes in hair and eye color will cause Him to love her any more or any less.
Week 4 suggests a date for mother and daughter to celebrate their relationship, share what they learned and pray for one another. An action point to apply what was learned is identified.
This is the third style of nine styles that will help your daughter grow into the woman God designed her to be. Each style looks at a different area of her life, such as beauty, fashion, and friendships. She will learn life skills and values through studying these styles that will build character into her life and equip her to make a difference in her world.
